Book series in order
5 Worlds books in order
Ages 8–12 · about grade 3 comic · finished
There are 5 5 Worlds books. Start with 5 Worlds: The Sand Warrior (2017) and read them in number order. The newest is book 5, The Emerald Gate (2022). 8 to 12 is Peabody's own estimate: Penguin Random House's series page lists no age, and the 8 to 12 we found is a bookstore's label (Parnassus Books), not the publisher's.
What reading it is like: Big painted-looking pages with fewer words, many new places and names, and a story that grows across five books. Finished: 5 books, the last in 2022.
By Mark Siegel and Alexis Siegel; art by Xanthe Bouma, Matt Rockefeller and Boya Sun, published by Random House Graphic. Checked October 30, 2026 (sources at the bottom). No affiliate links, and nobody paid to be here.
How many 5 Worlds books are there?
There are 5 5 Worlds books as of November 12, 2026, out from 2017 to 2022. The newest is book 5, 5 Worlds: The Emerald Gate. The series is finished, so that's all of them.
When is the next 5 Worlds book?
There won't be a next one: the 5 Worlds series is finished. Peabody's picks for what to read after are further down.
The 5 Worlds books in order
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Do you have to read 5 Worlds in order?
Read them in number order. It is one long quest told in five parts, so every book needs the ones before it, and the last book ties up the whole journey. There are no spin-offs to fit in.
What age is 5 Worlds for?
Eight to twelve is the label we found, and the story suits about third through sixth graders who like big worlds. The pictures are rich and the plot is simple, though the many names take some keeping straight. We don't print reading-level scores: they belong to the companies that make them.
What's it like inside 5 Worlds?
- Words: Lots of words on a page.
- Panels: About 4 to 6 panels a page.
- Colour: Full colour.
- Which way: Left to right, like most books.
- Length: Book 1 has 256 pages.
- Feels: Exciting, a little scary.
About book 1. The page count is from penguinrandomhouse.com; the rest is Peabody's own note, never a score.
What to read after 5 Worlds
Cleopatra in Space by Mike Maihack
A shorter, funnier space adventure with a teenage queen, six books in all. Books in order · More like it
Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi
A long fantasy quest with a strong sense of wonder, told in nine books. Books in order · More like it
Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
A girl on a strange planet saves her best friend, in a lighter and shorter tale. Books in order · More like it
Also on: 8-year-olds · 9-year-olds · 10-year-olds · 11-year-olds · 12-year-olds
Peabody's lists for 5 Worlds readers
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Top 12 books about space for kids
Space is the topic where picture books can show things photographs cannot.
Sources
Titles, order and years are facts from these pages, opened October 30, 2026. Peabody shows no covers or blurbs: those belong to the publisher.