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Terry Deary Complete Bibliography

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 357 books / 43 series

British author best known for the Horrible Histories series. His books have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and been translated into more than 40 languages. This page provides the Terry Deary books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Terry Deary in Publication Order

1977 Teaching Through Theatre POoNB / 1 Buy
1979 Real Maria Marten POoSN / 1 Buy
1980 Calamity Kate POoSN / 2 Buy
1980 Hope Street POoSN / 3 Buy
1981 The Lambton Worm POoSN / 4 Buy
1981 Twist of the Knife POoSN / 5 Buy
1982 The Custard Kid POoSN / 6 Buy
1983 Walking Shadows POoSN / 7 Buy
1983 The Wishing Well Ghost POoSN / 8 Buy
1984 The Silent Scream POoSN / 9 Buy
1984 I Met Her on a Rainy Day POoSN / 10 Buy
1984 The Windmill Of Nowhere POoSN / 11 Buy
1986 A Witch in Time POoSN / 12 Buy
1986 The Treasure Of Skull Island POoSN / 13 Buy
1987 Spine Chilling Stories Three Stories POoSSC / 1 Buy
1988 The Dream Seller POoCB / 1 Buy
1988 Skeleton in the Cupboard POoGB / 1 Buy
1988 Knockout: Short Stories POoSSC / 2 Buy
1988 The Ghosts of Batwing Castle POoSN / 14 Buy
1989 Bad Bart And Billy The Brave POoGB / 2 Buy
1990 The Magic And The Mummy POoETB / 1 Buy
1990 Father Christmas' Joke Book POoNB / 2 Buy
1990 The Big Fat Father Christmas Joke Book POoNB / 3 Buy
1990 Treasure Of Grey Manor POoSN / 15 Buy
1990 The Treasure Of Crazy Horse POoSN / 16 Buy
1991 The Joke Factory POoSN / 17 Buy
1991 The Great Father Christmas Robbery POoSN / 18 Buy
1992 True Monster Stories POoTSB / 1 Buy
1992 Shadow Play POoSN / 19 Buy
1992 Ghost Town POoSN / 20 Buy
1993 Terrible Tudors POoHHB / 1 Buy
1993 True Horror Stories POoTSB / 2 Buy
1993 Awesome Egyptians POoHHB / 2 Buy
1994 True Crime Stories POoTSB / 3 Buy
1994 The Vile Victorians POoHHB / 3 Buy
1994 Vicious Vikings POoHHB / 4 Buy
1994 Rotten Romans POoHHB / 5 Buy
1995 Cruel Kings and Mean Queens POoHHSB / 1 Buy
1995 Disaster POoSB / 1 Buy
1995 The Real Joan Of Arc? POoHMB / 1 Buy
1995 Mysteries POoSB / 2 Buy
1995 Spooks POoSB / 3 Buy
1995 Terror POoSB / 4 Buy
1995 True Shark Stories POoTSB / 4 Buy
1995 True Ghost Stories POoTSB / 5 Buy
1995 Groovy Greeks POoHHB / 6 Buy
1996 Breakout! POoCB / 1 Buy
1996 Wicked Words POoHHSB / 2 Buy
1996 The Truth About Guy Fawkes? POoHMB / 2 Buy
1996 The Nuclear Winter Man POoCB / 2 Buy
1996 Twentieth Century POoHHSB / 3 Buy
1996 Who Killed Kit Marlowe? POoHMB / 3 Buy
1996 Vanished! POoCB / 3 Buy
1996 The Philadelphia Experiment POoCB / 4 Buy
1996 The Discovery at Roswell POoCB / 5 Buy
1996 Encounter on the Moon POoCB / 6 Buy
1996 True Detective Stories POoTSB / 6 Buy
1996 Dreadful Diary POoHHB / 7 Buy
1996 Alien Landing POoCB / 7 Buy
1996 The Measly Middle Ages / Plague And Peril POoHHB / 8 Buy
1996 Poisonous Postcards POoHHB / 9 Buy
1996 All About Bede POoSN / 21 Buy
1996 The Grott Street Gang POoSN / 22 Buy
1996 Who Shot Queen Victoria? POoSN / 23 Buy
1997 Writers POoTTTB / 1 Buy
1997 The Prince of Rags and Patches POoTTB / 1 Buy
1997 Inventors POoTTTB / 2 Buy
1997 The King in Blood Red and Gold POoTTB / 2 Buy
1997 Truly Terrible Tales POoSSC / 3 Buy
1997 Scientists POoTTTB / 3 Buy
1997 Dark Knights and Dingy Castles POoHHSB / 4 Buy
1997 Explorers POoTTTB / 4 Buy
1997 True UFO Stories POoTSB / 7 Buy
1997 The Cut-Throat Celts POoHHB / 10 Buy
1997 Angry Aztecs POoHHB / 11 Buy
1997 Potty Politics POoSN / 24 Buy
1997 Bloody Scotland POoSN / 25 Buy
1998 Terribly True Spy Stories POoTTSB / 1 Buy
1998 Space Race POoSFB / 1 Buy
1998 Casting the Gods Adrift(By: Geraldine McCaughrean) POoFB / 1 Buy
1998 10 Best Greek Legends Ever! POo1HB / 1 Buy
1998 Bible Stories(By: Michael Tickner,Michael Coleman) POo1HB / 2 Buy
1998 Chop and Change POoSFB / 2 Buy
1998 Terribly True War Stories POoTTSB / 2 Buy
1998 10 Best Shakespeare Stories Ever! POo1HB / 3 Buy
1998 The Lady of Fire and Tears POoTTB / 3 Buy
