A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Handmaid'S Tale Books in Order

The complete Handmaid'S Tale reading order — 40 books from 1985–2021.

  1. 01 The Handmaid's Tale 1985 Amazon — buy The Handmaid's Tale Bookshop — buy The Handmaid's Tale ThriftBooks — buy The Handmaid's Tale eBooks.com — buy The Handmaid's Tale
  2. 02 Novels (Handmaid's Tale / Life Before Man / Surfacing) 1990 Amazon — buy Novels (Handmaid's Tale / Life Before Man / Surfacing) ThriftBooks — buy Novels (Handmaid's Tale / Life Before Man / Surfacing) eBooks.com — buy Novels (Handmaid's Tale / Life Before Man / Surfacing)
  3. 03 Surfacing ; Life before man ; The Handmaid's tale 1990 Amazon — buy Surfacing ; Life before man ; The Handmaid's tale ThriftBooks — buy Surfacing ; Life before man ; The Handmaid's tale eBooks.com — buy Surfacing ; Life before man ; The Handmaid's tale
  4. 04 Margaret Atwood 1993 Amazon — buy Margaret Atwood Bookshop — buy Margaret Atwood ThriftBooks — buy Margaret Atwood eBooks.com — buy Margaret Atwood
  5. 05 "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood 1994 Amazon — buy "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood Bookshop — buy "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood ThriftBooks — buy "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood eBooks.com — buy "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
  6. 06 CliffsNotes on Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale 1994 Amazon — buy CliffsNotes on Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale Bookshop — buy CliffsNotes on Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale ThriftBooks — buy CliffsNotes on Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale eBooks.com — buy CliffsNotes on Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale
  7. 07 Female dystopia 1994 Amazon — buy Female dystopia ThriftBooks — buy Female dystopia eBooks.com — buy Female dystopia
  8. 08 Atwood 1995 Amazon — buy Atwood Bookshop — buy Atwood ThriftBooks — buy Atwood eBooks.com — buy Atwood
  9. 09 Letts Explore "the Handmaid's Tale" 1995 Amazon — buy Letts Explore "the Handmaid's Tale" Bookshop — buy Letts Explore "the Handmaid's Tale" ThriftBooks — buy Letts Explore "the Handmaid's Tale" eBooks.com — buy Letts Explore "the Handmaid's Tale"
  10. 10 Approaches to teaching Atwood's The handmaid's tale and other works 1996 Amazon — buy Approaches to teaching Atwood's The handmaid's tale and other works Bookshop — buy Approaches to teaching Atwood's The handmaid's tale and other works ThriftBooks — buy Approaches to teaching Atwood's The handmaid's tale and other works eBooks.com — buy Approaches to teaching Atwood's The handmaid's tale and other works
  11. 11 Scarlet letters 1997 Amazon — buy Scarlet letters Bookshop — buy Scarlet letters ThriftBooks — buy Scarlet letters eBooks.com — buy Scarlet letters
  12. 12 "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood (Critical Reading) 1998 Amazon — buy "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood (Critical Reading) Bookshop — buy "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood (Critical Reading) ThriftBooks — buy "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood (Critical Reading) eBooks.com — buy "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood (Critical Reading)
  13. 13 Margaret Atwood, The handmaid's tale 1998 Amazon — buy Margaret Atwood, The handmaid's tale Bookshop — buy Margaret Atwood, The handmaid's tale ThriftBooks — buy Margaret Atwood, The handmaid's tale eBooks.com — buy Margaret Atwood, The handmaid's tale
  14. 14 Lectures d'une oeuvre 1998 Amazon — buy Lectures d'une oeuvre Bookshop — buy Lectures d'une oeuvre ThriftBooks — buy Lectures d'une oeuvre eBooks.com — buy Lectures d'une oeuvre
  15. 15 The handmaid's tale, Margaret Atwood 1998 Amazon — buy The handmaid's tale, Margaret Atwood Bookshop — buy The handmaid's tale, Margaret Atwood ThriftBooks — buy The handmaid's tale, Margaret Atwood eBooks.com — buy The handmaid's tale, Margaret Atwood
  16. 16 Lire Margaret Atwood 1999 Amazon — buy Lire Margaret Atwood Bookshop — buy Lire Margaret Atwood ThriftBooks — buy Lire Margaret Atwood eBooks.com — buy Lire Margaret Atwood
  17. 17 The Handmaid's tale, roman protéen 1999 Amazon — buy The Handmaid's tale, roman protéen Bookshop — buy The Handmaid's tale, roman protéen ThriftBooks — buy The Handmaid's tale, roman protéen eBooks.com — buy The Handmaid's tale, roman protéen
  18. 18 Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale 1999 Amazon — buy Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale Bookshop — buy Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale ThriftBooks — buy Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale eBooks.com — buy Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale
  19. 19 Margaret Atwood The Essential Guide 2002 Amazon — buy Margaret Atwood The Essential Guide Bookshop — buy Margaret Atwood The Essential Guide ThriftBooks — buy Margaret Atwood The Essential Guide eBooks.com — buy Margaret Atwood The Essential Guide
  20. 20 Wizard Study Guide The Handmaid's Tale 2002 Amazon — buy Wizard Study Guide The Handmaid's Tale Bookshop — buy Wizard Study Guide The Handmaid's Tale ThriftBooks — buy Wizard Study Guide The Handmaid's Tale eBooks.com — buy Wizard Study Guide The Handmaid's Tale
