R.L. Ullman Books in Order

R.L. Ullman has written 12 books, published between 2015 and 2023. The first book is Tales of a Not-So-Super 6th Grader (2015) and the newest is Tales of a Cosmic Catastrophe (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2015–2023
Pages on record
1,342 in 7 of 12 books
Reading time
22–34 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,342 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

R.L. Ullman writes children's fiction for grades 3 to 5, with subject headings for superheroes, self-esteem and action and adventure. The catalogue lists 12 books from 2015 to 2023. Tales of a Not-So-Super 6th Grader (2015) is the first, followed by Tales of a Pathetic Power Failure and Tales of a Super Lame Last Hope (2016). Tales of a Long Lost Leader (2020) and Tales of a Seriously Sore Loser (2022) come later. Tales of a Cosmic Catastrophe (2023) is the latest.

The Epic Zero series follows Elliott Harkness, a sixth-grader from a family of superheroes who lacks powers himself; he uses his intelligence and gadgets to contribute and make a difference alongside his friends.

How many R.L. Ullman books are there?

R.L. Ullman has 12 books, released between 2015 and 2023.

R.L. Ullman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 R.L. Ullman 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. 1
    Tales of a Not-So-Super 6th Grader2015 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015191
  2. 2
    Tales of a Pathetic Power Failure2016 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016192
  3. 3
    Tales of a Super Lame Last Hope2016 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016191
  4. 4
    Tales of a Total Waste of Time2018 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018186
  5. 5
    Tales of an Unlikely Kid Outlaw2019 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019190
  6. 6
    Tales of a Major Meta Disaster2019 · 198 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019198
  7. 7
    Tales of a Long Lost Leader2020 · 194 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020194
  8. 8
    Tales of a Colossal Boy Blunder2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  9. 9
    Tales of a Souled-Out Superhero2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  10. 10
    Tales of a Seriously Sore Loser2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  11. 11
    Tales of a Mere Meta Mortal2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  12. 12
    Tales of a Cosmic Catastrophe2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023

R.L. Ullman 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.

Standalone books

12 books

12 R.L. Ullman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

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

No. No source lists any of the 12 R.L. Ullman books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with R.L. Ullman

Start with Tales of a Not-So-Super 6th Grader (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the newest R.L. Ullman book?

Tales of a Cosmic Catastrophe (2023) is the newest R.L. Ullman book released so far.

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

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

R.L. Ullman at a glance

Paused
No new R.L. Ullman title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
R.L. Ullman books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,342 pages across the 7 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 191 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most R.L. Ullman books, 6 of 12, were published in the 2020s.

What the R.L. Ullman books are about

5 of the 12 R.L. Ullman 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 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.