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R.L. Stine Books in Order

R.L. Stine has written 589 books, published between 1978 and 2026. The first book is How to Be Funny (As: Jovial Bob Stine) (1978) and the newest is Nightmare on Nightmare Street (2026). One more title is announced: How to Train Your Dummy (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

R.L. Stine also publishes as Eric Affabee.

Books
589 + 1 announced
Published
1978–2026
Confirmed
590 of 590 titles
Pages on record
65,789 in 463 of 590 books
Reading time
1,096–1,645 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 65,789 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 463 of 590 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of R.L. Stine, author

Robert Lawrence Stine, born October 8, 1943, is an American novelist who writes horror fiction for children. Goosebumps, the series Stine created, sold more than 400 million copies in 35 languages and grew into a franchise of two television series, video games, comics and two feature films. Fear Street, Stine's horror sequence for teenagers, passed 80 million copies and was adapted for film. Stine has been called the Stephen King of children's literature. The listing runs to 590 titles, from How to Be Funny (1978), published as Jovial Bob Stine, to How to Train Your Dummy, scheduled for 2027.

How many R.L. Stine books are there?

R.L. Stine has 589 published books, released between 1978 and 2026. They include 26 separate series. One more, How to Train Your Dummy (2027), is announced.

R.L. Stine Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 590 R.L. Stine 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.

There are 590 recorded titles, more than one list usefully holds. The 300 earliest are below; the series linked further down carry the rest, each in its own order.

