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1 series · 13 books listed so far · Children's

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About: American novelist, also known by the pseudonym Lemony Snicket (born 1970) (Source: Wikidata)

Start here: The Bad Beginning. Book 1 of A Series of Unfortunate Events, the earliest series listed here (1999).

A Series of Unfortunate Events

13 books listed so far
  1. 1 The Bad Beginning book cover by Lemony Snicket

    The Bad Beginning

    1999 · Book

    Start hereFirst book in the main order, first published in 1999.
  2. 2

    The Reptile Room

    1999 · Book

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  3. 3

    The Wide Window

    2000 · Book

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  4. 4 The Miserable Mill book cover by Lemony Snicket
  5. 5

    The Austere Academy

    2000 · Book

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    The Ersatz Elevator

    2001 · Book

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  7. 7

    The Vile Village

    2001 · Book

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  8. 8

    The Hostile Hospital

    2001 · Book

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  9. 9 The Carnivorous Carnival book cover by Lemony Snicket
  10. 10 The Slippery Slope book cover by Lemony Snicket
  11. 11 The Grim Grotto book cover by Lemony Snicket
  12. 12

    The Penultimate Peril

    2005 · Book

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  13. 13 The End book cover by Lemony Snicket
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