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Roswell Books in Order

Roswell contains 10 books, published between 2000 and 2003. The first book is Roswell Pop Quiz (2000) and the newest is Turnabout (2003). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2000–2003
Total pages
2,203 across 10 books
Reading time
37–55 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,203 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 10 books in order Printable Roswell checklist

Roswell is a television tie-in line of 10 books published between 2000 and 2003, and the listing spreads its credits across seven names rather than one author. Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin appear on three volumes each, Paul Ruditis and Dean Wesley Smith on two each, and Greg Cox, Joss Whedon and Laura J. Burns on one apiece. Recorded subjects include human-alien encounters, extraterrestrial beings, life on other planets, New Mexico, young adult and children's fiction, and the Roswell High television programme. The run opens with Roswell Pop Quiz (2000) and ends with Turnabout (2003).

How many Roswell books are there?

Roswell has 10 books, released between 2000 and 2003.

Roswell Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Roswell 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 Roswell Pop Quiz by Paul Ruditis, book 1 of the Roswell series (2000)
  2. Cover of Loose Ends by Greg Cox, book 1 of the Roswell series (2001)
  3. Cover of No Good Deed by Dean Wesley Smith, book 2 of the Roswell series (2001)
  4. Cover of Shades by Joss Whedon, book 2 of the Roswell series (2002)
  5. Cover of Little Green Men by Dean Wesley Smith, book 3 of the Roswell series (2002)
  6. Cover of Skeletons in the Closet, book 3 of the Roswell series (2002)
  7. Cover of Dreamwalk by Paul Ruditis, book 4 of the Roswell series (2003)
  8. Cover of Quarantine by Laura J. Burns, book 5 of the Roswell series (2003)
  9. Cover of Pursuit, book 6 of the Roswell series (2003)
  10. Cover of Turnabout, book 7 of the Roswell series (2003)
  1. 1
    Roswell Pop Quiz2000 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000112
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  2. 1
    Loose Ends2001 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001276
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  3. 2
    No Good Deed2001 · 239 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001239
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  4. 2
    Shades2002 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002250
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  5. 3
    Little Green Men2002 · 197 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002197
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  6. 3
    Skeletons in the Closet2002 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002224
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  7. 4
    Dreamwalk2003 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003218
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  8. 5
    Quarantine2003 · 172 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003172
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  9. 6
    Pursuit2003 · 243 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003243
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  10. 7
    Turnabout2003 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003272
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Where to start with Roswell

Start with Roswell Pop Quiz (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Roswell book?

Turnabout (2003) is the newest Roswell book released so far.

Is there a new Roswell book coming?

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

Roswell at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Roswell title on record dates from 2003, 23 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Roswell books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,203 pages across all 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 232 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Roswell books, 10 of 10, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 10 titles, 3 are credited to Andy Mangels, 3 to Michael A. Martin, 2 to Dean Wesley Smith and 2 to Paul Ruditis. A further 3 writers are credited.

What the Roswell books are about

All 10 Roswell 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 8 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.