Author guide
Lemony Snicket Books in Order
Lemony Snicket is the pen name and fictional authorial persona of Daniel Handler. Under this name, Handler has written gothic children's novels, picture books, companion works, short-story collections, and books for readers of all ages, including A Series of Unfortunate Events, All the Wrong Questions, The Dark, and Poison for Breakfast.
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Lemony Snicket's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
The Bad Beginning
The first novel in the flagship series and the clearest introduction to Snicket's style and world.
Who Could That Be at This Hour?
The first novel in the prequel series All the Wrong Questions.
Poison for Breakfast
A standalone mystery for readers of all ages.
The Dark
A concise standalone picture book.
Read in order
Books by series
franchise · complete
A Series of Unfortunate Events
A thirteen-volume gothic children's novel sequence about the Baudelaire orphans, accompanied by related autobiographical, epistolary, activity, and promotional works.
- 1 The Bad BeginningAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1999
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The Reptile RoomAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1999
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The Wide WindowAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2000
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The Miserable MillAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2000
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The Austere AcademyAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2000
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The Ersatz ElevatorAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2001
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The Vile VillageAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2001
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The Hostile HospitalAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 2001
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The Carnivorous CarnivalAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 2002
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The Slippery SlopeAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 2003
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The Grim GrottoAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 2004
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The Penultimate PerilAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 2005
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The EndAmazon ↗Book 13 · novel · 2006
- 14
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized AutobiographyAmazon ↗Book companion · fictional-autobiography · 2002
- 15 Mysterious Messages Concerning the Dismal DinnerAmazon ↗
Book companion · ephemera · 2004
- 16
The Beatrice LettersAmazon ↗Book companion · epistolary-fiction · 2006
- 17
13 Shocking Secrets You'll Wish You Never Knew About Lemony SnicketAmazon ↗Book companion · pamphlet · 2006
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The Puzzling Puzzles: Bothersome Games Which Will Bother Some PeopleAmazon ↗Book companion · activity-book · 2004
- 19 Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't AvoidAmazon ↗
Book companion · quotation-collection · 2007
novel-series · complete
All the Wrong Questions
A four-volume prequel series about the young Lemony Snicket's apprenticeship in the V.F.D., with a companion collection of investigations.
- 1 Who Could That Be at This Hour?Amazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2012
- 2
When Did You See Her Last?Amazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2013
- 3
Shouldn't You Be in School?Amazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2014
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Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?Amazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2015
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File Under: 13 Suspicious IncidentsAmazon ↗Book companion · short-story-collection · 2014
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (1)
- Poison for BreakfastAmazon ↗
novel · 2021
Children's books (10)
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The Baby in the MangerAmazon ↗picture-book · 2007
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The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: A Christmas StoryAmazon ↗picture-book · 2007
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The Composer Is DeadAmazon ↗picture-book · 2009
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The Lump of CoalAmazon ↗picture-book · 2008
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13 WordsAmazon ↗picture-book · 2010
- The DarkAmazon ↗
picture-book · 2013
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29 Myths on the Swinster PharmacyAmazon ↗picture-book · 2014
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Goldfish GhostAmazon ↗picture-book · 2017
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The Bad Mood and the StickAmazon ↗picture-book · 2017
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Swarm of BeesAmazon ↗picture-book · 2019