  1. Cover of How to Be Funny (As: Jovial Bob Stine) by R.L. Stine, book 1 of the R.L. Stine Non-Fiction series (1978)
  2. Cover of Going Out, Going Steady, Going Bananas (As: Jovial Bob Stine) by R.L. Stine (1979)
  3. Cover of The Sick of Being Sick Book (As: Jovial Bob Stine) by R.L. Stine, book 4 of the R.L. Stine Non-Fiction series (1980)
  4. Cover of Complete Book of Nerds (As: Jovial Bob Stine) by R.L. Stine, book 5 of the R.L. Stine Non-Fiction series (1980)
  5. Cover of The Time Raider by R.L. Stine, book 1 of the Twistaplot series (1982)
  6. Cover of Don't Stand in the Soup (As: Jovial Bob Stine) by R.L. Stine, book 9 of the R.L. Stine Non-Fiction series (1982)
  7. Cover of Locker 13 by R.L. Stine, book 2 of the Nightmare Room series (1983)
  8. Cover of My Name is Evil by R.L. Stine, book 3 of the Nightmare Room series (1983)
  9. Cover of Golden Sword of Dragonwalk by R.L. Stine, book 4 of the Twistaplot series (1983)
  10. Cover of Blips! (As: Jovial Bob Stine) by R.L. Stine, book 10 of the R.L. Stine Non-Fiction series (1983)
  11. Cover of Indiana Jones and the Curse of Horror Island by R.L. Stine, book 1 of the Indiana Jones: Find Your Fate series
  12. Cover of The Siege of the Dragonriders by R.L. Stine, book 2 of the Wizards, Warriors and You series (1984)
  13. Cover of The Forest of Twisted Dreams by R.L. Stine, book 3 of the Wizards, Warriors and You series (1984)
  14. Cover of Who Kidnapped Princess Saralinda? by R.L. Stine, book 4 of the Wizards, Warriors and You series (1984)
  15. Cover of Indiana Jones and the Cup of the Vampire by R.L. Stine, book 5 of the Indiana Jones: Find Your Fate series (1984)
  16. Cover of Horrors of the Haunted Museum by R.L. Stine, book 9 of the Twistaplot series (1984)
  17. Cover of Instant Millionaire by R.L. Stine, book 14 of the Twistaplot series (1984)
  18. Cover of James Bond in Win, Place or Die by R.L. Stine, book 1 of the James Bond: Find Your Fate series (1985)
  19. Cover of The Badlands of Hark by R.L. Stine, book 1 of the Hark series (1985)
  20. Cover of The Invaders of Hark by R.L. Stine, book 2 of the Hark series (1985)
  21. Cover of Challenge of the Wolf Knight by R.L. Stine, book 7 of the Wizards, Warriors and You series (1985)
  22. Cover of Indiana Jones and the Cult of the Mummy's Crypt by R.L. Stine, book 7 of the Indiana Jones: Find Your Fate series
  23. Cover of Conquest of the Time Master by R.L. Stine, book 8 of the Wizards, Warriors and You series (1985)
  24. Cover of Jovial Bob's Computer Joke Book (As: Jovial Bob Stine) by R.L. Stine, book 11 of the R.L. Stine Non-Fiction series
  1. 1
    How to Be Funny (As: Jovial Bob Stine)R.L. Stine Non-Fiction #11978 · 72 pages · confirmed 3/4
    197872
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  2. 2
    Going Out, Going Steady, Going Bananas (As: Jovial Bob Stine)R.L. Stine Non-Fiction #21979 · 96 pages · confirmed 3/4
    197996
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  3. 3
    Dynamite's Funny Book of the Sad Facts of Life (As: Bob Stine)R.L. Stine Non-Fiction #31980 · confirmed 3/4
    1980–
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  4. 4
    The Sick of Being Sick Book (As: Jovial Bob Stine)R.L. Stine Non-Fiction #41980 · confirmed 3/4
    1980–
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  5. 5
    Complete Book of Nerds (As: Jovial Bob Stine)R.L. Stine Non-Fiction #51980 · confirmed 3/4
    1980–
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  6. 6
    Gnasty Gnomes (As: Jovial Bob Stine)R.L. Stine Picture #11981 · 62 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198162
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  7. 7
    The Cool Kids' Guide to Summer Camp (As: Jovial Bob Stine)R.L. Stine Non-Fiction #61981 · 74 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198174
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  8. 8
    The Bananas Book of Foto Funnies (As: Jovial Bob Stine)R.L. Stine Non-Fiction #71981 · confirmed 3/4
    1981–
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  9. 9
    The Time RaiderTwistaplot #11982 · 94 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198294
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  10. 10
    Bored with Being Bored! (As: Jovial Bob Stine, With: Jane Stine)R.L. Stine Non-Fiction #81982 · 70 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198270
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  11. 11
    Don't Stand in the Soup (As: Jovial Bob Stine)R.L. Stine Non-Fiction #91982 · 83 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198283
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  12. 12
    Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: The Forest of Enchantment (As: Bob Stine)R.L. Stine Gamebooks #11983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  13. 13
    Don't Forget MeNightmare Room #11983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  14. 14
    Locker 13Nightmare Room #21983 · 141 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983141
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  15. 15
    My Name is EvilNightmare Room #31983 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983144
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  16. 16
    Golden Sword of DragonwalkTwistaplot #41983 · 94 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198394
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  17. 17
    Blips! (As: Jovial Bob Stine)R.L. Stine Non-Fiction #101983 · 80 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198380
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  18. 18
    Indiana Jones and the Curse of Horror IslandIndiana Jones: Find Your Fate #11984 · 118 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984118
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  19. 19
    The Siege of the DragonridersWizards, Warriors and You #21984 · 112 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984112
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  20. 20
    Indiana Jones and the Giants of the Silver TowerIndiana Jones: Find Your Fate #31984 · 122 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984122
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  21. 21
    The Forest of Twisted DreamsWizards, Warriors and You #31984 · 112 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984112
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  22. 22
    Who Kidnapped Princess Saralinda?Wizards, Warriors and You #41984 · 112 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984112
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  23. 23
    Indiana Jones and the Cup of the VampireIndiana Jones: Find Your Fate #51984 · 122 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984122
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  24. 24
    Horrors of the Haunted MuseumTwistaplot #91984 · confirmed 3/4
    1984–
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  25. 25
    Instant MillionaireTwistaplot #141984 · confirmed 3/4
    1984–
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  26. 26
    Demons of the DeepR.L. Stine Children's #11985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
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  27. 27
    James Bond in Win, Place or DieJames Bond: Find Your Fate #11985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
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  28. 28
    The Badlands of HarkHark #11985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
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  29. 29
    The Invaders of HarkHark #21985 · 107 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985107
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  30. 30
    Operation: Star Raider (As: Eric Affabee)G.I. Joe: Find Your Fate #41985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
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R.L. Stine series and characters in order

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

R.L. Stine 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.