1998 Shock Tactics POoSFB / 3 Buy
1998 Bat and Bell POoSFB / 4 Buy
1998 Top Ten Arthurian Legends(By: Margaret Simpson) POo1HB / 4 Buy
1998 The Knight of Stars and Storms POoTTB / 4 Buy
1998 Best Ever Shakespeare Tales POoSSC / 4 Buy
1998 Dog Run POoSFB / 5 Buy
1998 True Spy Stories POoTSB / 8 Buy
1998 True Horror Stories / True Monster Stories / True Ghost Stories POoTSB / 9 Buy
1998 True War Stories POoTSB / 10 Buy
1998 Terrifying Tudors / Even More Terrible Tudors POoHHB / 12 Buy
1998 Top Ten Greek Legends POoSN / 26 Buy
1998 Top 10 Shakespeare Stories POoSN / 27 Buy
1999 The Mad Millennium Play POoHHNB / 1 Buy
1999 The Massive Millennium Quiz Book POoHHNB / 2 Buy
1999 Terribly True Horror Stories POoTTSB / 3 Buy
1999 Top Ten Viking Legends(By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner) POo1HB / 5 Buy
1999 Rowdy Revolutions POoHHSB / 5 Buy
1999 Top Ten Fairy Stories(By: Michael Coleman) POo1HB / 6 Buy
1999 Dark Forces POoSFB / 6 Buy
1999 Light And Wrong POoSFB / 7 Buy
1999 Magical Magnets POoSFB / 8 Buy
1999 True Disaster Stories POoTSB / 11 Buy
1999 The Savage Stone Age POoHHB / 13 Buy
1999 Woeful Second World War POoHHB / 14 Buy
1999 The Gorgeous Georgians and the Vile Victorians POoHHB / 15 Buy
1999 Ghost for Sale POoSN / 28 Buy
1999 Greek Legends POoSN / 29 Buy
1999 Shakespeare Stories POoSN / 30 Buy
1999 Greek Legends Zeus POoSN / 31 Buy
2000 The Witch of Nightmare Avenue POoTDB / 1 Buy
2000 The Secrets Of Science POoSFFQB / 1 Buy
2000 How Things Work POoSFFQB / 2 Buy
2000 The Pirates of the Dark Park POoTDB / 2 Buy
2000 Mysteries of the Human Body POoSFFQB / 3 Buy
2000 Princess In Terror Tower POoTDB / 3 Buy
2000 The Wonders of Maths POoSFFQB / 4 Buy
2000 King Arthur's Bones POoTDB / 4 Buy
2000 Ireland POoHHSB / 6 Buy
2000 Top Ten Irish Legends(By: Michael Tickner,Margaret Simpson) POo1HB / 7 Buy
2000 Horror Stories(By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner) POo1HB / 8 Buy
2000 Horribly Huge Quiz Book POoHHB / 16 Buy
2000 The Incredible Incas POoHHB / 17 Buy
2000 Horrible Christmas POoHHB / 18 Buy
2000 The Hat Trick POoSN / 32 Buy
2001 The USA POoHHSB / 7 Buy
2001 The Awesome Ancient Quiz Book POoHHSB / 8 Buy
2001 10 Best Ghost Stories Ever(By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner) POo1HB / 9 Buy
2001 Pitt Street Pirates POoSN / 33 Buy
2002 France POoHHSB / 9 Buy
2002 Brat Pack: Measly Middle Ages POoHHB / 19 Buy
2002 Cruel Crime And Painful Punishment POoHHB / 20 Buy
2002 Barmy British Empire POoHHB / 21 Buy
2002 Into the Lion's Den POoSN / 34 Buy
2003 The Actor, The Rebel, And The Wrinkled Queen POoTTB / 1 Buy
2003 The Prince, the Cook, and the Cunning King POoTTB / 2 Buy
2003 The Thief, the Fool, and the Big Fat King POoTTB / 3 Buy
2003 The Maid, The Witch And The Cruel Queen POoTTB / 4 Buy
2003 The Terrible Tudors Awful Anniversary Pack POoHHB / 22 Buy
2003 Ruthless Romans POoHHB / 23 Buy
2003 Wicked History Of The World POoHHB / 24 Buy
2003 Footsteps In The Fog POoSN / 35 Buy
2004 Terrible Tudors Sticker Book POoHH(B / 1 Buy
2004 The Phantom And The Fisherman POoETB / 2 Buy
2004 The Gold In The Grave POoETB / 3 Buy
2004 The Plot On The Pyramid POoETB / 4 Buy
2004 The Phantom of the Nile POoETB / 5 Buy
2004 England POoHHSB / 10 Buy
2004 The Slimy Stuarts POoHHB / 25 Buy
2004 Smashing Saxons POoHHB / 26 Buy
2004 The Stormin' Normans POoHHB / 27 Buy
2004 Villainous Victorians POoHHB / 28 Buy
2004 Awesome Egyptians Activity Book POoHHB / 29 Buy
2004 Rotten Romans Sticker Book POoHHB / 30 Buy
2004 Vile Victorians Activity Book POoHHB / 31 Buy
2004 The Mad Miscellany POoHHB / 32 Buy
2004 Groovy Greeks Activity Book POoHHB / 33 Buy
2004 Vicious Vikings Sticker Book POoHHB / 34 Buy
2004 Blitzed Brits POoHHB / 35 Buy
2004 Frightful First World War POoHHB / 36 Buy
2004 War Games POoSN / 36 Buy
2004 Gorgeous Georgians POoHHB / 37 Buy
2004 Dirty Little Imps POoSN / 37 Buy
2004 The Boy Who Haunted Himself POoSN / 38 Buy
2005 The Fire Thief POoFTTB / 1 Buy
2005 Rotten Rulers POoHHSB / 11 Buy
