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Holly Black Books in Order

Holly Black has written 60 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is Tithe (2002) and the newest is A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
60
Published
2002–2026
Confirmed
55 of 60 titles
Pages on record
9,008 in 42 of 60 books
Reading time
150–225 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,008 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 42 of 60 titles with a page count on record.

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Holly Black is an American writer and editor, born in 1971, working in children's and young adult fiction, with fantasy and faeries prominent in the subjects. The Spiderwick Chronicles, created with writer and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, and the Folk of the Air series are the best-known work, and the Modern Faerie Tales form the debut trilogy. The catalogue opens with Tithe (2002) and lists 60 books to 2026, including Curse Workers, Book of Night and the Stolen Heir Duology, with 2 titles shared with Cassandra Clare. Black has received a Nebula Award, a Newbery Honor and a Mythopoeic Award.

In the Magisterium series, Callum Hunt is raised to fear magic and, after failing his Iron Trial, is enrolled in the hidden magical school called the Magisterium. With friends Aaron and Tamara, Callum studies elemental magic under teachers who withhold information, while confronting questions about his own heritage and threats within the school.

How many Holly Black books are there?

Holly Black has 60 books, released between 2002 and 2026. They include 12 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Holly Black Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 60 Holly Black 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 Tithe by Holly Black, book 1 of the Modern Faerie Tales series (2002)
  2. Cover of Goblins Attack by Holly Black, book 1 of the Spiderwick Chronicles: Special Edition Of The Seeing Stone series
  3. Cover of The Field Guide by Holly Black, book 1 of the Spiderwick Chronicles (2003)
  4. Cover of The Seeing Stone by Holly Black, book 2 of the Spiderwick Chronicles (2003)
  5. Cover of Troll Trouble by Holly Black, book 2 of the Spiderwick Chronicles: Special Edition Of The Seeing Stone series (2003)
  6. Cover of Lucinda's Secret by Holly Black, book 3 of the Spiderwick Chronicles (2003)
  7. Cover of The Ironwood Tree by Holly Black, book 4 of the Spiderwick Chronicles (2004)
  8. Cover of The Wrath of Mulgarath by Holly Black, book 5 of the Spiderwick Chronicles (2004)
  9. Cover of Notebook for Fantastical Observations by Holly Black, book 1 of the Spiderwick Chronicles - Companion Books series
  10. Cover of Spiderwick's Notebook for Fantastical Observations by Holly Black (2005)
  11. Cover of Valiant by Holly Black, book 2 of the Modern Faerie Tales series (2005)
  12. Cover of Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You by Holly Black (2005)
  13. Cover of Care and Feeding of Sprites by Holly Black, book 4 of the Spiderwick Chronicles - Companion Books series (2006)
  14. Cover of The Nixie's Song by Holly Black, book 1 of the Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles (2007)
  15. Cover of Great Escape by Holly Black, book 3 of the Spiderwick Chronicles: Special Edition Of The Seeing Stone series (2007)
  16. Cover of Ironside by Holly Black, book 3 of the Modern Faerie Tales series (2007)
  17. Cover of A Giant Problem by Holly Black, book 2 of the Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
  18. Cover of Kith by Holly Black, book 2 of the Good Neighbors series (2009)
  19. Cover of The Wyrm King by Holly Black, book 3 of the Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles (2009)
  20. Cover of The Poison Eaters and Other Stories by Holly Black, book 1 of the Holly Black Short Story series (2010)
  21. Cover of White Cat by Holly Black, book 1 of the Curse Workers series (2010)
  22. Cover of Red Glove by Holly Black, book 2 of the Curse Workers series (2011)
  23. Cover of Black Heart by Holly Black, book 3 of the Curse Workers series (2012)
  24. Cover of The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black, book 1 of the Holly Black Standalone Novels series (2013)
  1. 1
    TitheModern Faerie Tales #12002 · 310 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2002310
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  2. 2
    Goblins AttackSpiderwick Chronicles: Special Edition Of The Seeing Stone #12003 · 64 pages · confirmed 4/4
    200364
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  3. 3
    The Field GuideSpiderwick Chronicles #12003 · 144 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2003144
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  4. 4
    The Seeing StoneSpiderwick Chronicles #22003 · 144 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2003144
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  5. 5
    Troll TroubleSpiderwick Chronicles: Special Edition Of The Seeing Stone #22003 · 58 pages · confirmed 4/4
    200358
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  6. 6
    Lucinda's SecretSpiderwick Chronicles #32003 · 144 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2003144
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  7. 7
    The Ironwood TreeSpiderwick Chronicles #42004 · 110 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004110
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  8. 8
    The Wrath of MulgarathSpiderwick Chronicles #52004 · 176 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004176
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  9. 9
    Notebook for Fantastical ObservationsSpiderwick Chronicles - Companion Books #12005 · 215 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005215
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  10. 10
    Spiderwick's Notebook for Fantastical ObservationsSpiderwick Chronicles - Companion Books #22005 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005240
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  11. 11
    ValiantModern Faerie Tales #22005 · 314 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2005314
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  12. 12
    Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around YouSpiderwick Chronicles - Companion Books #32005 · 121 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005121
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  13. 13
    Care and Feeding of SpritesSpiderwick Chronicles - Companion Books #42006 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200632
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  14. 14
    The Nixie's SongBeyond The Spiderwick Chronicles #12007 · confirmed 4/4
    2007–
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  15. 15
    Great EscapeSpiderwick Chronicles: Special Edition Of The Seeing Stone #32007 · 57 pages · confirmed 4/4
    200757
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  16. 16
    IronsideModern Faerie Tales #32007 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2007336
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  17. 17
    The Chronicles of SpiderwickSpiderwick Chronicles - Companion Books #52007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  18. 18
    KinGood Neighbors #12008 · 144 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2008144
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  19. 19
    A Giant ProblemBeyond The Spiderwick Chronicles #22008 · 160 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2008160
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  20. 20
    KithGood Neighbors #22009 · 117 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2009117
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  21. 21
    The Wyrm KingBeyond The Spiderwick Chronicles #32009 · 202 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2009202
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  22. 23
    White CatCurse Workers #12010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  23. 24
    KindGood Neighbors #32010 · 128 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010128
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  24. 25
    Red GloveCurse Workers #22011 · confirmed 4/4
    2011–
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  25. 26
    Shadow Unit 7Shadow Unit #72011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  26. 27
    Shadow Unit 8Shadow Unit #82011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  27. 28
    Black HeartCurse Workers #32012 · 304 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012304
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  28. 29
    The Coldest Girl in ColdtownHolly Black Standalone Novels #12013 · 448 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013448
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  29. 30
    Doll BonesHolly Black Standalone Novels #22013 · 272 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013272
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Holly Black series and characters in order

