Story Thieves Books in Order
Story Thieves by James Riley contains 5 books, published between 2015 and 2018. The first book is Story Thieves (2015) and the newest is Worlds Apart (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 2015–2018
- Pages on record
- 1,105 in 3 of 5 books
- Reading time
- 18–28 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,105 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 5 titles with a page count on record.
Story Thieves is a James Riley series of 5 books published between 2015 and 2018. Jacket copy for one book introduces Owen, who watches his classmate Bethany climb out of a book in the library. Bethany is half-fictional and searches books for her missing father, a fictional character, so Owen strikes a deal: keep her secret in exchange for a trip into Owen's favourite Kiel Gnomenfoot book. Story Thieves (2015), The Stolen Chapters (2016), Secret Origins and Pick the Plot (both 2017) and Worlds Apart (2018) make up the listing. Subjects include characters in literature, books and reading, magic and quests.
How many Story Thieves books are there?
Story Thieves has 5 books, released between 2015 and 2018.
Story Thieves Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 5 Story Thieves 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.
- 1Story Thieves2015 · 383 pages · confirmed 1/420153831/4
- 2The Stolen Chapters2016 · 350 pages · confirmed 1/420163501/4
- 3Secret Origins2017 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/420173721/4
- 4Pick the Plot2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 5Worlds Apart2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Story Thieves?
No separate chronological order is on record for Story Thieves, 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 Story Thieves books in order?
You should read the Story Thieves books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Story Thieves book also stands alone.
Where to start with Story Thieves
Start with Story Thieves (2015), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Story Thieves book?
Worlds Apart (2018) is the newest Story Thieves book released so far.
Is there a new Story Thieves book coming?
No next Story Thieves book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Story Thieves at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Story Thieves title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Story Thieves books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,105 pages across the 3 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 372 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Story Thieves books, 5 of 5, were published in the 2010s.
What the Story Thieves books are about
3 of the 5 Story Thieves 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 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Adventure stories 3 of 3 books
- Characters in literature 3 of 3 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 3 books
- Magic 3 of 3 books
- Action & adventure 1 of 3 books
- Books and reading 1 of 3 books
- Humor 1 of 3 books
- Quests (expeditions) 1 of 3 books
- Social Issues 1 of 3 books
More books by James Riley
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- James Riley books in order 16 books