2005 Loathsome London POoHHB / 38 Buy
2005 Measly Middle Ages Activity Book POoHHB / 39 Buy
2005 Slimy Stuarts Sticker Book POoHHB / 40 Buy
2006 Pirates POoHHHB / 1 Buy
2006 Horrible History of the World POoHHHB / 2 Buy
2006 Flight of the Fire Thief POoFTTB / 2 Buy
2006 Knights POoHHHB / 3 Buy
2006 The Lord of the Dreaming Globe POoTTB / 5 Buy
2006 Terribly True Crime Stories POoTSB / 12 Buy
2006 Terribly True Disaster Stories POoTSB / 13 Buy
2006 Terribly True Shark Stories POoTSB / 14 Buy
2006 Terribly True Ghost Stories POoTSB / 15 Buy
2007 The Tortoise and the Dare POoGTB / 1 Buy
2007 Awesome Activity Book POoHH(B / 2 Buy
2007 The Town Mouse and the Spartan House POoGTB / 2 Buy
2007 The Lion's Slave POoGTB / 3 Buy
2007 The Fire Thief Fights Back POoFTTB / 3 Buy
2007 Warriors POoHHHB / 4 Buy
2007 Dick Turpin: Legends and Lies POoSSC / 5 Buy
2007 Witches POoHHHB / 5 Buy
2007 The Queen of the Dying Light POoTTB / 6 Buy
2008 The Captive Celt POoRTB / 1 Buy
2008 Shadow of the Gallows POoHHGSB / 1 Buy
2008 Tower of Terror POoHHGSB / 2 Buy
2008 The Goose Guards POoRTB / 2 Buy
2008 The Fatal Fire POoRTB / 3 Buy
2008 Wall Of Woe POoHHGSB / 3 Buy
2008 The Grim Ghost POoRTB / 4 Buy
2008 Vile Villains POoNB / 4 Buy
2008 Villains POoHHHB / 6 Buy
2008 Trenches POoHHHB / 7 Buy
2008 Wales POoHHSB / 12 Buy
2009 Blitz POoHHHB / 1 Buy
2009 The Knight Of Silk And Steel POoKTB / 1 Buy
2009 Burglary for Beginners POoMCCAB / 1 Buy
2009 Robbery For Rascals POoMCCAB / 2 Buy
2009 Spies POoHHHB / 2 Buy
2009 The Knight Of Spurs And Spirits POoKTB / 2 Buy
2009 Final Victory(By: Herbie Brennan) POoFB / 2 Buy
2009 The Knight of Sticks and Straw POoKTB / 3 Buy
2009 Horrible Histories Annual 2010 POoHH(B / 3 Buy
2009 Classes In Kidnapping POoMCCAB / 3 Buy
2009 Raiders And Ruins POoHHGSB / 4 Buy
2009 The Knight Of Swords And Spooks POoKTB / 4 Buy
2009 Blackout In The Blitz POoHHGSB / 5 Buy
2009 Scotland POoHHSB / 13 Buy
2009 Horribly Huge Press-Out-And-Build Book POoHHB / 41 Buy
2009 Who's Horrible in History POoHHB / 42 Buy
2009 Horribly Hilarious Joke Book POoHHB / 43 Buy
2009 Horribly Huge Book Of Terrible Tudors POoHHB / 44 Buy
2010 Oxford POoHHGGB / 1 Buy
2010 The Eye of the Viking God POoVTB / 1 Buy
2010 The Sword of the Viking King POoVTB / 2 Buy
2010 Stratford-Upon-Avon POoHHGGB / 2 Buy
2010 Nasty Knights POoHHHB / 3 Buy
2010 The Hand of the Viking Warrior POoVTB / 3 Buy
2010 York POoHHGGB / 3 Buy
2010 Perilous Pirates POoHHHB / 4 Buy
2010 Horrible Histories Annual 2011 POoHH(B / 4 Buy
2010 Safe Cracking For Students POoMCCAB / 4 Buy
2010 Edinburgh POoHHGGB / 4 Buy
2010 The Boy Who Cried Horse POoGTB / 4 Buy
2010 London POoHHGGB / 5 Buy
2010 The Horrible History of Britain and Ireland POoHH(B / 5 Buy
2010 Wicked Witches POoHHHB / 5 Buy
2010 Wild Warriors POoHHHB / 6 Buy
2010 Dublin POoHHGGB / 6 Buy
2010 Pirates and Plunder POoHHGSB / 6 Buy
2010 Big Book Of Gory Stories POoHHGSB / 7 Buy
2010 Put Out The Light POoSN / 39 Buy
2010 Tudors - A High-Speed History POoHHB / 45 Buy
2010 Horrible Histories Frighfully Funny Quiz Book POoHHB / 46 Buy
2010 Awful Egyptians POoHHB / 47 Buy
2011 The Pirate Lord POoPTB / 1 Buy
2011 The Pirate Queen POoPTB / 2 Buy
2011 The Pirate Prisoner POoPTB / 3 Buy
2011 The Pirate Captain POoPTB / 4 Buy
2011 Horrible History Annual 2012 POoHH(B / 6 Buy
2011 Terrible Trenches POoHHHB / 7 Buy
2011 Knights - A High-Speed History POoHHB / 48 Buy
2011 Rome - A High-Speed History POoHHB / 49 Buy
2012 The Fabulous Flyer POoVTB / 1 Buy
2012 Terror on the Train POoVTB / 2 Buy
2012 Sea Monsters POoVTB / 3 Buy
2012 A Slip in Time(By: Maggie Pearson) POoFB / 4 Buy
2012 Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides: London POoHH(B / 7 Buy
2012 Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides: Edinburgh POoHH(B / 8 Buy
2012 Horrible Histories Annual 2013 POoHH(B / 9 Buy
2012 True Mystery Stories POoTSB / 16 Buy
2012 Cruel Crime POoHHB / 50 Buy
2013 Dangerous Days in the Roman Empire POoDDB / 1 Buy
