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A Series of Unfortunate Events

Thirteen books. The film covers three of them and reorders the ending. The Netflix series covers all thirteen.

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Where to start with A Series of Unfortunate Events

Start with The Bad Beginning. It is short, it sets up everything, and both the books and the Netflix series start in exactly the same place, so there is no trap here.

  1. 1
    The Bad Beginning, then books 2 to 12 in order The Bad Beginning

    Publication order and story order are the same for all thirteen, so the numbered sequence is simply correct.

  2. 2
    The Unauthorized Autobiography, around book 9 Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography

    It was published in 2002, between books 8 and 9, and is written to be read mid series. It expands the VFD material the later books lean on.

  3. 3
    The Beatrice Letters, immediately before The End The Beatrice Letters

    It came out five weeks before the finale and was marketed as suspiciously linked to it. It contains real revelations, so reading it early costs you the ending.

  4. 4
    The Netflix series, if you would rather watch A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix)

    Twenty five episodes across three seasons, two per book except the finale, and the only version that reaches book thirteen.

Then what? The 2004 film is optional and standalone. Watch it before or after, never in the middle, and know that it covers only the first three books and moves book one's climax to the end. All the Wrong Questions, the four book prequel series about Lemony Snicket himself, is a separate story with no Baudelaires in it and is not listed on this page.

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