FNAF, or Five Nights at Freddy’s, is a media franchise created by Scott Cawthon. It began with the first game released in 2014, and since then, it has been followed by eight more games.
But not only is Five Nights at Freddy’s a game franchise, but numerous books have been released. The good news for diehard fans is that they’re not directly related to the games but are a part of their own separate narratives.
How Many FNAF Books Are There?
You can expect there to be roughly 25 Five Nights at Freddy’s Books to have been published by 2023.
Officially, there are three Five Nights at Freddy’s novels. A twelve-book collection of anthologies then followed these in the form of the Fazbear Frights collection.
Each of these books contains three short stories and a series of eleven inter-connected epilogues. Tales from the Pizzaplex follows the Fazbear Frights series, with four books expected to have been published by the end of 2022.
However, the complete collection will contain seven books. The non-fiction book, The Freddy Files, also discusses the games and books in more detail.
Five Nights At Freddy’s Trilogy
The Five Nights at Freddy’s trilogy is the first selection of books from Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley. The trilogy is set in a different continuity from the games, so you don’t need to have any prior knowledge to enjoy these novels.
All three of these novels have also been adapted into graphic novels.
The Silver Eyes
As the first Five Nights at Freddy’s novel, The Silver Eyes, is about a group of friends who revisit Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza a decade after a series of murders occurred there. While there, Charlotte and her friends need to find a way to escape the four murderous animatronic mascots.
The Twisted Ones
The Twisted Ones is a direct sequel to The Silver Eyes. Following the events of The Silver Eyes, Charlie tries to move on. However, bodies are discovered by her new school, and she soon finds herself being targeted by the same monsters she thought she had escaped.
The Fourth Closet
In the finale of the trilogy, the reader follows John as he tries to understand what happened to Charlie in The Twisted Ones.
Haunted by what happened to her, he and his old friends team up to find out what happened to the missing children. However, they’ll soon find that they’ll understand what happened to Charlie and the legacy of her father’s creations.
Fazbear Frights
Fazbear Frights is an anthology series with books written by Scott Cawthon and a selection of other authors. There are eleven books in the series and adapted into graphic novels as of 2021.
All of these stories are interconnected, with each book leading to an epilogue known as the Stitchwraith Stingers investigation.
Into The Pit
Written by: Elley Cooper and Scott Cawthon.
Stories included:
- Into the Pit
- To Be Beautiful
- Count the Ways
- Stitchwraith Stingers #1
Fetch
Written by: Andrea Waggener, Carly Anne West, and Scott Cawthon.
Stories included:
- Fetch
- Lonely Freddy
- Out of Stock
- Stitchwraith Stingers #2
1:35 A.M.
Written by: Elley Cooper, Andrea Waggener, and Scott Cawthon.
Stories included:
- 1:35 A.M.
- Room for One More
- The New Kid
- Stitchwraith Stingers #3
Step Closer
Written by: Elley Cooper, Kelly Parra, Andrea Waggener, and Scott Cawthon.
Stories included:
- Step Closer
- Dance with Me
- Coming Home
- Stitchwraith Stingers #4
Bunny Call
Written by: Elley Cooper, Andrea Waggener, and Scott Cawthon.
Stories included:
- Bunny Call
- In the Flesh
- The Man in Room 1280
- Stitchwraith Stingers #5
Blackbird
Written by: Kelly Parra, Andrea Waggener, and Scott Cawthon.
Stories included:
- Blackbird
- The Real Jake
- Hide-and-Seek
- Stitchwraith Stingers #6
The Cliffs
Written by: Elley Cooper, Andrea Waggener, and Scott Cawthon.
Stories included:
- The Cliffs
- The Breaking Wheel
- He Told Me Everything
- Stitchwraith Stingers #7
Gumdrop Angel
Written by: Andrea Waggener and Scott Cawthon.
Stories included:
- Gumdrop Angel
- Sergio’s Lucky Day
- What We Found
- Stitchwraith Stingers #8
The Puppet Carver
Written by: Elley Cooper and Scott Cawthon.
Stories included:
- The Puppet Carver
- Jump for Tickets
- Pizza Kit
- Stitchwraith Stingers #9
Friendly Face
Written by: Andrea Waggener and Scott Cawthon.
Stories included:
- Friendly Face
- Sea Bonnies
- Together Forever
- Stitchwraith Stingers #10
Prankster
Written by: Elley Cooper, Andrea Waggener, and Scott Cawthon.
Stories included:
- Prankster
- Kids at Play
- Find Player Two!
- Stitchwraith Stingers #11
Felix The Shark
Written by: Elley Cooper, Kelly Parra, Andrea Waggener, and Scott Cawthon.
Stories included:
- Felix the Shark
- The Scoop
- You’re the Band
Tales From The Pizzaplex
Tales from the Pizzaplex is another series of anthologies written by Scott Cawthon, Kelly Parra, Andrea Waggener, and Elley Cooper. It is an ongoing series closely related to the latest game: Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach. There are seven books expected to be released.
Lally’s Game
Written by: Scott Cawthon, Kelly Parra, and Andrea Waggener.
Stories included:
- Frailty
- Lally’s Game
- Under Construction
- Epilogue #1
HAPPS
Written by: Scott Cawthon, Elley Cooper, and Andrea Waggener.
Stories included:
- Help Wanted
- HAPPS
- B-7
- Epilogue #2
Somniphobia
Written by: Scott Cawthon, Kelly Parra, and Andrea Waggener.
Stories included:
- Somniphobia
- Pressure
- Cleithrophobia
- Epilogue #3
The Tales from the Pizzaplex series began in July 2022, with each collection expected to release every few months. Somniphobia is expected to be released on November 1st, followed by Submachanophobia on December 27th.
We also know that it will be followed by The Bobbiedots Conclusion, which will be released in March 2023, followed by the remaining two Tales from the Pizzaplex collections in May and July, respectively.
Final Thoughts
If you’re looking for the answers to Five Nights at Freddy’s lore, you may find some answers through the FNAF short story collection. Overall, there will be 25 books released altogether by the end of 2023.
However, the Five Nights at Freddy’s series is constantly growing, so you can always expect new games or books to be revealed. Along with these fiction books, you can also find out more about the games with the Freddy Files.
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