2013 The Last Flight POoWWITB / 1 Buy
2013 The War Game POoWWITB / 2 Buy
2013 The Twisted Tunnels POoVTB / 4 Buy
2013 Horrible Histories Annual 2014 POoHH(B / 10 Buy
2013 The Beastly Best Bits POoHHSB / 14 Buy
2013 Deadly Days in History POoHHB / 51 Buy
2014 Dangerous Days on the Victorian Railways POoDDB / 2 Buy
2014 Dangerous Days in Elizabethan England POoDDB / 3 Buy
2014 The Last Viking POoVTB / 4 Buy
2014 Better Than Gold(By: Theresa Tomlinson) POoFB / 5 Buy
2014 The Night Run(By: Bali Rai) POoFB / 6 Buy
2014 Terry Deary's Best Ever Greek Legends POoSSC / 6 Buy
2014 The Ghost of the Trenches and other stories(By: Helen Watts) POoFB / 7 Buy
2014 The Lost King(By: Alison Prince) POoFB / 8 Buy
2014 The Viking's Revenge(By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross) POoFB / 9 Buy
2014 Horrible Histories Big Fat Christmas Book POoHHB / 52 Buy
2015 The Apple Spy POoWWITB / 1 Buy
2015 The Bike Escape POoWWITB / 2 Buy
2015 The Barrel Burglary POoWWITB / 3 Buy
2015 The Phantom Farm POoWWITB / 4 Buy
2015 The Samurai's Assassin(By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross) POoFB / 10 Buy
2015 The Gladiator's Victory(By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross) POoFB / 11 Buy
2015 Horrible Histories Annual 2016 POoHH(B / 11 Buy
2015 The Dance of Death(By: Andy Croft) POoFB / 12 Buy
2015 Katy Parker and the House that Cried(By: Margaret Mulligan) POoFB / 13 Buy
2015 Top 50 Kings and Queens POoHHB / 53 Buy
2015 Terrible Timeline POoHHB / 54 Buy
2015 Horrible Histories Christmas Sticker Activity Book POoHHB / 55 Buy
2016 Macbeth POoSTB / 1 Buy
2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream POoSTB / 2 Buy
2016 Romeo and Juliet POoSTB / 3 Buy
2016 The Bomber Balloon POoWWITB / 3 Buy
2016 Twelfth Night POoSTB / 4 Buy
2016 Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt POoDDB / 4 Buy
2016 Land of the Gods(By: Sally Prue) POoFB / 14 Buy
2016 Shield Maiden(By: Stuart Hill) POoFB / 15 Buy
2016 This is a Horrible Journal POoHHB / 56 Buy
2016 Crackin' Castles POoHHB / 57 Buy
2016 This is a Horrible Book of Foul Facts POoHHB / 58 Buy
2016 Top 50 Villains POoHHB / 59 Buy
2017 The King Who Threw Away His Throne POoSTB / 1 Buy
2017 The Lord Who Lost His Head POoSTB / 2 Buy
2017 The Shepherd Who Ate His Sheep POoSTB / 3 Buy
2017 The Witch Who Faced the Fire POoSTB / 4 Buy
2017 The Battle for the Viking Gold POoVTB / 5 Buy
2017 Gruesome Great Houses POoHHGGB / 7 Buy
2017 The Pharaoh's Charioteer(By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross) POoFB / 16 Buy
2017 The Spartan's March(By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross) POoFB / 17 Buy
2017 Mark of the Cyclops: An Ancient Greek Mystery(By: Saviour Pirotta) POoFB / 18 Buy
2017 Revolt Against the Romans(By: Tony Bradman) POoFB / 19 Buy
2017 Secret of the Oracle(By: Saviour Pirotta) POoFB / 20 Buy
2017 Attack of the Vikings(By: Tony Bradman) POoFB / 21 Buy
2017 25th Anniversary Yearbook POoHHB / 61 Buy
2018 Terror Train POoWWWB / 1 Buy
2018 The Great Cave POoSATB / 1 Buy
2018 The Great Flood POoSATB / 2 Buy
2018 Terrible Trenches Field Book POoHHNB / 3 Buy
2018 The Great Monster POoSATB / 3 Buy
2018 The Great Storm POoSATB / 4 Buy
2018 The Pigeon Spy POoWWITB / 4 Buy
2018 The Silver Hand POoFB / 22 Buy
2018 Pirates of Poseidon(By: Saviour Pirotta) POoFB / 23 Buy
2018 The First King of England(By: Stuart Hill) POoFB / 24 Buy
2018 Shadow of the Centaurs(By: Saviour Pirotta,Freya Hartas) POoFB / 25 Buy
2018 Horrible Histories 25th Anniversary Yearbook POoHHB / 62 Buy
2019 The Peasants' Revolting Crimes POoPRB / 1 Buy
2019 Fire Flight POoWWWB / 2 Buy
2019 The Golden Horsemen of Baghdad(By: Saviour Pirotta,Freya Hartas) POoFB / 26 Buy
2019 Winter of the Wolves(By: Tony Bradman) POoFB / 27 Buy
2019 Queen of Darkness(By: Tony Bradman) POoFB / 28 Buy
2019 An Unlikely Spy POoSN / 41 Buy
2020 The Peasants' Revolting Lives POoPRB / 2 Buy
2020 All at Sea POoHHSB / 15 Buy
2020 The Unstoppable Letty Pegg(By: Iszi Lawrence) POoFB / 29 Buy
