Mysterious Benedict Society Books in Order
Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart contains 6 books, published between 2007 and 2019. The first book is The Mysterious Benedict Society (2007) and the newest is The Riddle of Ages (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2007–2019
- Pages on record
- 1,519 in 4 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 25–38 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,519 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.
The Mysterious Benedict Society is a children's adventure series by Trenton Lee Stewart. Four children, Reynie Muldoon, Sticky Washington, Kate Wetherall and Constance Contraire, are brought together by Mr. Benedict and set against his twin brother Ledroptha Curtain, whose aim is to take over the world. Three books appeared yearly from 2007, a puzzle companion in 2011, a prequel about Mr. Benedict in 2012, and The Riddle of Ages in 2019. Orphans, schools and friendship fill the subject tags.
How many Mysterious Benedict Society books are there?
Mysterious Benedict Society has 6 books, released between 2007 and 2019.
Mysterious Benedict Society Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Mysterious Benedict Society 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 Mysterious Benedict Society2007 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/420075121/4
- 2The Perilous Journey2008 · 440 pages · confirmed 1/420084401/4
- 3The Prisoner's Dilemma2009 · 391 pages · confirmed 2/420093912/4
- 4Mr. Benedict's Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and Curious2011 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420111761/4
- 5The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 6The Riddle of Ages2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Mysterious Benedict Society?
No separate chronological order is on record for Mysterious Benedict Society, 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 Mysterious Benedict Society books in order?
You should read the Mysterious Benedict Society books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mysterious Benedict Society book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mysterious Benedict Society
Start with The Mysterious Benedict Society (2007), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mysterious Benedict Society book?
The Riddle of Ages (2019) is the newest Mysterious Benedict Society book released so far.
Is there a new Mysterious Benedict Society book coming?
No next Mysterious Benedict Society book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mysterious Benedict Society at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Mysterious Benedict Society title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Mysterious Benedict Society books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,519 pages across the 4 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mysterious Benedict Society books, 3 of 6, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mysterious Benedict Society books are about
All 6 Mysterious Benedict Society books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: adventure stories is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Adventure stories 5 of 6 books
- Children's fiction 5 of 6 books
- Science fiction 4 of 6 books
- Schools 3 of 6 books
- Friendship 2 of 6 books
- Orphans 2 of 6 books
More books by Trenton Lee Stewart
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.