Does anybody know the order of these books?

V.C. Andrews wrote a book called Flowers in the Attic and I heard it turned into a serious with many more, but I don't know the order to read them????

Does anybody know the order of these books?
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The Dollanganger series


Andrews's first series of novels focuses on the lives of the Dollanganger family and was published between 1979 and 1986.





By the way - the books are really good! Although it was at least 15 years since I read them...


The first two novels, "Flowers in the Attic" and "Petals on the Wind", focus on the Dollanganger children: Chris, Cathy, Cory, and Carrie. The Dollangangers are initially imprisoned in an attic by their mother and grandmother, and "Flowers in the Attic" tells of their incarceration and subsequent escape. "Petals on the Wind" picks up the story directly after their escape from the attic. "If There Be Thorns" and "Seeds of Yesterday" continue to tell the story of the siblings, but the focus shifts to Cathy's children, Jory and Bart. "Garden of Shadows" is a prequel which tells the story of the grandparents, Olivia and Malcolm Foxworth.





Flowers in the Attic (1979)


Petals on the Wind (1980)


If There Be Thorns (1981)


Seeds of Yesterday (1984)


Garden of Shadows (1986) (started by Andrews, finished by Andrew Neiderman)
Reply:I love these books! They should be read in order, because otherwise the timeline won't make sense. The order is:


Flowers in the Attic, Petals on the Wind, If There be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows.





Garden of Shadows actually tells the history of the grandmother, but I still like to read it after the other stories.
Reply:Are you sure that you have to read them in order? Many times mysteries or murders are just finished and then have them added to the list. Use Google or Amazon and see what they say. Sometimes an author will make a reference about another book, but it is not necessary for you to have read it to have the sentence make sense. A list of an author's previous works will be found just prior to the Contents page and will list the author's previous works.