  21. 21 The "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood 2003 Amazon — buy The "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood Bookshop — buy The "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood ThriftBooks — buy The "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood eBooks.com — buy The "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
  22. 22 Handmaid's Tale 2009 Amazon — buy Handmaid's Tale Bookshop — buy Handmaid's Tale ThriftBooks — buy Handmaid's Tale eBooks.com — buy Handmaid's Tale
  23. 23 Atwood's The handmaid's tale 2010 Amazon — buy Atwood's The handmaid's tale Bookshop — buy Atwood's The handmaid's tale ThriftBooks — buy Atwood's The handmaid's tale eBooks.com — buy Atwood's The handmaid's tale
  24. 24 Women's issues in Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale 2012 Amazon — buy Women's issues in Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale Bookshop — buy Women's issues in Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale ThriftBooks — buy Women's issues in Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale eBooks.com — buy Women's issues in Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale
  25. 25 GESCHICHTE DER DIENERIN - THE HANDMAID'S TALE 2013 Amazon — buy GESCHICHTE DER DIENERIN - THE HANDMAID'S TALE Bookshop — buy GESCHICHTE DER DIENERIN - THE HANDMAID'S TALE ThriftBooks — buy GESCHICHTE DER DIENERIN - THE HANDMAID'S TALE eBooks.com — buy GESCHICHTE DER DIENERIN - THE HANDMAID'S TALE
  26. 26 Handmaid's Tale (SparkNotes Literature Guide) 2014 Amazon — buy Handmaid's Tale (SparkNotes Literature Guide) Bookshop — buy Handmaid's Tale (SparkNotes Literature Guide) ThriftBooks — buy Handmaid's Tale (SparkNotes Literature Guide) eBooks.com — buy Handmaid's Tale (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
  27. 27 YNAL the Handmaid's Tale 2016 2016 Amazon — buy YNAL the Handmaid's Tale 2016 Bookshop — buy YNAL the Handmaid's Tale 2016 ThriftBooks — buy YNAL the Handmaid's Tale 2016 eBooks.com — buy YNAL the Handmaid's Tale 2016
  28. 28 Summary - the Handmaid's Tale 2017 Amazon — buy Summary - the Handmaid's Tale Bookshop — buy Summary - the Handmaid's Tale ThriftBooks — buy Summary - the Handmaid's Tale eBooks.com — buy Summary - the Handmaid's Tale
  29. 29 Summary 2017 Amazon — buy Summary Bookshop — buy Summary ThriftBooks — buy Summary eBooks.com — buy Summary
  30. 30 Reflections on the Handmaid's Tale 2018 Amazon — buy Reflections on the Handmaid's Tale Bookshop — buy Reflections on the Handmaid's Tale ThriftBooks — buy Reflections on the Handmaid's Tale eBooks.com — buy Reflections on the Handmaid's Tale
  31. 31 Handmaid's Tale : a-Level Revision Guide 2018 Amazon — buy Handmaid's Tale : a-Level Revision Guide Bookshop — buy Handmaid's Tale : a-Level Revision Guide ThriftBooks — buy Handmaid's Tale : a-Level Revision Guide eBooks.com — buy Handmaid's Tale : a-Level Revision Guide
  32. 32 Study Guide : the Handmaid's Tale 2018 Amazon — buy Study Guide : the Handmaid's Tale Bookshop — buy Study Guide : the Handmaid's Tale ThriftBooks — buy Study Guide : the Handmaid's Tale eBooks.com — buy Study Guide : the Handmaid's Tale
  33. 33 The Handmaid's Tale and Philosophy 2018 Amazon — buy The Handmaid's Tale and Philosophy Bookshop — buy The Handmaid's Tale and Philosophy ThriftBooks — buy The Handmaid's Tale and Philosophy eBooks.com — buy The Handmaid's Tale and Philosophy
  34. 34 The Handmaid's Tale [Graphic Novel] 2019 Amazon — buy The Handmaid's Tale [Graphic Novel] Bookshop — buy The Handmaid's Tale [Graphic Novel] ThriftBooks — buy The Handmaid's Tale [Graphic Novel] eBooks.com — buy The Handmaid's Tale [Graphic Novel]
  35. 35 The Testaments 2019 Amazon — buy The Testaments Bookshop — buy The Testaments ThriftBooks — buy The Testaments eBooks.com — buy The Testaments
  36. 36 Religion in the Handmaid's Tale 2019 Amazon — buy Religion in the Handmaid's Tale Bookshop — buy Religion in the Handmaid's Tale ThriftBooks — buy Religion in the Handmaid's Tale eBooks.com — buy Religion in the Handmaid's Tale
  37. 37 Summary of the Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 2019 Amazon — buy Summary of the Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Bookshop — buy Summary of the Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood ThriftBooks — buy Summary of the Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood eBooks.com — buy Summary of the Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
  38. 38 Novels (Handmaid's Tale / Testaments) 2020 Amazon — buy Novels (Handmaid's Tale / Testaments) Bookshop — buy Novels (Handmaid's Tale / Testaments) ThriftBooks — buy Novels (Handmaid's Tale / Testaments) eBooks.com — buy Novels (Handmaid's Tale / Testaments)
  39. 39 Reading guides - The Handmaid's tale 2020 Amazon — buy Reading guides - The Handmaid's tale Bookshop — buy Reading guides - The Handmaid's tale ThriftBooks — buy Reading guides - The Handmaid's tale eBooks.com — buy Reading guides - The Handmaid's tale
  40. 40 Handmaid's Tale 2022 Calendar 2021 Amazon — buy Handmaid's Tale 2022 Calendar ThriftBooks — buy Handmaid's Tale 2022 Calendar eBooks.com — buy Handmaid's Tale 2022 Calendar

