A Series of Unfortunate Events is a series of children novels by American novelist Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler). The series follows three children who have been placed in the care of a distant cousin named Count Olaf after their parents have tragically died in a fire. The first three books in the series have been adapted into a feature film (titled “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”) starring Jim Carrey.
A Series of Unfortunate Events began in 1999 with the novel The Bad Beginning. The series would run thirteen novels until The End (appropriately enough) in 2006. Each novel’s title is alliterated. Below is a complete list of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events books in order of when they were originally released (and in chronological order):
Publication Order of A Series Of Unfortunate Events Books
The Bad Beginning | (1999) | |
The Reptile Room | (1999) | |
The Wide Window | (2000) | |
The Miserable Mill | (2000) | |
The Austere Academy | (2000) | |
The Ersatz Elevator | (2001) | |
The Vile Village | (2001) | |
The Hostile Hospital | (2001) | |
The Carnivorous Carnival | (2002) | |
The Slippery Slope | (2003) | |
The Grim Grotto | (2004) | |
The Penultimate Peril | (2005) | |
The End | (2006) |
Publication Order of A Series Of Unfortunate Events Companion Books
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography | (2002) | |
The Blank Book | (2004) | |
Behind the Scenes with Count Olaf | (2004) | |
The Notorious Notations | (2006) | |
The Beatrice Letters | (2006) | |
Horseradish | (2007) |