Goosebumps books in order

50 books by R.L. Stine
  1. 1. Welcome to Dead House
  2. 2. Stay Out of the Basement
  3. 3. Monster Blood
  4. 4. Say Cheese and Die!
  5. 5. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
  6. 6. Let's Get Invisible!
  7. 7. Night of the Living Dummy
  8. 8. The Girl Who Cried Monster
  9. 9. Welcome to Camp Nightmare
  10. 10. The Ghost Next Door
  11. 11. The Haunted Mask
  12. 12. Be Careful What You Wish For...
  13. and 38 more in the table above

Fear Street books in order

40 books by R.L. Stine
  1. 1. The New Girl
  2. 2. The Surprise Party
  3. 3. The Overnight
  4. 4. Missing
  5. 5. The Wrong Number
  6. 6. The Sleepwalker
  7. 7. Haunted
  8. 8. Halloween Party
  9. 9. The Stepsister
  10. 10. Ski Weekend
  11. 11. The Fire Game
  12. 12. Lights Out
  13. and 28 more in the table above

Ghosts Of Fear Street in order

26 books
  1. 1. Hide and Shriek
  2. 2. Who's Been Sleeping in My Grave?
  3. 3. The Attack of the Aqua Apes
  4. 4. Nightmare in 3-D
  5. 5. Stay Away From the Treehouse
  6. 6. Eye of the Fortuneteller
  7. 7. Fright Knight
  8. 8. The Ooze
  9. 9. Revenge of the Shadow People
  10. 10. The Bugman Lives
  11. 11. The Boy Who Ate Fear Street
  12. 12. Night of the Werecat
  13. and 14 more in the table above

R.L. Stine Standalone Novels

10 books

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

Point Horror in order

19 books
  1. 3. Blind Date
  2. 4. Twisted
  3. 7. Beach House
  4. 10. The Baby-Sitter
  5. 14. Beach Party
  6. 15. The Boyfriend
  7. 17. The Baby-Sitter II
  8. 18. The Snowman
  9. 21. The Girlfriend
  10. 29. Hit And Run
  11. 34. Halloween Night
  12. 36. The Baby-Sitter 3
  13. and 7 more in the table above

R.L. Stine Non-Fiction

18 books

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

Goosebumps Presents in order

17 books
  1. 1. The Girl Who Cried Monster
  2. 2. The Cuckoo Clock of Doom
  3. 3. Welcome to Camp Nightmare
  4. 4. Return of the Mummy
  5. 5. Night of the Living Dummy II
  6. 6. The Headless Ghost
  7. 7. My Hairiest Adventure
  8. 8. Be Careful What You Wish For
  9. 9. Go Eat Worms!
  10. 10. Bad Hare Day
  11. 11. Let's Get Invisible!
  12. 12. Attack of the Mutant
  13. and 5 more in the table above

Fear Street Sagas in order

10 books
  1. 1. A New Fear
  2. 2. House of Whispers
  3. 3. Forbidden Secrets
  4. 4. The Sign of Fear
  5. 5. The Hidden Evil
  6. 6. Daughters of Silence
  7. 7. Children of Fear
  8. 8. Dance of Death
  9. 9. Heart of the Hunter
  10. 10. The Awakening Evil

Nightmare Room books in order

4 books by R.L. Stine
  1. 1. Don't Forget Me
  2. 2. Locker 13
  3. 3. My Name is Evil
  4. 4. Liar Liar

Fear Street Super Chiller in order

12 books
  1. 1. Party Summer
  2. 2. Silent Night
  3. 3. The Goodnight Kiss
  4. 4. Broken Hearts
  5. 5. Silent Night 2
  6. 6. The Dead Lifeguard
  7. 7. Cheerleaders: The New Evil
  8. 8. Bad Moonlight
  9. 9. The New Year's Party
  10. 10. Goodnight Kiss 2
  11. 11. Silent Night 3
  12. 12. High Tide

Wizards, Warriors and You in order

10 books
  1. 2. The Siege of the Dragonriders
  2. 3. The Forest of Twisted Dreams
  3. 4. Who Kidnapped Princess Saralinda?
  4. 7. Challenge of the Wolf Knight
  5. 8. Conquest of the Time Master
  6. 9. The Dragon Queen's Revenge (As: Eric Affabee)
  7. 11. The Impostor King
  8. 13. Cavern of the Phantoms
  9. 15. Attack on the King
  10. 16. Conquest of the Barbarians

Goosebumps Special Edition in order

6 books
  1. 1. Tales to Give You Goosebumps
  2. 2. More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
  3. 3. Even More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
  4. 4. Still More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
  5. 5. More & More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
  6. 6. Triple Header Book 1: Three Shocking Tales of Terror

Indiana Jones: Find Your Fate in order

5 books
  1. 1. Indiana Jones and the Curse of Horror Island
  2. 3. Indiana Jones and the Giants of the Silver Tower
  3. 5. Indiana Jones and the Cup of the Vampire
  4. 7. Indiana Jones and the Cult of the Mummy's Crypt
  5. 10. Indiana Jones and the Ape Slaves of Howling Island

