Five Nights at Freddy's Books in Order
Five Nights at Freddy's by Scott Cawthon contains 7 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is The Silver Eyes (2015) and the newest is Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Art and Making of the Movies (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2015–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,073 in 4 of 7 books
- Reading time
- 18–27 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,073 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 7 titles with a page count on record.
Five Nights at Freddy's is a book series credited to Scott Cawthon and tied to the Five Nights at Freddy's video game. The 7 catalogued books run from The Silver Eyes (2015) through The Twisted Ones (2017) and The Fourth Closet (2018) to The Security Breach Files (2022). Two official movie novels follow in 2023 and 2026, and The Official Art and Making of the Movies (2026) is the newest. Subjects list horror, robots, animatronics, pizzerias, survival and murder, with the books filed as children's and young adult fiction. The series is ongoing.
How many Five Nights at Freddy's books are there?
Five Nights at Freddy's has 7 books, released between 2015 and 2026.
Five Nights at Freddy's Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 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.
- 1The Silver Eyes2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 2The Twisted Ones2017 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420173042/4
- 3The Fourth Closet2018 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420183522/4
- 4The Security Breach Files2022 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/42022962/4
- 5Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Movie Novel2023 · 321 pages · confirmed 2/420233212/4
- 6Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Movie Novel #22026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
- 7Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Art and Making of the Movies2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Five Nights at Freddy's?
No separate chronological order is on record for Five Nights at Freddy's, 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 Five Nights at Freddy's books in order?
You should read the Five Nights at Freddy's books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Five Nights at Freddy's book also stands alone.
What order should you read Five Nights at Freddy's books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Silver Eyes (2015), the earliest published title. After it come The Twisted Ones (2017), The Fourth Closet (2018), The Security Breach Files (2022), Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Movie Novel (2023), Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Movie Novel #2 (2026) and Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Art and Making of the Movies (2026).
What is the first Five Nights at Freddy's book?
The Silver Eyes (2015) is the first Five Nights at Freddy's book, and the numbered table above starts with it.
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 Five Nights at Freddy's book released so far.
Is there a new Five Nights at Freddy's book coming?
No next Five Nights at Freddy's book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Five Nights at Freddy's at a glance
- Still running
- Five Nights at Freddy's is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Five Nights at Freddy's books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,073 pages across the 4 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 312 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Five Nights at Freddy's books, 4 of 7, were published in the 2020s.
What the Five Nights at Freddy's books are about
3 of the 7 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: robots is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Robots 3 of 3 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 3 books
- Horror 2 of 3 books
- Pizzerias 2 of 3 books
- Survival 2 of 3 books
- Animatronics 1 of 3 books
- Murder 1 of 3 books
- Psychology 1 of 3 books
- Young adult fiction 1 of 3 books
- Zombies 1 of 3 books
More books by Scott Cawthon
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Characters in the Five Nights at Freddy's books
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Other series by Scott Cawthon
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