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The Spiderwick Chronicles books in order

The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black has 5 books, published 2003–2004. Reading all of them takes about 2.3 hours (128 pages).

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Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 2003

    The Field Guide

    4.0★ (3)

  2. Book 2 · 2003

    The Seeing Stone

    5.0★ (1)

  3. Book 3 · 2003

    Lucinda's Secret

    Holly Black

  4. Book 4 · 2004

    The Ironwood Tree

    128 pages, about 2.4 hours 4.0★ (1)

  5. Book 5 · 2004

    The Wrath of Mulgarath

    5.0★ (1)

Questions people ask

How many The Spiderwick Chronicles books are there?

There are 5 books in the series, published 2003–2004.

Which The Spiderwick Chronicles book should I read first?

Start with The Field Guide (2003), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 2.3 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 128 pages in total. The longest book is The Ironwood Tree at 128 pages.