Classic & Older Gothic

The Carnivorous Carnival

by Lemony Snicket · A Series of Unfortunate Events series

Accused of murder, the Baudelaire siblings take refuge in a traveling carnival, masquerading as freaks to escape Count Olaf's clutches. Among fortune tellers, lion tamers, and frightening attractions, they uncover more mysteries about their parents' secret past. Dark humor and cryptic clues propel this carnival of horrors forward.

A Series of Unfortunate Events in reading order

• 4. The Miserable Mill — Lemony Snicket
• 5. The Austere Academy — Lemony Snicket
• 6. The Ersatz Elevator — Lemony Snicket
• 7. The Vile Village — Lemony Snicket
• 8. The Hostile Hospital — Lemony Snicket
• 9. The Carnivorous Carnival — Lemony Snicket
• 10. The Slippery Slope — Lemony Snicket
• 11. The Grim Grotto — Lemony Snicket
• 12. The Penultimate Peril — Lemony Snicket
• 13. The End — Lemony Snicket

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