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

Holly Black 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.

Lumberjanes in order

6 books
  1. 8. Sink or Swim
  2. 10. A Bird's-Eye View
  3. 11. Stone Cold
  4. 12. Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks
  5. 14. On a Roll
  6. 17. Parents' Day

Spiderwick Chronicles books in order

5 books by Holly Black
  1. 1. The Field Guide
  2. 2. The Seeing Stone
  3. 3. Lucinda's Secret
  4. 4. The Ironwood Tree
  5. 5. The Wrath of Mulgarath

Spiderwick Chronicles - Companion Books in order

5 books
  1. 1. Notebook for Fantastical Observations
  2. 2. Spiderwick's Notebook for Fantastical Observations
  3. 3. Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You
  4. 4. Care and Feeding of Sprites
  5. 5. The Chronicles of Spiderwick

Holly Black Standalone Novels

4 books

4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Modern Faerie Tales in order

3 books
  1. 1. Tithe
  2. 2. Valiant
  3. 3. Ironside

Spiderwick Chronicles: Special Edition Of The Seeing Stone in order

3 books
  1. 1. Goblins Attack
  2. 2. Troll Trouble
  3. 3. Great Escape

Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Nixie's Song
  2. 2. A Giant Problem
  3. 3. The Wyrm King

Good Neighbors in order

3 books
  1. 1. Kin
  2. 2. Kith
  3. 3. Kind

Curse Workers in order

3 books
  1. 1. White Cat
  2. 2. Red Glove
  3. 3. Black Heart

Lucifer, Volume II in order

3 books
  1. 1. Lucifer, Volume 1: Cold Heaven
  2. 2. Lucifer, Volume 2: Father Lucifer
  3. 3. Lucifer, Volume 3: Blood in the Streets

Book of Night in order

2 books
  1. 1. Book of Night
  2. 2. Thief of Night

Stolen Heir Duology in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Stolen Heir
  2. 2. The Prisoner's Throne

Magisterium in order

2 books
  1. 4. The Silver Mask
  2. 5. The Golden Tower

Shadow Unit in order

2 books
  1. 7. Shadow Unit 7
  2. 8. Shadow Unit 8

Holly Black Short Story

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Holly Black Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 2. Sir Morien

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts in order

1 book
  1. 12. Lights Out

Standalone books

3 books

3 Holly Black titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Holly Black books in order?

You only need to read Holly Black books in order within each series: the books listed here span 12 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Holly Black books in?

Read Holly Black one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Folk Of The Air starts with The Cruel Prince (2018) and Spiderwick Chronicles starts with Goblins Attack (2003). The earliest catalogued title overall is Tithe (2002).

What is the newest Holly Black book?

A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters (2026) is the newest Holly Black book released so far.

Is there a new Holly Black book coming?

No next Holly Black 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 Holly Black has won

Wikidata records 3 awards and 21 nominations for Holly Black. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel2022Wonfor Book of Night
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2014Wonfor Doll Bones
  • Andre Norton Award2006Wonfor Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2020Shortlistedfor The Wicked King
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2019Shortlistedfor The Cruel Prince
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2017Shortlistedfor The Bronze Key
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2016Shortlistedfor The Darkest Part of the Forest
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2016Shortlistedfor The Darkest Part of the Forest
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2015Shortlistedfor Ten Rules for Being an Intergalactic Smuggler (the Successful Kind)
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2014Shortlistedfor The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2013Shortlistedfor Black Heart
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2012Shortlistedfor Red Glove

Holly Black at a glance

Still publishing
Holly Black published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Holly Black books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
9,008 pages across the 42 of 60 books with a recorded length, a median of 207 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Holly Black books, 32 of 60, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
35 of the 60 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 55 in at least three.

What the Holly Black books are about

46 of the 60 Holly Black books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 22 of 46. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.