Fear Street Super Chiller: Cheerleaders in order

4 books
  1. 1. Cheerleaders: The First Evil
  2. 2. Cheerleaders: The Second Evil
  3. 3. Cheerleaders: The Third Evil
  4. 4. Cheerleaders: The New Evil

G.I. Joe: Find Your Fate in order

5 books
  1. 4. Operation: Star Raider (As: Eric Affabee)
  2. 5. G.I. Joe: The Everglades Swamp Terror (As: Eric Affabee)
  3. 7. G.I. Joe: Operation: Mindbender
  4. 12. Operation: Deadly Decoy
  5. 19. Serpentor and the Mummy Warrior

R.L. Stine Picture in order

2 books
  1. 1. Gnasty Gnomes (As: Jovial Bob Stine)
  2. 2. Miami Mice (As: Jovial Bob Stine)

Twistaplot in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Time Raider
  2. 4. Golden Sword of Dragonwalk
  3. 9. Horrors of the Haunted Museum
  4. 14. Instant Millionaire

R.L. Stine Short Story

1 book

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

Space Cadets in order

3 books
  1. 1. Jerks-in-Training
  2. 2. Losers in Space
  3. 3. Bozos on Patrol

Fear Street Saga Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Betrayal
  2. 2. The Secret
  3. 3. The Burning

99 Fear Street: The House of Evil in order

3 books
  1. 1. The First Horror
  2. 2. The Second Horror
  3. 3. The Third Horror

Fear Street: The Cataluna Chronicles in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Evil Moon
  2. 2. The Dark Secret
  3. 3. The Deadly Fire

Fear Street: Fear Park in order

3 books
  1. 1. The First Scream
  2. 2. The Loudest Scream
  3. 3. The Last Scream

Horror High in order

3 books
  1. 3. Grave Intentions
  2. 4. Fatal Kiss
  3. 6. Deadly Rumours

R.L. Stine Children's in order

1 book
  1. 1. Demons of the Deep

Hark in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Badlands of Hark
  2. 2. The Invaders of Hark

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero in order

2 books
  1. 1. G.I. Joe:Siege of Serpentor
  2. 3. G.I. Joe: Jungle Raid

Beast in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Beast
  2. 2. The Beast 2

Fear Street: Fear Hall in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Beginning
  2. 2. The Conclusion

R.L. Stine Gamebooks in order

1 book
  1. 1. Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: The Forest of Enchantment (As: Bob Stine)

James Bond: Find Your Fate in order

1 book
  1. 1. James Bond in Win, Place or Die

Golden Girl and the Guardians of the Gemstones in order

1 book
  1. 1. Golden Girl and the Vanishing Unicorn

Goosebumps Special in order

1 book
  1. 1. Scaredy Caps Special

Point Romance in order

1 book
  1. 1. Summer Sizzlers

R.L. Stine Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the R.L. Stine books run from How to Be Funny (As: Jovial Bob Stine) (1978) to Nightmare on Nightmare Street (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for R.L. Stine in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read R.L. Stine books in order?

You only need to read R.L. Stine books in order within each series: the books listed here span 26 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with R.L. Stine

Start with the first book of the R.L. Stine series you want to read: Give Yourself Goosebumps starts with Escape from the Carnival of Horrors (1995), Goosebumps 2000 starts with Cry of the Cat (1997) and Goosebumps SlappyWorld starts with Slappy Birthday to You (2017). The earliest catalogued title overall is How to Be Funny (As: Jovial Bob Stine) (1978).

What is the newest R.L. Stine book?

Nightmare on Nightmare Street (2026) is the newest R.L. Stine book released so far.

Is there a new R.L. Stine book coming?

Yes. How to Train Your Dummy (2027) is the next R.L. Stine book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Awards R.L. Stine has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for R.L. Stine. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Inkpot Award2017Won
  • Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement2013Won

R.L. Stine at a glance

Still publishing
R.L. Stine is still publishing. How to Train Your Dummy is announced for 2027.
Release pace
R.L. Stine books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
65,789 pages across the 463 of 590 books with a recorded length, a median of 137 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most R.L. Stine books, 340 of 590, were published in the 1990s.
Corroboration
14 of the 590 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the R.L. Stine books are about

527 of the 590 R.L. Stine books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horror is tagged on 363 of 527. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.