Question: what is the order of fullmetal alchemist series

title: Fullmetal Alchemist
text: Edward and Alphonse Elric live in the rural town of Resembool with their mother Trisha and their father Van Hohenheim , the latter having left home for an unknown reason . When Trisha dies of the plague , the brothers perform the forbidden alchemic technique of human transmutation in an attempt to resurrect her . Consequently , the transmutation backfires and in law with equivalent exchange , Edward 's left leg and Alphonse 's entire body are destroyed . Edward sacrifices his right arm to rescue Alphonse 's soul , binding it to a suit of armor with a blood seal . Edward is invited by Roy Mustang to become a State Alchemist to research a way to restore Alphonse 's body . Edward passes the State Alchemist exams , becoming the Fullmetal Alchemist , the title based on his prosthetic automail limbs and use of alchemy involving metal materials .