A Tale of Magic Books in Order
A Tale of Magic by Chris Colfer contains 3 books, published between 2019 and 2021. The first book is A Tale of Magic... (2019) and the newest is A Tale of Sorcery... (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2019–2021
- Pages on record
- 896 in 2 of 3 books
A Tale of Magic is a children's fantasy trilogy by Chris Colfer, published between 2019 and 2021: A Tale of Magic... (2019), A Tale of Witchcraft... (2020) and A Tale of Sorcery... (2021). The first book introduces Brystal Evergreen, a girl of the Southern Kingdom living under unjust laws, who finds magic in her own blood. Witches, fairies, books and reading, sex roles and the line between good and evil run through the subjects. The three books are long for the age group, at a median of 448 pages, and nothing has been added since 2021.
How many A Tale of Magic books are there?
A Tale of Magic has 3 books, released between 2019 and 2021.
A Tale of Magic Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 3 A Tale of Magic 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.
- 1A Tale of Magic...2019 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/420194482/4
- 2A Tale of Witchcraft...2020 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/420204482/4
- 3A Tale of Sorcery...2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
Is there a chronological order for A Tale of Magic?
No separate chronological order is on record for A Tale of Magic, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read A Tale of Magic books in order?
You should read the A Tale of Magic books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each A Tale of Magic book also stands alone.
Where to start with A Tale of Magic
Start with A Tale of Magic... (2019), the earliest published title.
What is the newest A Tale of Magic book?
A Tale of Sorcery... (2021) is the newest A Tale of Magic book released so far.
Is there a new A Tale of Magic book coming?
No next A Tale of Magic book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
A Tale of Magic at a glance
- Paused
- No new A Tale of Magic title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- A Tale of Magic books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 896 pages across the 2 of 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most A Tale of Magic books, 2 of 3, were published in the 2020s.
What the A Tale of Magic books are about
All 3 A Tale of Magic books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: books and reading is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Books and reading 3 of 3 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 3 books
- Fairies 3 of 3 books
- Magic 3 of 3 books
- Family life 2 of 3 books
- Sex role 2 of 3 books
- Fantasy 1 of 3 books
- Good and evil 1 of 3 books
- Witches 1 of 3 books
More books by Chris Colfer
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Chris Colfer books in order 20 books