Fablehaven Books in Order

Brandon Mull has written 8 Fablehaven books, published between 2006 and 2024: 6 in the Fablehaven series and 2 related titles. The first book is Fablehaven (2006) and the newest main-line book is The Adventurer's Guide to Dragonwatch (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2006–2024
Confirmed
5 of 8 titles
Pages on record
1,856 in 4 of 8 books
Reading time
31–46 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,856 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

Fablehaven is Brandon Mull's fantasy series about mythical creatures: fairies, satyrs, trolls, ogres, naiads and imps, and the magic that surrounds them. The five novels run from Fablehaven (2006) to Keys to the Demon Prison (2010), and companion volumes follow, among them Caretaker's Guide to Fablehaven (2015), The Official Fablehaven Cookbook (2023) and The Adventurer's Guide to Dragonwatch (2024). Eight titles are catalogued, at 472 pages on median.

How many Fablehaven books are there?

Fablehaven has 8 books, released between 2006 and 2024. 6 of them belong to the Fablehaven series, and 2 related titles sit outside it: companion books.

Fablehaven Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Fablehaven 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
    FablehavenFablehaven #12006 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006368
  2. 2
    Rise of the Evening StarFablehaven #22007 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007448
  3. 3
    Grip of the Shadow PlagueFablehaven #32008 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008496
  4. 4
    Secrets of the Dragon SanctuaryFablehaven #42009 · 544 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009544
  5. 5
    Keys to the Demon PrisonFablehaven #52010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010
  6. 6
    Caretaker's Guide to FablehavenFablehaven Companion #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  7. 7
    The Official Fablehaven CookbookFablehaven Companion #22023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  8. 8
    The Adventurer's Guide to DragonwatchFablehaven #62024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024

Do you have to read Fablehaven books in order?

You should read the Fablehaven series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 2 related titles (companion books) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Fablehaven book also stands alone.

Where to start with Fablehaven

Start with Fablehaven (2006), the earliest published book in the Fablehaven series.

What is the newest Fablehaven book?

The Adventurer's Guide to Dragonwatch (2024) is the newest book in the Fablehaven series.

Is there a new Fablehaven book coming?

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

Fablehaven at a glance

Still running
Fablehaven is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Fablehaven books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,856 pages across the 4 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 472 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Fablehaven books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2000s.

What the Fablehaven books are about

5 of the 8 Fablehaven books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mythical creatures is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Brandon Mull

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.