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Chris Colfer Books in Order

Chris Colfer has written 20 books, published between 2012 and 2025. The first book is Struck by Lightning (2012) and the newest is Roswell Johnson Saves the Galaxy! (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
2012–2025
Pages on record
4,254 in 12 of 20 books
Reading time
71–106 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,254 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Chris Colfer, author

The Land of Stories is Chris Colfer's main series, with fairy tales, twins and the characters of literature among its subject tags. The Wishing Spell (2012) and Struck by Lightning (2012) are the earliest of 20 catalogued titles, which reach Roswell Johnson Saves the Galaxy! (2025). A Tale of Magic, the Land of Stories picture books and the graphic novels extend the work. Magic, fairies, secrets and books and reading recur.

The Land of Stories, Chris Colfer's first series, follows twins Alex and Conner Bailey, who fall from the real world into a world of fairy tales they had only read about.

How many Chris Colfer books are there?

Chris Colfer has 20 books, released between 2012 and 2025. They include 6 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Chris Colfer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Chris Colfer 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 Struck by Lightning by Chris Colfer (2012)
  2. Cover of The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer, book 1 of the Land Of Stories series (2012)
  3. Cover of The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer, book 2 of the Land Of Stories series (2013)
  4. Cover of A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer, book 3 of the Land Of Stories series (2014)
  5. Cover of Queen Red Riding Hood's Guide to Royalty by Chris Colfer, book 1 of the Adventures from the Land of Stories series
  6. Cover of The Curvy Tree by Chris Colfer, book 1 of the Land Of Stories Picture series (2015)
  7. Cover of The Mother Goose Diaries by Chris Colfer, book 2 of the Adventures from the Land of Stories series (2015)
  8. Cover of The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer, book 1 of the Land Of Stories series (2016)
  9. Cover of A Tale of Witchcraft... by Chris Colfer, book 2 of the A Tale of Magic series (2020)
  10. Cover of Goldilocks: Wanted Dead or Alive by Chris Colfer, book 1 of the Land of Stories Graphic Novels series (2021)
  11. Cover of A Tale of Sorcery... by Chris Colfer, book 3 of the A Tale of Magic series (2021)
  1. 1
    Struck by Lightning2012 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012258
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  2. 2
    The Wishing SpellLand Of Stories #12012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  3. 3
    The Enchantress ReturnsLand Of Stories #22013 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013544
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  4. 4
    A Grimm WarningLand Of Stories #32014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  5. 5
    Queen Red Riding Hood's Guide to RoyaltyAdventures from the Land of Stories #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  6. 6
    The Curvy TreeLand Of Stories Picture #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  7. 7
    The Mother Goose DiariesAdventures from the Land of Stories #22015 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201580
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  8. 8
    Beyond the KingdomsLand Of Stories #42015 · 419 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015419
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  9. 9
    The Land of StoriesLand Of Stories #12016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  10. 10
    An Author's OdysseyLand Of Stories #52016 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016464
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  11. 11
    Stranger Than Fanfiction2017 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017295
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  12. 12
    Trollbella Throws a PartyLand Of Stories Picture #22017 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201732
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  13. 13
    Worlds CollideLand Of Stories #62017 · 434 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017434
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  14. 14
    The Ultimate Book Hugger's GuideLand Of Stories #22018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  15. 15
    A Tale of Magic...A Tale of Magic #12019 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019448
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  16. 16
    A Tale of Witchcraft...A Tale of Magic #22020 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020448
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  17. 17
    Goldilocks: Wanted Dead or AliveLand of Stories Graphic Novels #12021 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021336
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  18. 18
    A Tale of Sorcery...A Tale of Magic #32021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  19. 19
    Roswell Johnson Saves the World!Roswell Johnson #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  20. 20
    Roswell Johnson Saves the Galaxy!Roswell Johnson #22025 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2025496
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Chris Colfer series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Chris Colfer books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Land Of Stories books in order

8 books by Chris Colfer
  1. 1. The Wishing Spell
  2. 1. The Land of Stories
  3. 2. The Enchantress Returns
  4. 2. The Ultimate Book Hugger's Guide
  5. 3. A Grimm Warning
  6. 4. Beyond the Kingdoms
  7. 5. An Author's Odyssey
  8. 6. Worlds Collide

Adventures from the Land of Stories in order

2 books
  1. 1. Queen Red Riding Hood's Guide to Royalty
  2. 2. The Mother Goose Diaries

Land Of Stories Picture in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Curvy Tree
  2. 2. Trollbella Throws a Party

Roswell Johnson in order

2 books
  1. 1. Roswell Johnson Saves the World!
  2. 2. Roswell Johnson Saves the Galaxy!

Land of Stories Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 1. Goldilocks: Wanted Dead or Alive

Standalone books

2 books

2 Chris Colfer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Chris Colfer Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Chris Colfer books run from Struck by Lightning (2012) to Roswell Johnson Saves the Galaxy! (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Chris Colfer in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Chris Colfer books in order?

You only need to read Chris Colfer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Chris Colfer

Start with the first book of the Chris Colfer series you want to read: A Tale of Magic starts with A Tale of Magic... (2019) and Land of Stories starts with The Wishing Spell (2012). The earliest catalogued title overall is Struck by Lightning (2012).

What is the newest Chris Colfer book?

Roswell Johnson Saves the Galaxy! (2025) is the newest Chris Colfer book released so far.

Is there a new Chris Colfer book coming?

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

Chris Colfer at a glance

Still publishing
Chris Colfer published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Chris Colfer books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,254 pages across the 12 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 426 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Chris Colfer books, 15 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

What the Chris Colfer books are about

18 of the 20 Chris Colfer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: magic is tagged on 11 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.