A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Series of Unfortunate Events is a children's book series by Daniel Handler, writing under the pseudonym of Lemony Snicket, and illustrated by Brett Helquist. There are 11 books in the series as of 2005, but it is expected that the final series will consist of 13 books (each with 13 chapters), excluding any companions Snicket decides to include, such as '. The first book in the series, The Bad Beginning, was published in 1999 by HarperCollins Children's Books and Book the Twelfth (title as yet unreleased) is expected on October 18, 2005.

See also

• Steampunk
• Absurdist fiction
• Pseudonym
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (film)