Michael Ende Books in Order
Michael Ende has written 8 books, published between 1960 and 1989. The first book is Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (1960) and the newest is The Night of Wishes (1989). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1960–1989
- Pages on record
- 1,328 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 22–33 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,328 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Michael Ende was a German writer of fantasy and children's fiction, born on 12 November 1929 and died on 28 August 1995. The Neverending Story (1979) is his epic fantasy, filmed in the 1980s and adapted for animated television in 1995, and Momo (1973) and Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (1960) rank among the other widely known works. Translations run to more than 40 languages and sales above 35 million copies. Eight catalogued titles also include Jim Knopf und die Wilde 13 (1962), The Dream Eater (1978), Mirror in the Mirror (1983) and The Night of Wishes (1989).
How many Michael Ende books are there?
Michael Ende has 8 books, released between 1960 and 1989. 2 of them belong to the Jim Knopf series.
Michael Ende Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Michael Ende 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.
- 119602261/4
- 21962–1/4
- 3Momo1973 · 235 pages · confirmed 1/419732351/4
- 4The Dream Eater1978 · confirmed 1/41978–1/4
- 5The Neverending Story1979 · 396 pages · confirmed 1/419793961/4
- 6Mirror in the Mirror1983 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/419832231/4
- 7Ophelia's Shadow Theatre1989 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/41989241/4
- 8The Night of Wishes1989 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419892241/4
Michael Ende 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.
Jim Knopf in order
2 booksStandalone books
6 books6 Michael Ende titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Michael Ende books in order?
You only need to read Michael Ende books in order within the Jim Knopf series, which holds 2 of the 8 Michael Ende books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Michael Ende
Start with Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (1960), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Michael Ende book?
The Night of Wishes (1989) is the newest Michael Ende book released so far.
Is there a new Michael Ende book coming?
No next Michael Ende 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 Michael Ende has won
Wikidata records 5 awards and 1 nomination for Michael Ende. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Bayerischer Poetentaler1986Won
- Zilveren Griffel1983Won
- Pier Paolo Vergerio European Prize for Children's Literature1981Wonfor The Neverending Story
- Großer Preis der Deutschen Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur e.V. Volkach1980Won
- Hugo-Jacobi-Preis1967Won
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1984Shortlistedfor The Neverending Story
Michael Ende at a glance
- Died
- Michael Ende died in 1995, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Michael Ende on record dates from 1989.
- Release pace
- Michael Ende books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,328 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 225 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Michael Ende books, 3 of 8, were published in the 1980s.
What the Michael Ende books are about
6 of the 8 Michael Ende books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 4 of 6 books
- Children's fiction 4 of 6 books