A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Firefly Books in Order

The complete Firefly reading order — 40 books from 1908–2016.

  1. 01 The Fire-fly's lovers, and other fairy tales of old Japan 1908 Amazon — buy The Fire-fly's lovers, and other fairy tales of old Japan Bookshop — buy The Fire-fly's lovers, and other fairy tales of old Japan ThriftBooks — buy The Fire-fly's lovers, and other fairy tales of old Japan eBooks.com — buy The Fire-fly's lovers, and other fairy tales of old Japan
  2. 02 The Firefly of France 1918 Amazon — buy The Firefly of France Bookshop — buy The Firefly of France ThriftBooks — buy The Firefly of France eBooks.com — buy The Firefly of France
  3. 03 Fireflies 1928 Amazon — buy Fireflies Bookshop — buy Fireflies ThriftBooks — buy Fireflies eBooks.com — buy Fireflies
  4. 04 Sam and the Firefly 1958 Amazon — buy Sam and the Firefly Bookshop — buy Sam and the Firefly ThriftBooks — buy Sam and the Firefly eBooks.com — buy Sam and the Firefly
  5. 05 Fireflies in the night 1963 Amazon — buy Fireflies in the night Bookshop — buy Fireflies in the night ThriftBooks — buy Fireflies in the night eBooks.com — buy Fireflies in the night
  6. 06 Ox bells and fireflies 1968 Amazon — buy Ox bells and fireflies Bookshop — buy Ox bells and fireflies ThriftBooks — buy Ox bells and fireflies eBooks.com — buy Ox bells and fireflies
  7. 07 A Firefly Named Torchy 1970 Amazon — buy A Firefly Named Torchy Bookshop — buy A Firefly Named Torchy ThriftBooks — buy A Firefly Named Torchy eBooks.com — buy A Firefly Named Torchy
  8. 08 Firefly Gadroon 1982 Amazon — buy Firefly Gadroon Bookshop — buy Firefly Gadroon ThriftBooks — buy Firefly Gadroon eBooks.com — buy Firefly Gadroon
  9. 09 Firefly Summer 1987 Amazon — buy Firefly Summer Bookshop — buy Firefly Summer ThriftBooks — buy Firefly Summer eBooks.com — buy Firefly Summer
  10. 10 Firefly 1988 Amazon — buy Firefly Bookshop — buy Firefly ThriftBooks — buy Firefly eBooks.com — buy Firefly
  11. 11 The woman lit by fireflies 1990 Amazon — buy The woman lit by fireflies Bookshop — buy The woman lit by fireflies ThriftBooks — buy The woman lit by fireflies eBooks.com — buy The woman lit by fireflies
  12. 12 Little Firefly 1990 Amazon — buy Little Firefly Bookshop — buy Little Firefly ThriftBooks — buy Little Firefly eBooks.com — buy Little Firefly
  13. 13 Stories from Firefly Island 1992 Amazon — buy Stories from Firefly Island Bookshop — buy Stories from Firefly Island ThriftBooks — buy Stories from Firefly Island eBooks.com — buy Stories from Firefly Island
  14. 14 Firefly Summer, Echoes 1994 Amazon — buy Firefly Summer, Echoes Bookshop — buy Firefly Summer, Echoes ThriftBooks — buy Firefly Summer, Echoes eBooks.com — buy Firefly Summer, Echoes
  15. 15 The very lonely firefly 1995 Amazon — buy The very lonely firefly Bookshop — buy The very lonely firefly ThriftBooks — buy The very lonely firefly eBooks.com — buy The very lonely firefly
  16. 16 Ten flashing fireflies 1995 Amazon — buy Ten flashing fireflies Bookshop — buy Ten flashing fireflies ThriftBooks — buy Ten flashing fireflies eBooks.com — buy Ten flashing fireflies
  17. 17 Night of the fireflies 1995 Amazon — buy Night of the fireflies Bookshop — buy Night of the fireflies ThriftBooks — buy Night of the fireflies eBooks.com — buy Night of the fireflies
  18. 18 A firefly in a fir tree 2000 Amazon — buy A firefly in a fir tree Bookshop — buy A firefly in a fir tree ThriftBooks — buy A firefly in a fir tree eBooks.com — buy A firefly in a fir tree
  19. 19 Firefly beach 2001 Amazon — buy Firefly beach Bookshop — buy Firefly beach ThriftBooks — buy Firefly beach eBooks.com — buy Firefly beach
  20. 20 Fireflies at midnight 2003 Amazon — buy Fireflies at midnight Bookshop — buy Fireflies at midnight ThriftBooks — buy Fireflies at midnight eBooks.com — buy Fireflies at midnight
  21. 21 Firefly friend 2004 Amazon — buy Firefly friend Bookshop — buy Firefly friend ThriftBooks — buy Firefly friend eBooks.com — buy Firefly friend
  22. 22 The Possibility of Fireflies 2006 Amazon — buy The Possibility of Fireflies Bookshop — buy The Possibility of Fireflies ThriftBooks — buy The Possibility of Fireflies eBooks.com — buy The Possibility of Fireflies
  23. 23 Chasing Fireflies 2007 Amazon — buy Chasing Fireflies Bookshop — buy Chasing Fireflies ThriftBooks — buy Chasing Fireflies eBooks.com — buy Chasing Fireflies
  24. 24 Firefly's World of Facts 2007 Amazon — buy Firefly's World of Facts Bookshop — buy Firefly's World of Facts ThriftBooks — buy Firefly's World of Facts eBooks.com — buy Firefly's World of Facts
  25. 25 Firefly Lane 2008 Amazon — buy Firefly Lane Bookshop — buy Firefly Lane ThriftBooks — buy Firefly Lane eBooks.com — buy Firefly Lane
  26. 26 Fireflies in December 2008 Amazon — buy Fireflies in December Bookshop — buy Fireflies in December ThriftBooks — buy Fireflies in December eBooks.com — buy Fireflies in December
  27. 27 Fireflies (All Aboard Science Reader) 2008 Amazon — buy Fireflies (All Aboard Science Reader) Bookshop — buy Fireflies (All Aboard Science Reader) ThriftBooks — buy Fireflies (All Aboard Science Reader) eBooks.com — buy Fireflies (All Aboard Science Reader)
  28. 28 Woman Lit by Fireflies 2008 Amazon — buy Woman Lit by Fireflies Bookshop — buy Woman Lit by Fireflies ThriftBooks — buy Woman Lit by Fireflies eBooks.com — buy Woman Lit by Fireflies
  29. 29 Lexi the Firefly Fairy 2010 Amazon — buy Lexi the Firefly Fairy Bookshop — buy Lexi the Firefly Fairy ThriftBooks — buy Lexi the Firefly Fairy eBooks.com — buy Lexi the Firefly Fairy
  30. 30 The firefly letters 2010 Amazon — buy The firefly letters Bookshop — buy The firefly letters ThriftBooks — buy The firefly letters eBooks.com — buy The firefly letters
  31. 31 The many deaths of the Firefly Brothers 2010 Amazon — buy The many deaths of the Firefly Brothers Bookshop — buy The many deaths of the Firefly Brothers ThriftBooks — buy The many deaths of the Firefly Brothers eBooks.com — buy The many deaths of the Firefly Brothers
  32. 32 Firefly's step-by-step encyclopedia of needlecraft 2011 Amazon — buy Firefly's step-by-step encyclopedia of needlecraft Bookshop — buy Firefly's step-by-step encyclopedia of needlecraft ThriftBooks — buy Firefly's step-by-step encyclopedia of needlecraft eBooks.com — buy Firefly's step-by-step encyclopedia of needlecraft
  33. 33 Wildcat fireflies 2011 Amazon — buy Wildcat fireflies Bookshop — buy Wildcat fireflies ThriftBooks — buy Wildcat fireflies eBooks.com — buy Wildcat fireflies
  34. 34 Fireflies at Absolute Zero 2012 Amazon — buy Fireflies at Absolute Zero Bookshop — buy Fireflies at Absolute Zero ThriftBooks — buy Fireflies at Absolute Zero eBooks.com — buy Fireflies at Absolute Zero
  35. 35 Catching fireflies 2012 Amazon — buy Catching fireflies Bookshop — buy Catching fireflies ThriftBooks — buy Catching fireflies eBooks.com — buy Catching fireflies
  36. 36 Firefly island 2013 Amazon — buy Firefly island Bookshop — buy Firefly island ThriftBooks — buy Firefly island eBooks.com — buy Firefly island
  37. 37 Teatime for the Firefly 2013 Amazon — buy Teatime for the Firefly Bookshop — buy Teatime for the Firefly ThriftBooks — buy Teatime for the Firefly eBooks.com — buy Teatime for the Firefly
  38. 38 Song of the fireflies 2014 Amazon — buy Song of the fireflies Bookshop — buy Song of the fireflies ThriftBooks — buy Song of the fireflies eBooks.com — buy Song of the fireflies
  39. 39 The Firefly Code 2016 Amazon — buy The Firefly Code Bookshop — buy The Firefly Code ThriftBooks — buy The Firefly Code eBooks.com — buy The Firefly Code
  40. 40 The Light of the Fireflies 2016 Amazon — buy The Light of the Fireflies Bookshop — buy The Light of the Fireflies ThriftBooks — buy The Light of the Fireflies eBooks.com — buy The Light of the Fireflies