2020 Mohinder's War(By: Bali Rai) POoFB / 30 Buy
2021 Up In The Air POoHHB / 63 Buy
2021 The Secret Diary of Henry VIII POoHHB / 64 Buy
2021 The Secret Diary of Queen Victoria POoHHB / 65 Buy
2022 Right On Track POoHHB / 66 Buy
2022 Queen Boudica's Secret Diary POoHHB / 67 Buy
2022 Ghosts POoHHB / 68 Buy
2022 William the Conqueror's Secret Diary POoHHB / 69 Buy
2023 The Worst in the World POoHHB / 70 Buy
2023 On the Road POoHHB / 71 Buy
2023 Terrible Thames POoHHB / 72 Buy
2024 A History of Britain in Ten Enemies POoNB / 6 Buy
2024 Liverpool POoHHGGB / 8 Buy
2024 Cardiff POoHHGGB / 9 Buy
2024 Paws, Claws and Jaws POoHHB / 73 Buy
2024 The Truly Terrible History of the Toilet POoHHB / 74 Buy
2025 Bath POoHHGGB / 10 Buy
2025 Glasgow POoHHGGB / 11 Buy
2025 On This Horrible Day in History POoHHB / 75 Buy
2025 Terrible Traitors POoHHB / 76 Buy
2026 Football POoHHB / 77 Buy

Complete Terry Deary Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Classified Reading Order 7 books / 1996-1996
01 Breakout! 1996 Buy
02 The Nuclear Winter Man 1996 Buy
03 Vanished! 1996 Buy
04 The Philadelphia Experiment 1996 Buy
05 The Discovery at Roswell 1996 Buy
06 Encounter on the Moon 1996 Buy
07 Alien Landing 1996 Buy
01 Shadow of the Gallows 2008 Buy
02 Tower of Terror 2008 Buy
03 Wall Of Woe 2008 Buy
04 Raiders And Ruins 2009 Buy
05 Blackout In The Blitz 2009 Buy
06 Pirates and Plunder 2010 Buy
07 Big Book Of Gory Stories 2010 Buy
01 Blitz 2009 Buy
02 Spies 2009 Buy
03 Nasty Knights 2010 Buy
04 Perilous Pirates 2010 Buy
05 Wicked Witches 2010 Buy
06 Wild Warriors 2010 Buy
07 Terrible Trenches 2011 Buy
01 Oxford 2010 Buy
02 Stratford-Upon-Avon 2010 Buy
03 York 2010 Buy
04 Edinburgh 2010 Buy
05 London 2010 Buy
06 Dublin 2010 Buy
07 Gruesome Great Houses 2017 Buy
08 Liverpool 2024 Buy
09 Cardiff 2024 Buy
10 Bath 2025 Buy
11 Glasgow 2025 Buy
Horrible Histories Reading Order 76 books / 1993-2026
01 Terrible Tudors 1993 Buy
02 Awesome Egyptians 1993 Buy
03 The Vile Victorians 1994 Buy
04 Vicious Vikings 1994 Buy
05 Rotten Romans 1994 Buy
06 Groovy Greeks 1995 Buy
07 Dreadful Diary 1996 Buy
08 The Measly Middle Ages / Plague And Peril 1996 Buy
09 Poisonous Postcards 1996 Buy
10 The Cut-Throat Celts 1997 Buy
11 Angry Aztecs 1997 Buy
12 Terrifying Tudors / Even More Terrible Tudors 1998 Buy
13 The Savage Stone Age 1999 Buy
14 Woeful Second World War 1999 Buy
15 The Gorgeous Georgians and the Vile Victorians 1999 Buy
16 Horribly Huge Quiz Book 2000 Buy
17 The Incredible Incas 2000 Buy
18 Horrible Christmas 2000 Buy
19 Brat Pack: Measly Middle Ages 2002 Buy
20 Cruel Crime And Painful Punishment 2002 Buy
21 Barmy British Empire 2002 Buy
22 The Terrible Tudors Awful Anniversary Pack 2003 Buy
23 Ruthless Romans 2003 Buy
24 Wicked History Of The World 2003 Buy
25 The Slimy Stuarts 2004 Buy
26 Smashing Saxons 2004 Buy
27 The Stormin' Normans 2004 Buy
28 Villainous Victorians 2004 Buy
29 Awesome Egyptians Activity Book 2004 Buy
30 Rotten Romans Sticker Book 2004 Buy
31 Vile Victorians Activity Book 2004 Buy
32 The Mad Miscellany 2004 Buy
33 Groovy Greeks Activity Book 2004 Buy
34 Vicious Vikings Sticker Book 2004 Buy
35 Blitzed Brits 2004 Buy
36 Frightful First World War 2004 Buy
37 Gorgeous Georgians 2004 Buy
38 Loathsome London 2005 Buy
39 Measly Middle Ages Activity Book 2005 Buy
40 Slimy Stuarts Sticker Book 2005 Buy
41 Horribly Huge Press-Out-And-Build Book 2009 Buy
42 Who's Horrible in History 2009 Buy
43 Horribly Hilarious Joke Book 2009 Buy
44 Horribly Huge Book Of Terrible Tudors 2009 Buy
45 Tudors - A High-Speed History 2010 Buy
46 Horrible Histories Frighfully Funny Quiz Book 2010 Buy
47 Awful Egyptians 2010 Buy
48 Knights - A High-Speed History 2011 Buy
49 Rome - A High-Speed History 2011 Buy
50 Cruel Crime 2012 Buy
51 Deadly Days in History 2013 Buy
52 Horrible Histories Big Fat Christmas Book 2014 Buy
53 Top 50 Kings and Queens 2015 Buy
54 Terrible Timeline 2015 Buy
55 Horrible Histories Christmas Sticker Activity Book 2015 Buy
