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Magic Tree House Merlin Missions Books in Order

Magic Tree House Merlin Missions by Mary Pope Osborne contains 27 books, published between 2001 and 2016. The first book is Christmas in Camelot (2001) and the newest is Night of the Ninth Dragon (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
27
Published
2001–2016
Confirmed
18 of 27 titles
Pages on record
2,087 in 17 of 27 books
Reading time
35–52 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,087 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 27 titles with a page count on record.

See all 27 books in order Printable Magic Tree House Merlin Missions checklist

Magic Tree House Merlin Missions is a 27-book children's series by Mary Pope Osborne, set around the Magic Tree House. Christmas in Camelot (2001) opens the run and Night of the Ninth Dragon (2016) closes it, with Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve, Summer of the Sea Serpent, Winter of the Ice Wizard and Dragon of the Red Dawn among the early entries. Time travel, magic, tree houses, siblings and history are the recurring subjects, across books of roughly 118 pages.

How many Magic Tree House Merlin Missions books are there?

Magic Tree House Merlin Missions has 27 books, released between 2001 and 2016.

Magic Tree House Merlin Missions Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 Magic Tree House Merlin Missions 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.

  1. Cover of Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne, book 1 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2001)
  2. Cover of Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve by Mary Pope Osborne, book 2 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2003)
  3. Cover of Summer of the Sea Serpent by Mary Pope Osborne, book 3 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2004)
  4. Cover of Winter of the Ice Wizard by Mary Pope Osborne, book 4 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2004)
  5. Cover of Season of the Sandstorms by Mary Pope Osborne, book 6 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2005)
  6. Cover of Night of the New Magicians by Mary Pope Osborne, book 7 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2006)
  7. Cover of Blizzard of the Blue Moon by Mary Pope Osborne, book 8 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2006)
  8. Cover of Dragon of the Red Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne, book 9 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2007)
  9. Cover of Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne, book 10 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2007)
  10. Cover of Dark Day in the Deep Sea by Mary Pope Osborne, book 11 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2008)
  11. Cover of Eve of the Emperor Penguin by Mary Pope Osborne, book 12 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2008)
  12. Cover of Moonlight on the Magic Flute by Mary Pope Osborne, book 13 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2009)
  13. Cover of A Good Night for Ghosts by Mary Pope Osborne, book 14 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2009)
  14. Cover of Leprechaun in Late Winter by Mary Pope Osborne, book 15 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2010)
  15. Cover of A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time by Mary Pope Osborne, book 16 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2010)
  16. Cover of A Crazy Day with Cobras by Mary Pope Osborne, book 17 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2010)
  17. Cover of Dogs in the Dead of Night by Mary Pope Osborne, book 18 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2011)
  18. Cover of Abe Lincoln At Last! by Mary Pope Osborne, book 19 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2011)
  19. Cover of A Perfect Time for Pandas by Mary Pope Osborne, book 20 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2012)
  20. Cover of Stallion by Starlight by Mary Pope Osborne, book 21 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2013)
  21. Cover of Hurry Up, Houdini! by Mary Pope Osborne, book 22 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2013)
  22. Cover of High Time for Heroes by Mary Pope Osborne, book 23 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2014)
  23. Cover of Soccer on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne, book 24 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2014)
  24. Cover of Shadow of the Shark by Mary Pope Osborne, book 25 of the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series (2015)
  1. 1
    Christmas in Camelot2001 · 115 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001115
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  2. 2
    Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve2003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  3. 3
    Summer of the Sea Serpent2004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  4. 4
    Winter of the Ice Wizard2004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  5. 5
    Carnival at Candlelight2004 · 105 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004105
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  6. 6
    Season of the Sandstorms2005 · 106 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005106
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  7. 7
    Night of the New Magicians2006 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006144
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  8. 8
    Blizzard of the Blue Moon2006 · 110 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006110
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  9. 9
    Dragon of the Red Dawn2007 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007128
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  10. 10
    Monday with a Mad Genius2007 · 110 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007110
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  11. 11
    Dark Day in the Deep Sea2008 · 106 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008106
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  12. 12
    Eve of the Emperor Penguin2008 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008128
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  13. 13
    Moonlight on the Magic Flute2009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  14. 14
    A Good Night for Ghosts2009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  15. 15
    Leprechaun in Late Winter2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  16. 16
    A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  17. 17
    A Crazy Day with Cobras2010 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010144
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  18. 18
    Dogs in the Dead of Night2011 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011144
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  19. 19
    Abe Lincoln At Last!2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  20. 20
    A Perfect Time for Pandas2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  21. 21
    Stallion by Starlight2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  22. 22
    Hurry Up, Houdini!2013 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013112
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  23. 23
    High Time for Heroes2014 · 118 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014118
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  24. 24
    Soccer on Sunday2014 · 115 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014115
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  25. 25
    Shadow of the Shark2015 · 130 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015130
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  26. 26
    Balto of the Blue Dawn2016 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016128
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  27. 27
    Night of the Ninth Dragon2016 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016144
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Is there a chronological order for Magic Tree House Merlin Missions?

No separate chronological order is on record for Magic Tree House Merlin Missions, 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 Magic Tree House Merlin Missions books in order?

You should read the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Magic Tree House Merlin Missions book also stands alone.

Where to start with Magic Tree House Merlin Missions

Start with Christmas in Camelot (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Magic Tree House Merlin Missions book?

Night of the Ninth Dragon (2016) is the newest Magic Tree House Merlin Missions book released so far.

Is there a new Magic Tree House Merlin Missions book coming?

No next Magic Tree House Merlin Missions book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Magic Tree House Merlin Missions at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Magic Tree House Merlin Missions title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Magic Tree House Merlin Missions books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,087 pages across the 17 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 118 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Magic Tree House Merlin Missions books, 14 of 27, were published in the 2000s.

What the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions books are about

All 27 Magic Tree House Merlin Missions books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: magic is tagged on 26 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Mary Pope Osborne

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Characters in the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.