Scott Cawthon Books in Order
Scott Cawthon has written 44 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is The Silver Eyes (2015) and the newest is Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Art and Making of the Movies (2026). 2 more titles are announced, the first of them Five Nights at Freddy's Character Encyclopedia (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 44 + 2 announced
- Published
- 2015–2026
- Confirmed
- 1 of 46 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,513 in 19 of 46 books
Scott Cawthon, born June 4, 1978, is an American video game developer, writer and producer who created Five Nights at Freddy's, a horror game series that grew into a media franchise. Cawthon started out making family-friendly Christian video games and moved to horror in 2014. The catalogue lists 46 books credited to Cawthon from 2015 to 2026, starting with The Silver Eyes (2015), with a Five Nights at Freddy's Character Encyclopedia due in 2027. Listings include Fazbear Frights, Tales from the Pizzaplex, graphic novels, an interactive novel and guidebooks.
How many Scott Cawthon books are there?
Scott Cawthon has 44 published books, released between 2015 and 2026. They include 6 separate series. 2 more are announced, starting with Five Nights at Freddy's Character Encyclopedia (2027).
Scott Cawthon Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 46 Scott Cawthon 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.
- 12015–2/4
- 220161922/4
- 32017–2/4
- 420173042/4
- 520183522/4
- 62018–3/4
- 72019–2/4
- 82019–2/4
- 92020–2/4
- 1020202722/4
- 1120202242/4
- 1220202242/4
- 1320202242/4
- 14Five Nights at Freddy's Ultimate GuideFive Nights at Freddy's Non-Fiction #12021 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420212881/4
- 1520211922/4
- 1620212242/4
- 1720212562/4
- 1820212242/4
- 1920212722/4
- 2020212242/4
- 212022–1/4
- 222022–1/4
- 232022–1/4
- 24Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 1Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #42022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 252022–1/4
- 262022962/4
- 272022–2/4
- 28Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 2Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #52023 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/420231922/4
- 29Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Movie NovelFive Nights at Freddy's #52023 · 321 pages · confirmed 2/420233212/4
- 30The Bobbiedots ConclusionFive Nights at Freddy's: Tales from the Pizzaplex #52023 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420232401/4
- 31Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 3Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #62023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 322023–1/4
- 33Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 4Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #72023 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/420231922/4
- 342023–1/4
- 352023–1/4
- 362024–2/4
- 372024–2/4
- 38Five Nights at Freddy's Glow in the Dark Coloring BookFive Nights at Freddy's Guidebooks #32024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 392024–2/4
- 40Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 5Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #82024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 41Five Nights at Freddy's Ultimate Guide Version 2.0Five Nights at Freddy's Non-Fiction #22025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 422025–2/4
- 432026–2/4
- 44Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Art and Making of the MoviesFive Nights at Freddy's #72026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
- 45Five Nights at Freddy's Character EncyclopediaFive Nights at Freddy's Non-Fiction #32027 · confirmed 1/42027–1/4
- 462027–2/4
Scott Cawthon series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
Scott Cawthon 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.
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights in order
12 books- 1. Into the Pit
- 2. Fetch
- 3. 1:35AM
- 4. Step Closer
- 5. Bunny Call
- 6. Blackbird
- 7. The Cliffs
- 8. Gumdrop Angel
- 9. The Puppet Carver
- 10. Friendly Face
- 11. Prankster
- 12. Felix the Shark
Five Nights at Freddy's: Tales from the Pizzaplex in order
8 books- 1. Lally's Game
- 2. HAPPS
- 3. Somniphobia
- 4. Submechanophobia
- 5. The Bobbiedots Conclusion
- 6. Nexie
- 7. Tiger Rock
- 8. B7-2
Five Nights at Freddy's Interactive Novel in order
4 booksFive Nights at Freddy's Guidebooks in order
3 booksFive Nights at Freddy's Non-Fiction
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Scott Cawthon books in order?
You only need to read Scott Cawthon books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Scott Cawthon
Start with the first book of the Scott Cawthon series you want to read: Five Nights at Freddy's starts with The Silver Eyes (2015), Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel starts with The Silver Eyes (2016) and Five Nights at Freddy’s starts with The Silver Eyes (2015). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Silver Eyes (2015).
What is the newest Scott Cawthon book?
Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Art and Making of the Movies (2026) is the newest Scott Cawthon book released so far.
Is there a new Scott Cawthon book coming?
Yes. Five Nights at Freddy's Character Encyclopedia (2027) is the next Scott Cawthon 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.
Scott Cawthon at a glance
- Still publishing
- Scott Cawthon is still publishing. Five Nights at Freddy's Character Encyclopedia is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Scott Cawthon books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,513 pages across the 19 of 46 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Scott Cawthon books, 36 of 46, were published in the 2020s.
What the Scott Cawthon books are about
16 of the 46 Scott Cawthon 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 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 4 of 16 books
- Robots 4 of 16 books
- Horror 3 of 16 books
- Pizzerias 3 of 16 books
- Young adult fiction, ghost stories 3 of 16 books
- Young adult fiction, horror 3 of 16 books
- Young adult fiction, monsters 3 of 16 books
- Animatronics 2 of 16 books
- Five Nights at Freddy's (Video game) 2 of 16 books
- Games, juvenile literature 2 of 16 books