56 This is a Horrible Journal 2016 Buy
57 Crackin' Castles 2016 Buy
58 This is a Horrible Book of Foul Facts 2016 Buy
59 Top 50 Villains 2016 Buy
61 25th Anniversary Yearbook 2017 Buy
62 Horrible Histories 25th Anniversary Yearbook 2018 Buy
63 Up In The Air 2021 Buy
64 The Secret Diary of Henry VIII 2021 Buy
65 The Secret Diary of Queen Victoria 2021 Buy
66 Right On Track 2022 Buy
67 Queen Boudica's Secret Diary 2022 Buy
68 Ghosts 2022 Buy
69 William the Conqueror's Secret Diary 2022 Buy
70 The Worst in the World 2023 Buy
71 On the Road 2023 Buy
72 Terrible Thames 2023 Buy
73 Paws, Claws and Jaws 2024 Buy
74 The Truly Terrible History of the Toilet 2024 Buy
75 On This Horrible Day in History 2025 Buy
76 Terrible Traitors 2025 Buy
77 Football 2026 Buy
Pirate Tales Reading Order 4 books / 2011-2011
01 The Pirate Lord 2011 Buy
02 The Pirate Queen 2011 Buy
03 The Pirate Prisoner 2011 Buy
04 The Pirate Captain 2011 Buy
01 Terrible Tudors Sticker Book 2004 Buy
02 Awesome Activity Book 2007 Buy
03 Horrible Histories Annual 2010 2009 Buy
04 Horrible Histories Annual 2011 2010 Buy
05 The Horrible History of Britain and Ireland 2010 Buy
06 Horrible History Annual 2012 2011 Buy
07 Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides: London 2012 Buy
08 Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides: Edinburgh 2012 Buy
09 Horrible Histories Annual 2013 2012 Buy
10 Horrible Histories Annual 2014 2013 Buy
11 Horrible Histories Annual 2016 2015 Buy
Time Detectives Reading Order 4 books / 2000-2000
01 The Witch of Nightmare Avenue 2000 Buy
02 The Pirates of the Dark Park 2000 Buy
03 Princess In Terror Tower 2000 Buy
04 King Arthur's Bones 2000 Buy
100% Horrible Reading Order 9 books / 1998-2001
01 10 Best Greek Legends Ever! 1998 Buy
02 Bible Stories(By: Michael Tickner,Michael Coleman) 1998 Buy
03 10 Best Shakespeare Stories Ever! 1998 Buy
04 Top Ten Arthurian Legends(By: Margaret Simpson) 1998 Buy
05 Top Ten Viking Legends(By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner) 1999 Buy
06 Top Ten Fairy Stories(By: Michael Coleman) 1999 Buy
07 Top Ten Irish Legends(By: Michael Tickner,Margaret Simpson) 2000 Buy
08 Horror Stories(By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner) 2000 Buy
09 10 Best Ghost Stories Ever(By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner) 2001 Buy
Tudor Terror Reading Order 6 books / 1997-2007
01 The Prince of Rags and Patches 1997 Buy
02 The King in Blood Red and Gold 1997 Buy
03 The Lady of Fire and Tears 1998 Buy
04 The Knight of Stars and Storms 1998 Buy
05 The Lord of the Dreaming Globe 2006 Buy
06 The Queen of the Dying Light 2007 Buy
Victorian Tales Reading Order 4 books / 2012-2013
01 The Fabulous Flyer 2012 Buy
02 Terror on the Train 2012 Buy
03 Sea Monsters 2012 Buy
04 The Twisted Tunnels 2013 Buy
01 Pirates 2006 Buy
02 Horrible History of the World 2006 Buy
03 Knights 2006 Buy
04 Warriors 2007 Buy
05 Witches 2007 Buy
06 Villains 2008 Buy
07 Trenches 2008 Buy
Roman Tales Reading Order 4 books / 2008-2008
01 The Captive Celt 2008 Buy
02 The Goose Guards 2008 Buy
03 The Fatal Fire 2008 Buy
04 The Grim Ghost 2008 Buy
Peasants' Revolting Reading Order 2 books / 2019-2020
01 The Peasants' Revolting Crimes 2019 Buy
02 The Peasants' Revolting Lives 2020 Buy
Viking Tales Reading Order 5 books / 2010-2017
01 The Eye of the Viking God 2010 Buy
02 The Sword of the Viking King 2010 Buy
03 The Hand of the Viking Warrior 2010 Buy
04 The Last Viking 2014 Buy
05 The Battle for the Viking Gold 2017 Buy
History Mystery Reading Order 3 books / 1995-1996
01 The Real Joan Of Arc? 1995 Buy
02 The Truth About Guy Fawkes? 1996 Buy
03 Who Killed Kit Marlowe? 1996 Buy
Fire Thief Trilogy Reading Order 3 books / 2005-2007
01 The Fire Thief 2005 Buy
02 Flight of the Fire Thief 2006 Buy
03 The Fire Thief Fights Back 2007 Buy
Shivers Reading Order 4 books / 1995-1995
01 Disaster 1995 Buy
02 Mysteries 1995 Buy
03 Spooks 1995 Buy
04 Terror 1995 Buy
Comet Reading Order 1 book / 1988
