Robert Beatty Books in Order
Robert Beatty has written 7 books, published between 2015 and 2024. The first book is Serafina and the Black Cloak (2015) and the newest is Sylvia Doe and the 100-Year Flood (2024). Publication order is the reading order below. 4 of the 7 books listed here are in the Serafina series, which has its own page: Serafina books in order.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2015–2024
- Pages on record
- 1,788 in 5 of 7 books
- Reading time
- 30–45 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,788 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 7 titles with a page count on record.
Robert Beatty is an American author of children's fantasy and a technology entrepreneur. Serafina and the Black Cloak (2015) began a four-book series that runs through Serafina and the Twisted Staff, Serafina and the Splintered Heart and Serafina and the Seven Stars (2019). Willa of the Wood (2018) and Willa of Dark Hollow (2021) make a second series, and Sylvia Doe and the 100-Year Flood arrived in 2024. Spirits, good and evil, and questions of identity run through the work, which is set partly at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, and has been translated into more than 20 languages. A television adaptation of Willa of the Wood is in development with Beatty as an executive producer.
How many Robert Beatty books are there?
Robert Beatty has 7 books, released between 2015 and 2024. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Robert Beatty Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Robert Beatty 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.
- 120152922/4
- 220164002/4
- 320173682/4
- 420183762/4
- 520193522/4
- 62021–2/4
- 7Sylvia Doe and the 100-Year Flood2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
Robert Beatty series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Serafina books in order 4 books
Robert Beatty 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.
Willa in order
2 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Robert Beatty title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Robert Beatty books in order?
You only need to read Robert Beatty books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Robert Beatty
Start with Serafina and the Black Cloak (2015), the first Serafina book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Robert Beatty book?
Sylvia Doe and the 100-Year Flood (2024) is the newest Robert Beatty book released so far.
Is there a new Robert Beatty book coming?
No next Robert Beatty book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Robert Beatty
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Robert Beatty. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2016Shortlistedfor Serafina and the Black Cloak
Robert Beatty at a glance
- Still publishing
- Robert Beatty published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Robert Beatty books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,788 pages across the 5 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Robert Beatty books, 5 of 7, were published in the 2010s.
What the Robert Beatty books are about
5 of the 7 Robert Beatty books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: supernatural is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Supernatural 4 of 5 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 5 books
- Horror 3 of 5 books
- Good and evil 2 of 5 books
- North Carolina 2 of 5 books
- Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.) 1 of 5 books
- Friendship 1 of 5 books
- Identity 1 of 5 books
- Fantasy 1 of 5 books
- JUVENILE FICTION / Horror & Ghost Stories 1 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 5 books