A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Amber Books in Order

The complete Amber reading order — 40 books from 1892–2001.

  1. 01 Black Beetles in Amber 1892 Amazon — buy Black Beetles in Amber Bookshop — buy Black Beetles in Amber ThriftBooks — buy Black Beetles in Amber eBooks.com — buy Black Beetles in Amber
  2. 02 Forever Amber 1944 Amazon — buy Forever Amber Bookshop — buy Forever Amber ThriftBooks — buy Forever Amber eBooks.com — buy Forever Amber
  3. 03 Black Amber 1964 Amazon — buy Black Amber Bookshop — buy Black Amber ThriftBooks — buy Black Amber eBooks.com — buy Black Amber
  4. 04 Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) 1966 Amazon — buy Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries)
  5. 05 Nine Princes in Amber 1970 Amazon — buy Nine Princes in Amber Bookshop — buy Nine Princes in Amber ThriftBooks — buy Nine Princes in Amber eBooks.com — buy Nine Princes in Amber
  6. 06 Gypsy in amber 1971 Amazon — buy Gypsy in amber Bookshop — buy Gypsy in amber ThriftBooks — buy Gypsy in amber eBooks.com — buy Gypsy in amber
  7. 07 The chronicles of Amber 1972 Amazon — buy The chronicles of Amber Bookshop — buy The chronicles of Amber ThriftBooks — buy The chronicles of Amber eBooks.com — buy The chronicles of Amber
  8. 08 The Guns of Avalon 1972 Amazon — buy The Guns of Avalon Bookshop — buy The Guns of Avalon ThriftBooks — buy The Guns of Avalon eBooks.com — buy The Guns of Avalon
  9. 09 Sign of the Unicorn 1975 Amazon — buy Sign of the Unicorn Bookshop — buy Sign of the Unicorn ThriftBooks — buy Sign of the Unicorn eBooks.com — buy Sign of the Unicorn
  10. 10 The Hand of Oberon (The Chronicles of Amber, Book 4) 1976 Amazon — buy The Hand of Oberon (The Chronicles of Amber, Book 4) Bookshop — buy The Hand of Oberon (The Chronicles of Amber, Book 4) ThriftBooks — buy The Hand of Oberon (The Chronicles of Amber, Book 4) eBooks.com — buy The Hand of Oberon (The Chronicles of Amber, Book 4)
  11. 11 The courts of chaos 1978 Amazon — buy The courts of chaos Bookshop — buy The courts of chaos ThriftBooks — buy The courts of chaos eBooks.com — buy The courts of chaos
  12. 12 Amber gözler 1979 Amazon — buy Amber gözler Bookshop — buy Amber gözler ThriftBooks — buy Amber gözler eBooks.com — buy Amber gözler
  13. 13 Amber Fire 1981 Amazon — buy Amber Fire Bookshop — buy Amber Fire ThriftBooks — buy Amber Fire eBooks.com — buy Amber Fire
  14. 14 Trumps of doom 1985 Amazon — buy Trumps of doom Bookshop — buy Trumps of doom ThriftBooks — buy Trumps of doom eBooks.com — buy Trumps of doom
  15. 15 Blood of Amber 1986 Amazon — buy Blood of Amber Bookshop — buy Blood of Amber ThriftBooks — buy Blood of Amber eBooks.com — buy Blood of Amber
  16. 16 Sign of Chaos 1987 Amazon — buy Sign of Chaos Bookshop — buy Sign of Chaos ThriftBooks — buy Sign of Chaos eBooks.com — buy Sign of Chaos
  17. 17 Amber skies 1987 Amazon — buy Amber skies Bookshop — buy Amber skies ThriftBooks — buy Amber skies eBooks.com — buy Amber skies
  18. 18 Amber Flame 1988 Amazon — buy Amber Flame Bookshop — buy Amber Flame ThriftBooks — buy Amber Flame eBooks.com — buy Amber Flame
  19. 19 True magick 1990 Amazon — buy True magick Bookshop — buy True magick ThriftBooks — buy True magick eBooks.com — buy True magick
  20. 20 Amber Brown Goes Fourth 1991 Amazon — buy Amber Brown Goes Fourth Bookshop — buy Amber Brown Goes Fourth ThriftBooks — buy Amber Brown Goes Fourth eBooks.com — buy Amber Brown Goes Fourth
  21. 21 Prince of chaos 1991 Amazon — buy Prince of chaos Bookshop — buy Prince of chaos ThriftBooks — buy Prince of chaos eBooks.com — buy Prince of chaos
  22. 22 Dragonfly in Amber 1992 Amazon — buy Dragonfly in Amber Bookshop — buy Dragonfly in Amber ThriftBooks — buy Dragonfly in Amber eBooks.com — buy Dragonfly in Amber
  23. 23 The Amber Enchantress 1992 Amazon — buy The Amber Enchantress Bookshop — buy The Amber Enchantress ThriftBooks — buy The Amber Enchantress eBooks.com — buy The Amber Enchantress
  24. 24 Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon 1993 Amazon — buy Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon Bookshop — buy Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon ThriftBooks — buy Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon eBooks.com — buy Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon
  25. 25 The Magic Amber 1993 Amazon — buy The Magic Amber Bookshop — buy The Magic Amber ThriftBooks — buy The Magic Amber eBooks.com — buy The Magic Amber
  26. 26 You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown 1994 Amazon — buy You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown Bookshop — buy You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown ThriftBooks — buy You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown eBooks.com — buy You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown
  27. 27 Amber on the mountain 1994 Amazon — buy Amber on the mountain Bookshop — buy Amber on the mountain ThriftBooks — buy Amber on the mountain eBooks.com — buy Amber on the mountain
  28. 28 Amber Brown wants extra credit 1996 Amazon — buy Amber Brown wants extra credit Bookshop — buy Amber Brown wants extra credit ThriftBooks — buy Amber Brown wants extra credit eBooks.com — buy Amber Brown wants extra credit
  29. 29 Amber's wedding 1997 Amazon — buy Amber's wedding Bookshop — buy Amber's wedding ThriftBooks — buy Amber's wedding eBooks.com — buy Amber's wedding
  30. 30 Amber and the Sheikh 1997 Amazon — buy Amber and the Sheikh Bookshop — buy Amber and the Sheikh ThriftBooks — buy Amber and the Sheikh eBooks.com — buy Amber and the Sheikh
  31. 31 Amber Beach 1997 Amazon — buy Amber Beach Bookshop — buy Amber Beach ThriftBooks — buy Amber Beach eBooks.com — buy Amber Beach
  32. 32 Amber Brown Sees Red 1997 Amazon — buy Amber Brown Sees Red Bookshop — buy Amber Brown Sees Red ThriftBooks — buy Amber Brown Sees Red eBooks.com — buy Amber Brown Sees Red
  33. 33 The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember) 1998 Amazon — buy The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember) Bookshop — buy The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember) ThriftBooks — buy The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember) eBooks.com — buy The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember)
  34. 34 Amber Brown is Feeling Blue 1998 Amazon — buy Amber Brown is Feeling Blue Bookshop — buy Amber Brown is Feeling Blue ThriftBooks — buy Amber Brown is Feeling Blue eBooks.com — buy Amber Brown is Feeling Blue
  35. 35 The Amber Spyglass 1999 Amazon — buy The Amber Spyglass Bookshop — buy The Amber Spyglass ThriftBooks — buy The Amber Spyglass eBooks.com — buy The Amber Spyglass
  36. 36 The Great Book of Amber 1999 Amazon — buy The Great Book of Amber Bookshop — buy The Great Book of Amber ThriftBooks — buy The Great Book of Amber eBooks.com — buy The Great Book of Amber
  37. 37 I, Amber Brown 1999 Amazon — buy I, Amber Brown Bookshop — buy I, Amber Brown ThriftBooks — buy I, Amber Brown eBooks.com — buy I, Amber Brown
  38. 38 His Dark Materials 2000 Amazon — buy His Dark Materials Bookshop — buy His Dark Materials ThriftBooks — buy His Dark Materials eBooks.com — buy His Dark Materials
  39. 39 What a Trip, Amber Brown 2000 Amazon — buy What a Trip, Amber Brown Bookshop — buy What a Trip, Amber Brown ThriftBooks — buy What a Trip, Amber Brown eBooks.com — buy What a Trip, Amber Brown
  40. 40 It's Justin Time, Amber Brown 2001 Amazon — buy It's Justin Time, Amber Brown Bookshop — buy It's Justin Time, Amber Brown ThriftBooks — buy It's Justin Time, Amber Brown eBooks.com — buy It's Justin Time, Amber Brown

