The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 17 books · 1999 to 2015

Lemony Snicket

Young adultChildren’sYA mystery and thrillerAdventure and mysteryFunny books

Lemony Snicket, the pen name of Daniel Handler, narrates A Series of Unfortunate Events, thirteen gothic, darkly funny books about the Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus and Sunny, pursued by the villainous Count Olaf, who wants their fortune.

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Lemony Snicket books in order

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A Series of Unfortunate Events

13 books · Set in various placesFunny booksAdventure and mystery
  1. 1The Bad Beginning1999With Violet Baudelaire and Klaus BaudelaireBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Reptile Room1999With Violet Baudelaire and Klaus BaudelaireBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Wide Window2000With Violet Baudelaire and Klaus BaudelaireBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Miserable Mill2000With Violet Baudelaire and Klaus BaudelaireBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Austere Academy2000With Violet Baudelaire and Klaus BaudelaireBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Ersatz Elevator2001With Violet Baudelaire and Klaus BaudelaireBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Vile Village2001With Violet Baudelaire and Klaus BaudelaireBuy on Amazon
  8. 8The Hostile Hospital2001With Violet Baudelaire and Klaus BaudelaireBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Carnivorous Carnival2002With Violet Baudelaire and Klaus BaudelaireBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Slippery Slope2003With Violet Baudelaire and Klaus BaudelaireBuy on Amazon
  11. 11The Grim Grotto2004With Violet Baudelaire and Klaus BaudelaireBuy on Amazon
  12. 12The Penultimate Peril2005With Violet Baudelaire and Klaus BaudelaireBuy on Amazon
  13. 13The End2006With Violet Baudelaire and Klaus BaudelaireBuy on Amazon

All the Wrong Questions

4 books · Set in various placesFunny booksYA mystery and thriller
  1. 1Who Could That Be at This Hour?2012With Lemony SnicketBuy on Amazon
  2. 2When Did You See Her Last?2013With Lemony SnicketBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Shouldn't You Be in School?2014With Lemony SnicketBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?2015With Lemony SnicketBuy on Amazon

Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The Baudelaires