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Noughts and Crosses Books in Order

Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman contains 9 books, published between 2001 and 2021. The first book is Noughts and Crosses aka Black & White (2001) and the newest is Endgame (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2001–2021
Pages on record
2,211 in 6 of 9 books
Reading time
37–55 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,211 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

See all 9 books in order Printable Noughts and Crosses checklist

Noughts and Crosses is a science fiction sequence by Malorie Blackman, filed under racism, prejudices, race relations, social classes, terrorism, families, grief, despair and revenge, and written as children's fiction. Blackman is credited on all nine catalogued books. The run opens with Noughts and Crosses, also published as Black & White (2001), and reaches Endgame (2021), taking in An Eye for an Eye (2003), Knife Edge (2003), Checkmate (2005), Double Cross (2008), Callum (2012), Nought Forever (2019) and Crossfire (2019). The median recorded length is 488 pages across six measured titles.

How many Noughts and Crosses books are there?

Noughts and Crosses has 9 books, released between 2001 and 2021.

Noughts and Crosses Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Noughts and Crosses 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 Noughts and Crosses aka Black & White by Malorie Blackman, book 1 of the Noughts and Crosses series (2001)
  2. Cover of An Eye for an Eye by Malorie Blackman, book 2 of the Noughts and Crosses series (2003)
  3. Cover of Knife Edge by Malorie Blackman, book 3 of the Noughts and Crosses series (2003)
  4. Cover of Checkmate by Malorie Blackman, book 4 of the Noughts and Crosses series (2005)
  5. Cover of Nought Forever by Malorie Blackman, book 7 of the Noughts and Crosses series (2019)
  6. Cover of Crossfire by Malorie Blackman, book 8 of the Noughts and Crosses series (2019)
  7. Cover of Endgame by Malorie Blackman, book 9 of the Noughts and Crosses series (2021)
  1. 1
    Noughts and Crosses aka Black & White2001 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001512
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  2. 2
    An Eye for an Eye2003 · 99 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200399
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Knife Edge2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Checkmate2005 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005512
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Double Cross2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Callum2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Nought Forever2019 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019112
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Crossfire2019 · 496 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019496
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Endgame2021 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021480
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Is there a chronological order for Noughts and Crosses?

No separate chronological order is on record for Noughts and Crosses, 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 Noughts and Crosses books in order?

You should read the Noughts and Crosses books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Noughts and Crosses book also stands alone.

Where to start with Noughts and Crosses

Start with Noughts and Crosses aka Black & White (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Noughts and Crosses book?

Endgame (2021) is the newest Noughts and Crosses book released so far.

Is there a new Noughts and Crosses book coming?

No next Noughts and Crosses book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Noughts and Crosses at a glance

Paused
No new Noughts and Crosses title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Noughts and Crosses books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,211 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 488 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Noughts and Crosses books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2000s.

What the Noughts and Crosses books are about

4 of the 9 Noughts and Crosses books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Malorie Blackman

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