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This catalog lists the Daniel Handler books currently available in Sequencebooks, including standalone titles and series entries when available.

Are Daniel Handler series listed separately?

Yes. Each Daniel Handler series is broken out with book numbers, publication years, and a dedicated reading-order page.

Should I read Daniel Handler books in publication order or chronological order?

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Daniel Handler Complete Bibliography

Q: What is the best order to read Daniel Handler books?

Start with the series reading order for any connected books, then use the chronological list on this page for the full Daniel Handler bibliography.

Browse books by Daniel Handler in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 42 books / 8 series

American author Daniel Handler is best known for his Lemony Snicket series, *A Series of Unfortunate Events*, which has sold over 60 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Daniel Handler books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Daniel Handler in Publication Order

1999 The Basic Eight POoSN / 1 Buy

1999 The Bad Beginning POoASOUEB / 1 Buy

1999 The Reptile Room POoASOUEB / 2 Buy

2000 Watch Your Mouth POoSN / 2 Buy

2000 The Wide Window POoASOUEB / 3 Buy

2000 The Miserable Mill POoASOUEB / 4 Buy

2000 The Austere Academy POoASOUEB / 5 Buy

2001 The Ersatz Elevator POoASOUEB / 6 Buy

2001 The Vile Village POoASOUEB / 7 Buy

2001 The Hostile Hospital POoASOUEB / 8 Buy

2002 Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography POoASOUECB / 1 Buy

2002 The Carnivorous Carnival POoASOUEB / 9 Buy

2003 The Slippery Slope POoASOUEB / 10 Buy

2004 The Blank Book POoASOUECB / 2 Buy

2004 Behind the Scenes with Count Olaf POoASOUECB / 3 Buy

2004 The Grim Grotto POoASOUEB / 11 Buy

2005 The Penultimate Peril POoASOUEB / 12 Buy

2006 Adverbs POoSN / 3 Buy

2006 The Notorious Notations POoASOUECB / 4 Buy

2006 The Beatrice Letters POoASOUECB / 5 Buy

2006 The End POoASOUEB / 13 Buy

2007 Baby in the Manger POoLSPB / 1 Buy

2007 The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming POoPB / 2 Buy

2007 Horseradish POoASOUECB / 6 Buy

2008 The Lump of Coal POoLSPB / 3 Buy

2009 The Composer Is Dead(As: Lemony Snicket) POoSN / 4 Buy

2010 13 Words POoLSPB / 4 Buy

2011 Why We Broke Up POoSN / 5 Buy

2012 Who Could That Be at This Hour? POoAtWQB / 1 Buy

2013 When Did You See Her Last? POoAtWQB / 2 Buy

2013 The Dark POoPB / 5 Buy

2014 File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents POoATWQC / 1 Buy

2014 Shouldn't You Be in School? POoAtWQB / 3 Buy

2014 29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy POoPB / 6 Buy

2015 Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? POoAtWQB / 4 Buy

2015 We Are Pirates POoSN / 6 Buy

2017 All the Dirty Parts POoSN / 7 Buy

2017 Goldfish Ghost POoLSPB / 7 Buy

2017 The Bad Mood and the Stick POoLSPB / 8 Buy

2019 Read Something Else: Collected & Dubious Wit & Wisdom of Lemony Snicket POoLSC / 1 Buy

2019 Bottle Grove POoSN / 8 Buy

2024 And Then? And Then? What Else? POoSN / 9 Buy

Complete Daniel Handler Series Reading Order / browse all ->

All The Wrong Questions Collections Reading Order 1 book / 2014

01 File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents 2014 Buy

Standalone Reading Order 9 books / 1999-2024

01 The Basic Eight 1999 Buy

02 Watch Your Mouth 2000 Buy

03 Adverbs 2006 Buy

04 The Composer Is Dead(As: Lemony Snicket) 2009 Buy

05 Why We Broke Up 2011 Buy

06 We Are Pirates 2015 Buy

07 All the Dirty Parts 2017 Buy

08 Bottle Grove 2019 Buy

09 And Then? And Then? What Else? 2024 Buy

Picture Reading Order 3 books / 2007-2014

02 The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming 2007 Buy

05 The Dark 2013 Buy

06 29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy 2014 Buy

A Series Of Unfortunate Events Companion Reading Order 6 books / 2002-2007

01 Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography 2002 Buy

02 The Blank Book 2004 Buy

03 Behind the Scenes with Count Olaf 2004 Buy

04 The Notorious Notations 2006 Buy

05 The Beatrice Letters 2006 Buy

06 Horseradish 2007 Buy

All the Wrong Questions Reading Order 4 books / 2012-2015

01 Who Could That Be at This Hour? 2012 Buy

02 When Did You See Her Last? 2013 Buy

03 Shouldn't You Be in School? 2014 Buy

04 Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? 2015 Buy

Lemony Snicket Picture Reading Order 5 books / 2007-2017

01 Baby in the Manger 2007 Buy

03 The Lump of Coal 2008 Buy

04 13 Words 2010 Buy

07 Goldfish Ghost 2017 Buy

08 The Bad Mood and the Stick 2017 Buy

Lemony Snicket Collections Reading Order 1 book / 2019

01 Read Something Else: Collected & Dubious Wit & Wisdom of Lemony Snicket 2019 Buy

A Series Of Unfortunate Events Reading Order 13 books / 1999-2006

01 The Bad Beginning 1999 Buy

02 The Reptile Room 1999 Buy

03 The Wide Window 2000 Buy

04 The Miserable Mill 2000 Buy

05 The Austere Academy 2000 Buy

06 The Ersatz Elevator 2001 Buy

07 The Vile Village 2001 Buy

08 The Hostile Hospital 2001 Buy

09 The Carnivorous Carnival 2002 Buy

10 The Slippery Slope 2003 Buy

11 The Grim Grotto 2004 Buy

12 The Penultimate Peril 2005 Buy

13 The End 2006 Buy

Where to start with Daniel Handler

What is the best order to read Daniel Handler books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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