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ⓘ About Scott Cawthon
Scott Cawthon is a popular developer of video games, author, game designer, and animator from America. He is particularly famous for creating the video game, Five Nights at Freddy’s. As a writer, he has written a few successful books in the horror, young adult, and mystery genres. The other games developed by Cawthon include The Desolate Hope, Chippper and Son’s Lumber Company, etc. His animation works include The Pilgrim Progress and Christmas Journey. For the development of most of his games, Cawthon made use of Clickteam Fusion and Autodesk 3D Max. Author Cawthon was born and brought up in the US. Currently, he resides in Salado, Texas. He has happily married life and is blessed with a couple of sons. Cawthon has a strong belief in the Christian faith.
All Book Series by Scott Cawthon
Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Movie Novel #2
Book 6 of 7 · published 2026
Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Art and Making of the Movies
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2026 Co-authored · Cala Spinner
Five Nights at Freddy's: Tales from the Pizzaplex Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 2
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2026
Five Nights at Freddy's Survival Logbook
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2017
Five Nights at Freddy's Glow in the Dark Coloring Book
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024
Five Nights at Freddy's Ultimate Guide
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2021
Five Nights at Freddy's Character Encyclopedia
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2027
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Scott Cawthon?
Scott Cawthon is a popular developer of video games, author, game designer, and animator from America. He is particularly famous for creating the video game, Five Nights at Freddy's. As a writer, he has written a few successful books in the horror, young adult, and mystery genres.
Which Scott Cawthon series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel series, the earliest of Scott Cawthon's multi-book series: it opens with The Silver Eyes (2016) and runs to 10 books across 2016–2027, ending with Five Nights at Freddy's: Tales from the Pizzaplex Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 2 (2026). Scott Cawthon's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Scott Cawthon written?
Scott Cawthon has 47 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2016 and 2027. Every one of them sits in one of 7 named series — the largest being the Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights series with 12 books.
In what order should Scott Cawthon's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Scott Cawthon's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel (2016–2027, 10 books), Five Nights at Freddy's (2016–2026, 7 books) and Five Nights at Freddy's Guidebooks (2017–2024, 3 books), plus 4 more.
How are Scott Cawthon's books organised into series?
This guide splits Scott Cawthon's 47 books into 7 named series, with no standalone titles: Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights (12 books, 2019–2022); Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel (10 books, 2016–2027); Five Nights at Freddy's: Tales from the Pizzaplex (8 books, 2022–2023); Five Nights at Freddy's (7 books, 2016–2026); Five Nights at Freddy's Interactive Novel (4 books, 2024–2025), plus 2 further series.