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Handmaid's Tale 1985
2 Novels (Handmaid's Tale / Life Before Man / Surfacing) 1990
3 Surfacing ; Life before man ; The Handmaid's tale 1990
4 Margaret Atwood 1993
5 "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood 1994
6 CliffsNotes on Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale 1994
7 Female dystopia 1994
8 Atwood 1995
9 Letts Explore "the Handmaid's Tale" 1995
10 Approaches to teaching Atwood's The handmaid's tale and other works 1996
11 Scarlet letters 1997
12 "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood (Critical Reading) 1998
13 Margaret Atwood, The handmaid's tale 1998
14 Lectures d'une oeuvre 1998
15 The handmaid's tale, Margaret Atwood 1998
16 Lire Margaret Atwood 1999
17 The Handmaid's tale, roman protéen 1999
18 Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale 1999
19 Margaret Atwood The Essential Guide 2002
20 Wizard Study Guide The Handmaid's Tale 2002
21 The "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood 2003
22 Handmaid's Tale 2009
23 Atwood's The handmaid's tale 2010
24 Women's issues in Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale 2012
25 GESCHICHTE DER DIENERIN - THE HANDMAID'S TALE 2013
26 Handmaid's Tale (SparkNotes Literature Guide) 2014
27 YNAL the Handmaid's Tale 2016 2016
28 Summary - the Handmaid's Tale 2017
29 Summary 2017
30 Reflections on the Handmaid's Tale 2018
31 Handmaid's Tale : a-Level Revision Guide 2018
32 Study Guide : the Handmaid's Tale 2018
33 The Handmaid's Tale and Philosophy 2018
34 The Handmaid's Tale [Graphic Novel] 2019
35 The Testaments 2019
36 Religion in the Handmaid's Tale 2019
37 Summary of the Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 2019
38 Novels (Handmaid's Tale / Testaments) 2020
39 Reading guides - The Handmaid's tale 2020
40 Handmaid's Tale 2022 Calendar 2021

Handmaid'S Tale reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Handmaid's Tale (1985). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Handmaid'S Tale — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Handmaid'S Tale books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1985–2021.

What is the newest Handmaid'S Tale book?

Handmaid's Tale 2022 Calendar, published in 2021.