Reading order · 3 books · 2016 to 2021 · Set in the fictional Beartown, Sweden
Beartown Books in Order
The Beartown books follow a small town in the Swedish forest whose life revolves around its junior ice hockey team, and what happens when a crime tears it apart.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2016 to 2021
- First book
- Beartown
- Latest
- The Winners (2021)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Beartown, Sweden
The reading order
Every Beartown book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in the fictional Beartown, Sweden
- 1Beartown2016With Maya AnderssonThe town of Beartown pins its hopes on its junior hockey team, until an act of violence after a big win divides the community.Buy on Amazon
- 2Us Against You2017With Maya AnderssonBeartown’s hockey club is about to be shut down, and as a rival town takes its players, the community tries to hold together.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Winners2021With Maya AnderssonTwo years after the events of Beartown, a storm and old grudges bring the town and its rival to the brink.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order: Beartown, Us Against You, The Winners.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Maya Andersson | Peter Andersson | Benji Ovich | Amat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Beartown | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 Us Against You | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 The Winners | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Beartown books
4 characters from Fredrik Backman’s chart, with the number of Beartown books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Maya AnderssonTeenage daughter of the hockey club’s general manager | 3 | Beartown 2016 |
| Peter AnderssonGeneral manager of the hockey club | 3 | Beartown 2016 |
| Benji OvichHockey player with a wild streak | 3 | Beartown 2016 |
| AmatYoung hockey player from a poor family | 3 | Beartown 2016 |