Invisible Library Books in Order
Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman contains 8 books, published between 2014 and 2021. The first book is The Invisible Library (2014) and the newest is The Untold Story (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2014–2021
- Confirmed
- 7 of 8 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,557 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 43–64 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,557 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
The Invisible Library is a fantasy series by Genevieve Cogman, running to 8 books. In the first, The Invisible Library (2014), Irene works as a professional spy for the Library, an organisation that collects important works of fiction out of parallel realities; she and her assistant Kai are sent to an alternate London to retrieve a dangerous book, and find it stolen already. Librarians, rare books, secret societies and alternate history carry the run, which reaches The Untold Story (2021).
How many Invisible Library books are there?
Invisible Library has 8 books, released between 2014 and 2021.
Invisible Library Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Invisible Library 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 Invisible Library2014 · 341 pages · confirmed 3/420143413/4
- 2The Masked City2015 · 372 pages · confirmed 3/420153723/4
- 3The Burning Page2016 · 356 pages · confirmed 3/420163563/4
- 4The Lost Plot2017 · 367 pages · confirmed 3/420173673/4
- 5The Mortal Word2018 · 433 pages · confirmed 3/420184333/4
- 6The Secret Chapter2019 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420193523/4
- 7The Dark Archive2020 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420203363/4
- 8The Untold Story2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Invisible Library?
No separate chronological order is on record for Invisible Library, 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 Invisible Library books in order?
You should read the Invisible Library books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Invisible Library book also stands alone.
Where to start with Invisible Library
Start with The Invisible Library (2014), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Invisible Library book?
The Untold Story (2021) is the newest Invisible Library book released so far.
Is there a new Invisible Library book coming?
No next Invisible Library book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Invisible Library at a glance
- Paused
- No new Invisible Library title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Invisible Library books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,557 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 356 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Invisible Library books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Invisible Library books are about
7 of the 8 Invisible Library books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: librarians is tagged on 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Librarians 5 of 7 books
- Alternative history 4 of 7 books
- Fantasy, historical 3 of 7 books
- Secret societies 3 of 7 books
- English literature 2 of 7 books
- Fantasy 2 of 7 books
- Suspense 2 of 7 books
More books by Genevieve Cogman
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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