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The Mysterious Benedict Society Reading Order
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart has 4 main books (2007–2019), plus 1 novella or companion. Start with The Mysterious Benedict Society (2007) and read the numbered books in order.
The Mysterious Benedict Society books in order
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- 8 h 58 min
- 7 h 46 min
- 6 h 51 min
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#4
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages
2019
—- 8 h 15 min
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Mysterious Benedict Society: common questions
- How many books are in the The Mysterious Benedict Society series?
- There are 4 main books in The Mysterious Benedict Society, plus 1 novella or companion book. The most recent main book listed here is The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages (2019).
- What order should I read The Mysterious Benedict Society in?
- Read The Mysterious Benedict Society in its numbered order: The Mysterious Benedict Society, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages.
- What is the first The Mysterious Benedict Society book?
- The first book is The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart, published in 2007.
- Do I need to read the The Mysterious Benedict Society novellas?
- The 1 novella or companion book (The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.