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Adam Gidwitz Books in Order

Adam Gidwitz has written 13 books, published between 2010 and 2025. The first book is A Tale Dark & Grimm (2010) and the newest is Max in the Land of Lies (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2010–2025
Pages on record
1,392 in 4 of 13 books
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Adam Gidwitz writes children's fiction, best known for A Tale Dark & Grimm (2010), In a Glass Grimmly (2012) and The Grimm Conclusion (2013). The Inquisitor's Tale (2016) took a Newbery Honor in 2017, and Netflix adapted A Tale Dark and Grimm as an animated miniseries in 2021. The Unicorn Rescue Society is the other main series, and later titles include The Creature of the Pines (2018) and The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande (2020). The catalogue runs to 13 books and reaches Max in the Land of Lies (2025).

How many Adam Gidwitz books are there?

Adam Gidwitz has 13 books, released between 2010 and 2025. They include 4 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Adam Gidwitz Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Adam Gidwitz books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz, book 1 of the A Tale Dark & Grimm series (2010)
  2. Cover of In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz, book 2 of the A Tale Dark & Grimm series (2012)
  3. Cover of The Grimm Conclusion by Adam Gidwitz, book 3 of the A Tale Dark & Grimm series (2013)
  4. Cover of So You Want to Be a Jedi? by Adam Gidwitz, book 1 of the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back series (2015)
  5. Cover of The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz (2016)
  6. Cover of The Basque Dragon by Adam Gidwitz, book 2 of the Unicorn Rescue Society series (2018)
  7. Cover of The Secret of the Himalayas by Adam Gidwitz, book 6 of the Unicorn Rescue Society series (2021)
  1. 1
    A Tale Dark & GrimmA Tale Dark & Grimm #12010 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010256
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  2. 2
    In a Glass GrimmlyA Tale Dark & Grimm #22012 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012352
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  3. 3
    The Grimm ConclusionA Tale Dark & Grimm #32013 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013384
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  4. 4
    So You Want to Be a Jedi?Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  5. 5
    The Inquisitor's Tale2016 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016400
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  6. 6
    The Creature of the PinesUnicorn Rescue Society #12018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  7. 7
    The Basque DragonUnicorn Rescue Society #22018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  8. 8
    Sasquatch and the MuckleshootUnicorn Rescue Society #32018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  9. 9
    The Chupacabras of the Rio GrandeUnicorn Rescue Society #42020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  10. 10
    The Madre de Aguas of CubaUnicorn Rescue Society #52020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  11. 11
    The Secret of the HimalayasUnicorn Rescue Society #62021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  12. 12
    Max in the House of SpiesOperation Kinderspion #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  13. 13
    Max in the Land of LiesOperation Kinderspion #22025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Adam Gidwitz series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Adam Gidwitz books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

A Tale Dark & Grimm in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Tale Dark & Grimm
  2. 2. In a Glass Grimmly
  3. 3. The Grimm Conclusion

Operation Kinderspion in order

2 books
  1. 1. Max in the House of Spies
  2. 2. Max in the Land of Lies

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in order

1 book
  1. 1. So You Want to Be a Jedi?

Standalone books

1 book

1 Adam Gidwitz title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Adam Gidwitz books in order?

You only need to read Adam Gidwitz books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Adam Gidwitz

Start with The Creature of the Pines (2018), the first Unicorn Rescue Society book. The earliest catalogued title overall is A Tale Dark & Grimm (2010).

What is the newest Adam Gidwitz book?

Max in the Land of Lies (2025) is the newest Adam Gidwitz book released so far.

Is there a new Adam Gidwitz book coming?

No next Adam Gidwitz book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Adam Gidwitz has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Adam Gidwitz. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2017Wonfor The Inquisitor's Tale; or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

Adam Gidwitz at a glance

Still publishing
Adam Gidwitz published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Adam Gidwitz books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,392 pages across the 4 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Adam Gidwitz books, 8 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Adam Gidwitz books are about

5 of the 13 Adam Gidwitz books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: adventure stories is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.