01 The Dream Seller 1988 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 5 books / 1977-2024
01 Teaching Through Theatre 1977 Buy
02 Father Christmas' Joke Book 1990 Buy
03 The Big Fat Father Christmas Joke Book 1990 Buy
04 Vile Villains 2008 Buy
06 A History of Britain in Ten Enemies 2024 Buy
Saxon Tales Reading Order 4 books / 2017-2017
01 The King Who Threw Away His Throne 2017 Buy
02 The Lord Who Lost His Head 2017 Buy
03 The Shepherd Who Ate His Sheep 2017 Buy
04 The Witch Who Faced the Fire 2017 Buy
01 Cruel Kings and Mean Queens 1995 Buy
02 Wicked Words 1996 Buy
03 Twentieth Century 1996 Buy
04 Dark Knights and Dingy Castles 1997 Buy
05 Rowdy Revolutions 1999 Buy
06 Ireland 2000 Buy
07 The USA 2001 Buy
08 The Awesome Ancient Quiz Book 2001 Buy
09 France 2002 Buy
10 England 2004 Buy
11 Rotten Rulers 2005 Buy
12 Wales 2008 Buy
13 Scotland 2009 Buy
14 The Beastly Best Bits 2013 Buy
15 All at Sea 2020 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 40 books / 1979-2019
01 Real Maria Marten 1979 Buy
02 Calamity Kate 1980 Buy
03 Hope Street 1980 Buy
04 The Lambton Worm 1981 Buy
05 Twist of the Knife 1981 Buy
06 The Custard Kid 1982 Buy
07 Walking Shadows 1983 Buy
08 The Wishing Well Ghost 1983 Buy
09 The Silent Scream 1984 Buy
10 I Met Her on a Rainy Day 1984 Buy
11 The Windmill Of Nowhere 1984 Buy
12 A Witch in Time 1986 Buy
13 The Treasure Of Skull Island 1986 Buy
14 The Ghosts of Batwing Castle 1988 Buy
15 Treasure Of Grey Manor 1990 Buy
16 The Treasure Of Crazy Horse 1990 Buy
17 The Joke Factory 1991 Buy
18 The Great Father Christmas Robbery 1991 Buy
19 Shadow Play 1992 Buy
20 Ghost Town 1992 Buy
21 All About Bede 1996 Buy
22 The Grott Street Gang 1996 Buy
23 Who Shot Queen Victoria? 1996 Buy
24 Potty Politics 1997 Buy
25 Bloody Scotland 1997 Buy
26 Top Ten Greek Legends 1998 Buy
27 Top 10 Shakespeare Stories 1998 Buy
28 Ghost for Sale 1999 Buy
29 Greek Legends 1999 Buy
30 Shakespeare Stories 1999 Buy
31 Greek Legends Zeus 1999 Buy
32 The Hat Trick 2000 Buy
33 Pitt Street Pirates 2001 Buy
34 Into the Lion's Den 2002 Buy
35 Footsteps In The Fog 2003 Buy
36 War Games 2004 Buy
37 Dirty Little Imps 2004 Buy
38 The Boy Who Haunted Himself 2004 Buy
39 Put Out The Light 2010 Buy
41 An Unlikely Spy 2019 Buy
Greek Tales Reading Order 4 books / 2007-2010
01 The Tortoise and the Dare 2007 Buy
02 The Town Mouse and the Spartan House 2007 Buy
03 The Lion's Slave 2007 Buy
04 The Boy Who Cried Horse 2010 Buy
Flashbacks Reading Order 29 books / 1998-2020
01 Casting the Gods Adrift(By: Geraldine McCaughrean) 1998 Buy
02 Final Victory(By: Herbie Brennan) 2009 Buy
04 A Slip in Time(By: Maggie Pearson) 2012 Buy
05 Better Than Gold(By: Theresa Tomlinson) 2014 Buy
06 The Night Run(By: Bali Rai) 2014 Buy
07 The Ghost of the Trenches and other stories(By: Helen Watts) 2014 Buy
08 The Lost King(By: Alison Prince) 2014 Buy
09 The Viking's Revenge(By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross) 2014 Buy
10 The Samurai's Assassin(By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross) 2015 Buy
11 The Gladiator's Victory(By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross) 2015 Buy
12 The Dance of Death(By: Andy Croft) 2015 Buy
13 Katy Parker and the House that Cried(By: Margaret Mulligan) 2015 Buy
14 Land of the Gods(By: Sally Prue) 2016 Buy
15 Shield Maiden(By: Stuart Hill) 2016 Buy
16 The Pharaoh's Charioteer(By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross) 2017 Buy
17 The Spartan's March(By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross) 2017 Buy
18 Mark of the Cyclops: An Ancient Greek Mystery(By: Saviour Pirotta) 2017 Buy
19 Revolt Against the Romans(By: Tony Bradman) 2017 Buy
20 Secret of the Oracle(By: Saviour Pirotta) 2017 Buy
21 Attack of the Vikings(By: Tony Bradman) 2017 Buy
22 The Silver Hand 2018 Buy
23 Pirates of Poseidon(By: Saviour Pirotta) 2018 Buy
24 The First King of England(By: Stuart Hill) 2018 Buy
25 Shadow of the Centaurs(By: Saviour Pirotta,Freya Hartas) 2018 Buy
