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Alan Garner Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Alan Garner in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 30 books / 7 series

British author best known for *The Weirdstone of Brisingamen* and the Alderley Edge series. His work has sold over a million copies and earned the Carnegie Medal. This page provides the Alan Garner books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Alan Garner in Publication Order

1960 The Weirdstone of Brisingamen POoToAB / 1 Buy
1963 The Moon of Gomrath POoToAB / 2 Buy
1965 Elidor POoSN / 1 Buy
1967 The Owl Service POoSN / 2 Buy
1973 Red Shift POoSN / 3 Buy
1975 The Guizer POoC / 1 Buy
1975 The Breadhorse POoPB / 1 Buy
1976 The Stone Book POoTSBQB / 1 Buy
1977 Granny Reardun POoTSBQB / 2 Buy
1977 Tom Fobble's Day POoTSBQB / 3 Buy
1978 The Aimer Gate POoTSBQB / 4 Buy
1979 Fairytales of Gold POoC / 2 Buy
1979 The Golden Brothers POoSN / 4 Buy
1979 Girl of the Golden Gate POoSN / 5 Buy
1980 The Lad of the Gad POoSN / 6 Buy
1981 Princess and the Golden Mane POoC / 1 Buy
1984 Alan Garner's Book of British Fairy Tales POoC / 3 Buy
1986 A Bag of Moonshine POoC / 4 Buy
1992 Jack and the Beanstalk POoC / 2 Buy
1993 Once Upon a Time POoSN / 7 Buy
1996 Strandloper POoSN / 8 Buy
1997 The Little Red Hen POoPB / 2 Buy
1998 The Voice That Thunders POoNB / 1 Buy
1998 Grey Wolf, Prince Jack and the Firebird POoC / 3 Buy
1998 The Well of the Wind POoSN / 9 Buy
2003 Thursbitch POoSN / 10 Buy
2011 Where Shall We Run To? POoNB / 2 Buy
2011 Collected Folk Tales POoC / 5 Buy
2012 Boneland POoToAB / 3 Buy
2021 Treacle Walker POoSN / 11 Buy

Complete Alan Garner Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 11 books / 1965-2021
01 Elidor 1965 Buy
02 The Owl Service 1967 Buy
03 Red Shift 1973 Buy
04 The Golden Brothers 1979 Buy
05 Girl of the Golden Gate 1979 Buy
06 The Lad of the Gad 1980 Buy
07 Once Upon a Time 1993 Buy
08 Strandloper 1996 Buy
09 The Well of the Wind 1998 Buy
10 Thursbitch 2003 Buy
11 Treacle Walker 2021 Buy
Collections Reading Order 5 books / 1975-2011
01 The Guizer 1975 Buy
02 Fairytales of Gold 1979 Buy
03 Alan Garner's Book of British Fairy Tales 1984 Buy
04 A Bag of Moonshine 1986 Buy
05 Collected Folk Tales 2011 Buy
Tales of Alderley Reading Order 3 books / 1960-2012
01 The Weirdstone of Brisingamen 1960 Buy
02 The Moon of Gomrath 1963 Buy
03 Boneland 2012 Buy
Chapbooks Reading Order 3 books / 1981-1998
01 Princess and the Golden Mane 1981 Buy
02 Jack and the Beanstalk 1992 Buy
03 Grey Wolf, Prince Jack and the Firebird 1998 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 2 books / 1998-2011
01 The Voice That Thunders 1998 Buy
02 Where Shall We Run To? 2011 Buy
Picture Reading Order 2 books / 1975-1997
01 The Breadhorse 1975 Buy
02 The Little Red Hen 1997 Buy
01 The Stone Book 1976 Buy
02 Granny Reardun 1977 Buy
03 Tom Fobble's Day 1977 Buy
04 The Aimer Gate 1978 Buy

Where to start with Alan Garner

What is the best order to read Alan Garner books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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