Spiderwick Chronicles Books in Order
Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black contains 16 books, published between 2003 and 2009: 11 in the 3 main-line series and 5 related titles. The first book is The Field Guide (2003) and the newest main-line book is The Wyrm King (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 2003–2009
- Confirmed
- 16 of 16 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,867 in 14 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 31–47 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,867 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is a children's fantasy series by Holly Black about siblings who discover a world of fairies and goblins beside their own. The Field Guide (2003) and The Seeing Stone (2003) open the run, followed by Lucinda's Secret, The Ironwood Tree and The Wrath of Mulgarath. Sixteen short titles, at a median of 144 pages, include field guides, companions and the Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles sequence, ending with The Wyrm King (2009).
How many Spiderwick Chronicles books are there?
Spiderwick Chronicles has 16 books, released between 2003 and 2009. 11 of them belong to the 3 main-line series (Spiderwick Chronicles, Spiderwick Chronicles: Special Edition Of The Seeing Stone, Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles), and 5 related titles sit outside it: companion books.
Spiderwick Chronicles Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Spiderwick Chronicles 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.
- 1Goblins AttackSpiderwick Chronicles: Special Edition Of The Seeing Stone #12003 · 64 pages · confirmed 4/42003644/4
- 220031444/4
- 320031444/4
- 4Troll TroubleSpiderwick Chronicles: Special Edition Of The Seeing Stone #22003 · 58 pages · confirmed 4/42003584/4
- 520031444/4
- 620041104/4
- 720041764/4
- 8Notebook for Fantastical ObservationsSpiderwick Chronicles - Companion Books #12005 · 215 pages · confirmed 3/420052153/4
- 9Spiderwick's Notebook for Fantastical ObservationsSpiderwick Chronicles - Companion Books #22005 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/420052403/4
- 10Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around YouSpiderwick Chronicles - Companion Books #32005 · 121 pages · confirmed 3/420051213/4
- 11Care and Feeding of SpritesSpiderwick Chronicles - Companion Books #42006 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/42006323/4
- 122007–4/4
- 13Great EscapeSpiderwick Chronicles: Special Edition Of The Seeing Stone #32007 · 57 pages · confirmed 4/42007574/4
- 142007–3/4
- 1520081604/4
- 1620092024/4
Do you have to read Spiderwick Chronicles books in order?
You should read the 3 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 5 related titles (companion books) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Spiderwick Chronicles book also stands alone.
Where to start with Spiderwick Chronicles
Start with The Field Guide (2003), the earliest published book in the 3 main-line series.
What is the newest Spiderwick Chronicles book?
The Wyrm King (2009) is the newest book in the 3 main-line series.
Is there a new Spiderwick Chronicles book coming?
No next Spiderwick Chronicles book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Spiderwick Chronicles at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Spiderwick Chronicles title on record is The Wyrm King (2009), 17 years ago.
- Release pace
- Spiderwick Chronicles books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,867 pages across the 14 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 144 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Spiderwick Chronicles books, 16 of 16, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 11 of the 16 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Spiderwick Chronicles books are about
14 of the 16 Spiderwick Chronicles 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 9 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 9 of 14 books
- Fairies 9 of 14 books
- Brothers and sisters 7 of 14 books
- Fantasy 6 of 14 books
- Kinderbuch ab 8 Jahren 5 of 14 books
- Adventure stories 4 of 14 books
- Jungen 4 of 14 books
- Juvenile literature 4 of 14 books
- Mädchen 4 of 14 books
- Single-parent families 4 of 14 books
More books by Holly Black
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Holly Black books in order 60 books