26 The Golden Horsemen of Baghdad(By: Saviour Pirotta,Freya Hartas) 2019 Buy
27 Winter of the Wolves(By: Tony Bradman) 2019 Buy
28 Queen of Darkness(By: Tony Bradman) 2019 Buy
29 The Unstoppable Letty Pegg(By: Iszi Lawrence) 2020 Buy
30 Mohinder's War(By: Bali Rai) 2020 Buy
Dangerous Days Reading Order 4 books / 2013-2016
01 Dangerous Days in the Roman Empire 2013 Buy
02 Dangerous Days on the Victorian Railways 2014 Buy
03 Dangerous Days in Elizabethan England 2014 Buy
04 Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt 2016 Buy
01 The Secrets Of Science 2000 Buy
02 How Things Work 2000 Buy
03 Mysteries of the Human Body 2000 Buy
04 The Wonders of Maths 2000 Buy
True Stories Reading Order 16 books / 1992-2012
01 True Monster Stories 1992 Buy
02 True Horror Stories 1993 Buy
03 True Crime Stories 1994 Buy
04 True Shark Stories 1995 Buy
05 True Ghost Stories 1995 Buy
06 True Detective Stories 1996 Buy
07 True UFO Stories 1997 Buy
08 True Spy Stories 1998 Buy
09 True Horror Stories / True Monster Stories / True Ghost Stories 1998 Buy
10 True War Stories 1998 Buy
11 True Disaster Stories 1999 Buy
12 Terribly True Crime Stories 2006 Buy
13 Terribly True Disaster Stories 2006 Buy
14 Terribly True Shark Stories 2006 Buy
15 Terribly True Ghost Stories 2006 Buy
16 True Mystery Stories 2012 Buy
Egyptian Tales Reading Order 5 books / 1990-2004
01 The Magic And The Mummy 1990 Buy
02 The Phantom And The Fisherman 2004 Buy
03 The Gold In The Grave 2004 Buy
04 The Plot On The Pyramid 2004 Buy
05 The Phantom of the Nile 2004 Buy
Tudor Tales Reading Order 4 books / 2003-2003
01 The Actor, The Rebel, And The Wrinkled Queen 2003 Buy
02 The Prince, the Cook, and the Cunning King 2003 Buy
03 The Thief, the Fool, and the Big Fat King 2003 Buy
04 The Maid, The Witch And The Cruel Queen 2003 Buy
01 The Mad Millennium Play 1999 Buy
02 The Massive Millennium Quiz Book 1999 Buy
03 Terrible Trenches Field Book 2018 Buy
Ganders Reading Order 2 books / 1988-1989
01 Skeleton in the Cupboard 1988 Buy
02 Bad Bart And Billy The Brave 1989 Buy
World War II Tales Reading Order 4 books / 2015-2015
01 The Apple Spy 2015 Buy
02 The Bike Escape 2015 Buy
03 The Barrel Burglary 2015 Buy
04 The Phantom Farm 2015 Buy
Shakespeare Tales Reading Order 4 books / 2016-2016
01 Macbeth 2016 Buy
02 A Midsummer Night's Dream 2016 Buy
03 Romeo and Juliet 2016 Buy
04 Twelfth Night 2016 Buy
Stone Age Tales Reading Order 4 books / 2018-2018
01 The Great Cave 2018 Buy
02 The Great Flood 2018 Buy
03 The Great Monster 2018 Buy
04 The Great Storm 2018 Buy
01 Spine Chilling Stories Three Stories 1987 Buy
02 Knockout: Short Stories 1988 Buy
03 Truly Terrible Tales 1997 Buy
04 Best Ever Shakespeare Tales 1998 Buy
05 Dick Turpin: Legends and Lies 2007 Buy
06 Terry Deary's Best Ever Greek Legends 2014 Buy
Spark Files Reading Order 8 books / 1998-1999
01 Space Race 1998 Buy
02 Chop and Change 1998 Buy
03 Shock Tactics 1998 Buy
04 Bat and Bell 1998 Buy
05 Dog Run 1998 Buy
06 Dark Forces 1999 Buy
07 Light And Wrong 1999 Buy
08 Magical Magnets 1999 Buy
01 Writers 1997 Buy
02 Inventors 1997 Buy
03 Scientists 1997 Buy
04 Explorers 1997 Buy
01 Burglary for Beginners 2009 Buy
02 Robbery For Rascals 2009 Buy
03 Classes In Kidnapping 2009 Buy
04 Safe Cracking For Students 2010 Buy
World War I Tales Reading Order 4 books / 2013-2018
01 The Last Flight 2013 Buy
02 The War Game 2013 Buy
03 The Bomber Balloon 2016 Buy
04 The Pigeon Spy 2018 Buy
01 Terribly True Spy Stories 1998 Buy
02 Terribly True War Stories 1998 Buy
03 Terribly True Horror Stories 1999 Buy
Knights Tales Reading Order 4 books / 2009-2009
01 The Knight Of Silk And Steel 2009 Buy
02 The Knight Of Spurs And Spirits 2009 Buy
03 The Knight of Sticks and Straw 2009 Buy
04 The Knight Of Swords And Spooks 2009 Buy
01 Terror Train 2018 Buy
02 Fire Flight 2019 Buy

Where to start with Terry Deary

What is the best order to read Terry Deary 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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