Trenton Lee Stewart Books in Order
Trenton Lee Stewart has written 9 books, published between 2005 and 2019. The first book is Flood Summer (2005) and the newest is The Riddle of Ages (2019). Publication order is the reading order below. 6 of the 9 books listed here are in the Mysterious Benedict Society series, which has its own page: Mysterious Benedict Society books in order.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2005–2019
- Pages on record
- 2,770 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 46–69 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,770 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Trenton Lee Stewart is an American author best known for the Mysterious Benedict Society, a series written for grades 3 to 5. The 9 catalogued books open with Flood Summer (2005) and run through The Mysterious Benedict Society (2007), The Perilous Journey (2008), The Prisoner's Dilemma (2009), The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict (2012) and The Secret Keepers (2016) to The Riddle of Ages (2019). Orphans, schools, friendship and adventure recur. Stewart graduated from Hendrix College and the Iowa Writers' Workshop and lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The Mysterious Benedict Society follows a group of gifted children recruited by the eccentric Mr. Benedict for a dangerous mission. They face a series of tests and riddles to uncover a hidden truth, in a story centered on intelligence and teamwork.
How many Trenton Lee Stewart books are there?
Trenton Lee Stewart has 9 books, released between 2005 and 2019. 6 of them belong to the Mysterious Benedict Society series.
Trenton Lee Stewart Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Trenton Lee Stewart 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.
- 1Flood Summer2005 · 323 pages · confirmed 1/420053231/4
- 220075121/4
- 320084401/4
- 420093912/4
- 5Mr. Benedict's Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and CuriousMysterious Benedict Society #42011 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420111761/4
- 62012–1/4
- 7The Secret Keepers2016 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/420165121/4
- 8The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages2019 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420194161/4
- 92019–1/4
Trenton Lee Stewart series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Trenton Lee Stewart 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
3 books3 Trenton Lee Stewart titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Trenton Lee Stewart books in order?
You only need to read Trenton Lee Stewart books in order within the Mysterious Benedict Society series, which holds 6 of the 9 Trenton Lee Stewart books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Trenton Lee Stewart
Start with The Mysterious Benedict Society (2007), the first Mysterious Benedict Society book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Flood Summer (2005).
What is the newest Trenton Lee Stewart book?
The Riddle of Ages (2019) is the newest Trenton Lee Stewart book released so far.
Is there a new Trenton Lee Stewart book coming?
No next Trenton Lee Stewart book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Trenton Lee Stewart at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Trenton Lee Stewart title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Trenton Lee Stewart books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,770 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Trenton Lee Stewart books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Trenton Lee Stewart books are about
8 of the 9 Trenton Lee Stewart books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: adventure stories is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Adventure stories 6 of 8 books
- Children's fiction 5 of 8 books
- Science fiction 4 of 8 books
- Schools 3 of 8 books
- Friendship 2 of 8 books
- Orphans 2 of 8 books