Book Series · 4 Books

Serafina Books

In order from Serafina and the Black Cloak to Serafina and the Seven Stars.

Four gothic middle-grade mysteries about a hidden girl protecting the Biltmore Estate from supernatural threats.

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Serafina and the Black Cloak
Serafina and the Twisted Staff
Serafina and the Splintered Heart
Serafina and the Seven Stars
Serafina and the Black Cloak
Reading order

How to Read the Serafina Books

Read the four novels in numbered order, beginning with Serafina and the Black Cloak. Each mystery stands out, but Serafina's identity, friendships, and supernatural world develop across the sequence.

The graphic novel retells the first book in a shorter visual format. It is an alternate way into the same story, not a fifth adventure.

Sources: Disney's official four-book Serafina set, Disney's official graphic novel page.

For parents

What Parents Should Know

These atmospheric mysteries include disappearing and endangered children, kidnapping, monsters, dark magic, frightening transformations, attacks, injuries, death, and sustained suspense. The prose is middle-grade, but sensitive readers may find the horror imagery—especially in the graphic retelling—intense.

Where to start

Where Should a New Reader Start?

The full novel

Start with Serafina and the Black Cloak for the complete mystery and continue through book #4.

A visual retelling

The graphic novel offers a shorter, illustrated version of the first story before readers decide whether to continue in prose.

Where the story begins

First Book in the Series

Serafina and the Black Cloak
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Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2015

Serafina and the Black Cloak

By Robert Beatty

Children vanish at Biltmore Estate. Can a hidden girl and her ally unmask the cloaked kidnapper?

320 pages· 68,651 words· Est. 7.5 hour read
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Summary: Serafina, secretly living in Biltmore Estate's basement, must remain unseen. But when children start disappearing, she teams up with Braeden Vanderbilt to uncover the identity of a sinister man in a black cloak. Their quest leads them into a forbidden forest, where Serafina discovers a magical legacy tied to her own mysterious past. Can they solve the mystery before more children vanish?
In reading order

Serafina Series

4 books · Published 2015–2019

Graphic retelling

Serafina and the Black Cloak

1 book · Published 2023

A visual adaptation of book #1 rather than a continuation of the four-novel story.

Good to know

Common Questions

How many books are in the Serafina series?

There are 4 books in the Serafina series. It began with Serafina and the Black Cloak in 2015, and the newest book, Serafina and the Seven Stars, was published in 2019.

What order should you read the Serafina books in?

Start with Serafina and the Black Cloak and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #4.

What ages are the Serafina books best for?

The series is best for ages 8–12, based on the age ranges of the individual books.

Which Serafina book is the longest?

Serafina and the Twisted Staff (Book #2) is the longest book in the series at 86,376 words (400 pages).

Which Serafina book is the shortest?

Serafina and the Black Cloak (Book #1) is the shortest at 68,651 words (320 pages).

The people

The Creative Behind the Books

The people who bring Serafina to life.

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Robert Beatty

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