"How many books are in the J. W. Wells \u0026 Co. series?"

"There are eight books in the J. W. Wells \u0026 Co. series, published between 2003 and 2023."

"What is the first book in the J. W. Wells \u0026 Co. series?"

"The first book in the J. W. Wells \u0026 Co. series is The Portable Door, published in 2003."

J. W. Wells & Co. books in order

Q: "Do you need to read J.W. Wells \u0026 Co. in order?"

"The books share a setting and some recurring characters, but each novel tells a fairly self-contained story. Reading in order gives you the best sense of how the firm and its staff develop over time."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	The Portable Door	2003	Tom Holt	Buy
2	In Your Dreams	2004	Tom Holt	Buy
3	Earth, Air, Fire and Custard	2005	Tom Holt	Buy
4	You Don’t Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But it Helps	2006	Tom Holt	Buy
5	The Better Mousetrap	2008	Tom Holt	Buy
6	May Contain Traces of Magic	2009	Tom Holt	Buy
7	Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Sausages	2011	Tom Holt	Buy
8	The Eight Reindeer of the Apocalypse	2023	Tom Holt	Buy

The J.W. Wells & Co. series begins with The Portable Door, in which Paul Carpenter stumbles into a job at what turns out to be a firm staffed by wizards, goblins, and supernatural beings. Each book follows a different employee or situation at the firm, mixing workplace comedy with magical chaos.

Holt’s humor comes from treating the magical world with the same bureaucratic dullness as any real office. Enchanted swords get filed under “miscellaneous,” and interdimensional portals cause HR paperwork. The series ran from 2003 to 2023, with The Eight Reindeer of the Apocalypse as the most recent entry.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the J. W. Wells & Co. series?

There are eight books in the J. W. Wells & Co. series, published between 2003 and 2023.

What is the first book in the J. W. Wells & Co. series?

The first book in the J. W. Wells & Co. series is The Portable Door, published in 2003.

Do you need to read J.W. Wells & Co. in order?

The books share a setting and some recurring characters, but each novel tells a fairly self-contained story. Reading in order gives you the best sense of how the firm and its staff develop over time.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order