Roald Dahl Books in Order: All 89 books (1943

How many Roald Dahl books are there?

Roald Dahl has 89 books, released between 1943 and 2024. 42 of them were published after Roald Dahl's death in 1990. 3 of them belong to the Charlie Bucket series.

Roald Dahl Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 89 Roald Dahl books in the order they were released, 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.

Cover of The Gremlins by Roald Dahl (1943)

Cover of Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying by Roald Dahl (1946)

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Roald Dahl 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.

Charlie Bucket in order

3 books

1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book

Twits in order

1 book

1. The Twits

Standalone books

85 books

85 Roald Dahl titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Roald Dahl Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Roald Dahl books run from The Gremlins (1943) to Marvelously Revolting Recipes (2024), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Roald Dahl in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Roald Dahl books in order?

You only need to read Roald Dahl books in order within the Charlie Bucket series, which holds 3 of the 89 Roald Dahl books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Roald Dahl

Start with The Gremlins (1943), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Roald Dahl book?

Marvelously Revolting Recipes (2024) is the newest Roald Dahl book released so far.

Is there a new Roald Dahl book coming?

No next Roald Dahl 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 Roald Dahl has won

Wikidata records 11 awards and 1 nomination for Roald Dahl. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Prix Janusz Korczak de Littérature Jeunesse2024Won
De Kinderjury1993Won
De Kinderjury1991Won
Premio Bernard Versele1991Won
De Kinderjury1989Won
Bancarellino Prize1988Wonfor The Witches
Zilveren Griffel1984Won
World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement1983Won
Golden Paintbrush1979Won
Edgar Awards1960Wonfor The Landlady
Edgar Awards1954Wonfor Someone Like You
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation1991Shortlistedfor The Witches

Roald Dahl at a glance

Died: Roald Dahl died in 1990, according to Wikidata.
After death: Books credited to Roald Dahl are still being published after Roald Dahl's death in 1990; the newest appeared in 2024.
Release pace: Roald Dahl books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length: 11,111 pages across the 56 of 89 books with a recorded length, a median of 161 pages each.
Busiest decade: Most Roald Dahl books, 24 of 89, were published in the 1980s.

What the Roald Dahl books are about

68 of the 89 Roald Dahl 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 12 of 68. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Children's fiction 12 of 68 books
Juvenile literature 11 of 68 books
Short stories 11 of 68 books
Short story 11 of 68 books
Humor 9 of 68 books
English literature 7 of 68 books
Children's poetry, English 5 of 68 books
English fiction 5 of 68 books
Horror 5 of 68 books
Black comedy 4 of 68 books
Cooking 4 of 68 books