Dragonwatch Books in Order
Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull contains 6 books, published between 2017 and 2021. The first book is Dragonwatch (2017) and the newest is Return of the Dragon Slayers (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2017–2021
- Pages on record
- 1,583 in 4 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 26–40 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,583 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Brandon Mull's Dragonwatch is a children's fantasy series about dragon sanctuaries and the dragons who have come to treat them as prisons rather than refuges. In the first book, Dragonwatch (2017), Celebrant the Just, king of the dragons, moves out of the hidden sanctuary of Wyrmroost against his keepers, set on returning the world to an age when dragons ruled it. Dragonwatch stands as a sequel to Fablehaven. Six books run to Return of the Dragon Slayers (2021), and nothing has followed.
How many Dragonwatch books are there?
Dragonwatch has 6 books, released between 2017 and 2021.
Dragonwatch Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Dragonwatch 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.
- 1Dragonwatch2017 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/420173762/4
- 2Wrath of the Dragon King2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 3Master of the Phantom Isle2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 4Champion of the Titan Games2020 · 535 pages · confirmed 2/420205352/4
- 5Legend of the Dragon Slayer2021 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/42021642/4
- 6Return of the Dragon Slayers2021 · 608 pages · confirmed 2/420216082/4
Is there a chronological order for Dragonwatch?
No separate chronological order is on record for Dragonwatch, 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 Dragonwatch books in order?
You should read the Dragonwatch books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dragonwatch book also stands alone.
Where to start with Dragonwatch
Start with Dragonwatch (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dragonwatch book?
Return of the Dragon Slayers (2021) is the newest Dragonwatch book released so far.
Is there a new Dragonwatch book coming?
No next Dragonwatch book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dragonwatch at a glance
- Paused
- No new Dragonwatch title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Dragonwatch books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,583 pages across the 4 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 456 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dragonwatch books, 3 of 6, were published in the 2020s.
What the Dragonwatch books are about
All 6 Dragonwatch books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dragons is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Dragons 5 of 6 books
- Fantasy 5 of 6 books
- Magic 5 of 6 books
- Children's fiction 4 of 6 books
- Mythical Creatures 4 of 6 books
More books by Brandon Mull
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Brandon Mull
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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