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The Harry Potter Book Series Reading Order

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The original series of books by J.K. Rowling plus assorted side works she has added – for the films, go here instead.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Edition of the original 2016 screenplay.
The Crimes of Grindelwald
Edition of the original 2018 screenplay.
The Secrets of Dumbledore
Edition of the original 2022 screenplay.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Illustrated edition of the original 1998 novel.
Quidditch Through the Ages
Edition of the in-universe book first mentioned in the preceding novel.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Edition of the in-universe book first mentioned in the preceding novel.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Illustrated edition of the original 1999 novel.
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
Edition of the original 1999 novel.
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
Edition of the original 2000 novel.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Edition of the original 2003 novel.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Edition of the original 2005 novel.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Edition of the original 2007 novel.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Edition of the in-universe book first mentioned in the preceding novel.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Edition of the original 2016 play.
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The Expanse Reading Order

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Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck’s epic space opera series.
Unless otherwise mentioned, all stories are written by Abraham and Franck under their pseudonym James S.A. Corey.

The Martian
Novel written by Andy Weir, published 2011.
There is a reference to a ship from Mars named after the main character of this novel, Mark Watney, in Babylon’s Ashes, suggesting that its events may have taken place in this universe. It’s a reasonable fit chronologically and tonally, so why not?
Drive
Short story published November 27, 2012.
The Churn
Short story published April 29, 2014.
The Butcher of Anderson Station
Short story published October 17, 2011.
Leviathan Wakes
Novel published June 15, 2011.
The Last Flight of the Cassandra
Short story published May 14, 2019.
Caliban’s War
Novel published June 26, 2012.
Gods of Risk
Short story published September 15, 2012.
Abaddon’s Gate
Novel published June 4, 2013.
The Vital Abyss
Short story published October 15, 2015.
Cibola Burn
Novel published June 17, 2014.
Nemesis Games
Novel published June 2, 2015.
Babylon’s Ashes
Novel published December 6, 2016.
Strange Dogs
Short story published July 18, 2017.
Persepolis Rising
Novel published December 5, 2017.
Auberon
Short story published November 12, 2019.
Tiamat’s Wrath
Novel published March 26, 2019.
Leviathan Falls
Novel published November 30, 2021.
The Sins of Our Fathers
Short story published March 15, 2022.