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Amber

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Black Beetles in Amber 1892
2 Forever Amber 1944
3 Black Amber 1964
4 Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee Mysteries) 1966
5 Nine Princes in Amber 1970
6 Gypsy in amber 1971
7 The chronicles of Amber 1972
8 The Guns of Avalon 1972
9 Sign of the Unicorn 1975
10 The Hand of Oberon (The Chronicles of Amber, Book 4) 1976
11 The courts of chaos 1978
12 Amber gözler 1979
13 Amber Fire 1981
14 Trumps of doom 1985
15 Blood of Amber 1986
16 Sign of Chaos 1987
17 Amber skies 1987
18 Amber Flame 1988
19 True magick 1990
20 Amber Brown Goes Fourth 1991
21 Prince of chaos 1991
22 Dragonfly in Amber 1992
23 The Amber Enchantress 1992
24 Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon 1993
25 The Magic Amber 1993
26 You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown 1994
27 Amber on the mountain 1994
28 Amber Brown wants extra credit 1996
29 Amber's wedding 1997
30 Amber and the Sheikh 1997
31 Amber Beach 1997
32 Amber Brown Sees Red 1997
33 The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember) 1998
34 Amber Brown is Feeling Blue 1998
35 The Amber Spyglass 1999
36 The Great Book of Amber 1999
37 I, Amber Brown 1999
38 His Dark Materials 2000
39 What a Trip, Amber Brown 2000
40 It's Justin Time, Amber Brown 2001

Amber reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Black Beetles in Amber (1892). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Amber — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Amber books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1892–2001.

What is the newest Amber book?

It's Justin Time, Amber Brown, published in 2001.