Reading order
The Adventure Series reading order
- The Island of Adventure1944
- The Castle of Adventure1946
- The Valley of Adventure1947
- The Circus of Adventure
- The River of Adventure
1
2
3
4
5- 5 volumes
- Volumes
- 1944–1947
- Published
- about 20 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
Quick answer
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Publication order
5 volumes1944–1947Completed
- Eight books, of which our sources carry five — The Sea of Adventure, The Mountain of Adventure and The Ship of Adventure are missing from the list below, and they belong fourth, fifth and sixth.
- The full order is Island, Castle, Valley, Sea, Mountain, Ship, Circus, River.
- It matters less than the gaps suggest: each is a self-contained holiday adventure with the same four children and the parrot, and Blyton wrote them to be picked up in any order.
- Start with The Island of Adventure, which is where they meet.
A plan for the whole series
5 volumes, 1,090 pages, about 20 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 weeks.
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 25, 2026.
- Stage 120 habout 4 weeksby November 25, 2026
- 1. The Island of Adventure
- 2. The Castle of Adventure
- 3. The Valley of Adventure
- 4. The Circus of Adventure
- 5. The River of Adventure
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
No volume in this series has enough ratings to enter a ranking yet, so the list carries no scores — the order and the volumes are still complete.
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which The Adventure Series book is the longest?
“The Circus of Adventure” is the longest at 247 pages; the shortest is “The River of Adventure” with 178 pages.
What should I read after The Adventure Series?
Other series by Enid Blyton: The Famous Five, Malory Towers, St. Clare's.