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Firefly

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Fire-fly's lovers, and other fairy tales of old Japan 1908
2 The Firefly of France 1918
3 Fireflies 1928
4 Sam and the Firefly 1958
5 Fireflies in the night 1963
6 Ox bells and fireflies 1968
7 A Firefly Named Torchy 1970
8 Firefly Gadroon 1982
9 Firefly Summer 1987
10 Firefly 1988
11 The woman lit by fireflies 1990
12 Little Firefly 1990
13 Stories from Firefly Island 1992
14 Firefly Summer, Echoes 1994
15 The very lonely firefly 1995
16 Ten flashing fireflies 1995
17 Night of the fireflies 1995
18 A firefly in a fir tree 2000
19 Firefly beach 2001
20 Fireflies at midnight 2003
21 Firefly friend 2004
22 The Possibility of Fireflies 2006
23 Chasing Fireflies 2007
24 Firefly's World of Facts 2007
25 Firefly Lane 2008
26 Fireflies in December 2008
27 Fireflies (All Aboard Science Reader) 2008
28 Woman Lit by Fireflies 2008
29 Lexi the Firefly Fairy 2010
30 The firefly letters 2010
31 The many deaths of the Firefly Brothers 2010
32 Firefly's step-by-step encyclopedia of needlecraft 2011
33 Wildcat fireflies 2011
34 Fireflies at Absolute Zero 2012
35 Catching fireflies 2012
36 Firefly island 2013
37 Teatime for the Firefly 2013
38 Song of the fireflies 2014
39 The Firefly Code 2016
40 The Light of the Fireflies 2016

Firefly reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Fire-fly's lovers, and other fairy tales of old Japan (1908). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Firefly — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Firefly books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1908–2016.

What is the newest Firefly book?

The Light of the Fireflies, published in 2016.