Five Nights at Freddy’s Books in Order
Scott Cawthon has written 34 Five Nights at Freddy’s books, published between 2015 and 2026: 26 in the 4 main-line series and 9 related titles. The first book is The Silver Eyes (2015) and the newest main-line book is Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Art and Making of the Movies (2026). One more title is announced: Tales from the Pizzaplex (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
Also searched as Five Night at Freddys.
- Books
- 34 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2015–2026
- Confirmed
- 1 of 35 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,985 in 17 of 35 books
Five Nights at Freddy's is a Scott Cawthon listing of 35 books dated from 2015 to 2026, with Tales from the Pizzaplex listed for 2027. The Silver Eyes (2015) is the first title, followed by The Twisted Ones (2017), The Fourth Closet (2018) and Into the Pit (2019). The listing also includes Five Nights at Freddy's Survival Logbook (2017) and The Freddy Files (2019). Series under the name include Fazbear Frights, the Graphic Novels, Guidebooks and an Interactive Novel line. Subjects include horror, ghost stories, animatronics, robots, pizzerias and survival.
How many Five Nights at Freddy’s books are there?
Five Nights at Freddy’s has 34 published books, released between 2015 and 2026. 26 of them belong to the 4 main-line series (Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights, Five Nights at Freddy's, Five Nights at Freddy's Interactive Novel and others), and 9 related titles sit outside it: graphic novels. One more, Tales from the Pizzaplex (2027), is announced.
Five Nights at Freddy’s Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 Five Nights at Freddy’s 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
- 1420211922/4
- 1520212242/4
- 1620212562/4
- 1720212242/4
- 1820212722/4
- 1920212242/4
- 20Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 1Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #42022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 212022962/4
- 222022–2/4
- 23Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 2Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #52023 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/420231922/4
- 24Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Movie NovelFive Nights at Freddy's #52023 · 321 pages · confirmed 2/420233212/4
- 25Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 3Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #62023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 26Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 4Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #72023 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/420231922/4
- 272024–2/4
- 282024–2/4
- 29Five Nights at Freddy's Glow in the Dark Coloring BookFive Nights at Freddy's Guidebooks #32024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 302024–2/4
- 31Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 5Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #82024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 322025–2/4
- 332026–2/4
- 34Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Art and Making of the MoviesFive Nights at Freddy's #72026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
- 352027–2/4
Do you have to read Five Nights at Freddy’s books in order?
You should read the 4 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 9 related titles (graphic novels) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Five Nights at Freddy’s book also stands alone.
Where to start with Five Nights at Freddy’s
Start with The Silver Eyes (2015), the earliest published book in the 4 main-line series.
What is the newest Five Nights at Freddy’s book?
Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Art and Making of the Movies (2026) is the newest book in the 4 main-line series.
Is there a new Five Nights at Freddy’s book coming?
Yes. Tales from the Pizzaplex (2027) is the next Five Nights at Freddy’s 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.
Five Nights at Freddy’s at a glance
- Still running
- Five Nights at Freddy’s is still running. Tales from the Pizzaplex is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Five Nights at Freddy’s books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,985 pages across the 17 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Five Nights at Freddy’s books, 26 of 35, were published in the 2020s.
What the Five Nights at Freddy’s books are about
15 of the 35 Five Nights at Freddy’s 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 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 4 of 15 books
- Robots 4 of 15 books
- Horror 3 of 15 books
- Pizzerias 3 of 15 books
- Young adult fiction, ghost stories 3 of 15 books
- Young adult fiction, horror 3 of 15 books
- Young adult fiction, monsters 3 of 15 books
- Animatronics 2 of 15 books
- Murder 2 of 15 books
- Psychology 2 of 15 books
More books by Scott Cawthon
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Scott Cawthon books in order 44 books
Series that include Five Nights at Freddy’s books
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.