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Terry Deary Books in Order
Terry Deary is a renowned author, actor, theatre director, and drama teacher. He began writing at the age of 29, launching a career that would captivate readers of all ages. As a leading author of the Horrible Histories series, Deary brings history to life through his vivid storytelling, gory details, and humorous illustrations. The series has been widely translated and has inspired numerous adaptations, including a cartoon series on CiTV and a live-action comedy sketch show on CBBC. Deary is also celebrated for his True Stories series, which offers a unique perspective on real-life events. His numerous accolades include an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland and the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Terry Deary's book series? Terry Deary has written 42 book series. The most notable is the 100% Horrible series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Terry Deary
- #1
10 Best Greek Legends Ever!(1998) - #2
Bible Stories (By: Michael Tickner,Michael Coleman)(1998) - #3
10 Best Shakespeare Stories Ever!(1998) - #4
Top Ten Arthurian Legends (By: Margaret Simpson)(1998) - #5
Top Ten Viking Legends (By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner)(1999) - #6
Top Ten Fairy Stories (By: Michael Coleman)(1999) - #7
Top Ten Irish Legends (By: Michael Tickner,Margaret Simpson)(2000) - #8
Horror Stories (By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner)(2000) - #9
10 Best Ghost Stories Ever (By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner)(2001)
- #1
Breakout!(1996) - #2
The Nuclear Winter Man(1996) - #3
Vanished!(1996) - #4
The Philadelphia Experiment(1996) - #5
The Discovery at Roswell(1996) - #6
Encounter on the Moon(1996) - #7
Alien Landing(1996)
- #1
The Dream Seller(1988)
- #1
Dangerous Days in the Roman Empire(2013) - #2
Dangerous Days on the Victorian Railways(2014) - #3
Dangerous Days in Elizabethan England(2014) - #4
Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt(2016)
- #1
The Magic And The Mummy(1990) - #2
The Phantom And The Fisherman(2004) - #3
The Gold In The Grave(2004) - #4The Plot On The Pyramid(2004)
- #5
The Phantom of the Nile(2004)
- #1
The Fire Thief(2005) - #2
Flight of the Fire Thief(2006) - #3
The Fire Thief Fights Back(2007)
- #1
Casting the Gods Adrift (By: Geraldine McCaughrean)(1998) - #2
Final Victory (By: Herbie Brennan)(2009) - #3
Put Out The Light(2010) - #4
A Slip in Time (By: Maggie Pearson)(2012) - #5
Better Than Gold (By: Theresa Tomlinson)(2014) - #6
The Night Run (By: Bali Rai)(2014) - #7
The Ghost of the Trenches and other stories (By: Helen Watts)(2014) - #8
The Lost King (By: Alison Prince)(2014) - #9
The Viking's Revenge (By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross)(2014) - #10
The Samurai's Assassin (By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross)(2015) - #11
The Gladiator's Victory (By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross)(2015) - #12
The Dance of Death (By: Andy Croft)(2015) - #13
Katy Parker and the House that Cried (By: Margaret Mulligan)(2015) - #14
Land of the Gods (By: Sally Prue)(2016) - #15
Shield Maiden (By: Stuart Hill)(2016) - #16
The Pharaoh's Charioteer (By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross)(2017) - #17
The Spartan's March (By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross)(2017) - #18
Mark of the Cyclops: An Ancient Greek Mystery (By: Saviour Pirotta)(2017) - #19
Revolt Against the Romans (By: Tony Bradman)(2017) - #20
Secret of the Oracle (By: Saviour Pirotta)(2017) - #21
Attack of the Vikings (By: Tony Bradman)(2017) - #22
The Silver Hand(2018) - #23
Pirates of Poseidon (By: Saviour Pirotta)(2018) - #24
The First King of England (By: Stuart Hill)(2018) - #25
Shadow of the Centaurs (By: Saviour Pirotta,Freya Hartas)(2018) - #26
The Golden Horsemen of Baghdad (By: Saviour Pirotta,Freya Hartas)(2019) - #27
Winter of the Wolves (By: Tony Bradman)(2019) - #28
Queen of Darkness (By: Tony Bradman)(2019) - #29
The Unstoppable Letty Pegg (By: Iszi Lawrence)(2020) - #30
Mohinder's War (By: Bali Rai)(2020)
- #1
Skeleton in the Cupboard(1988) - #2
Bad Bart And Billy The Brave(1989)
- #1
The Tortoise and the Dare(2007) - #2
The Town Mouse and the Spartan House(2007) - #3The Lion's Slave(2007)
- #4The Boy Who Cried Horse(2010)
- #1
The Real Joan Of Arc?(1995) - #2
The Truth About Guy Fawkes?(1996) - #3
Who Killed Kit Marlowe?(1996)
- #1Terrible Tudors(1993)
- #2Awesome Egyptians(1993)
- #3The Vile Victorians(1994)
- #4Vicious Vikings(1994)
- #5
Rotten Romans(1994) - #6
Groovy Greeks(1995) - #7
Dreadful Diary(1996) - #8
The Measly Middle Ages / Plague And Peril(1996) - #9
Poisonous Postcards(1996) - #10
The Cut-Throat Celts(1997) - #11Angry Aztecs(1997)
- #12
Terrifying Tudors / Even More Terrible Tudors(1998) - #13The Savage Stone Age(1999)
- #14
Woeful Second World War(1999) - #15The Gorgeous Georgians and the Vile Victorians(1999)
- #16
Horribly Huge Quiz Book(2000) - #17
The Incredible Incas(2000) - #18
Horrible Christmas(2000) - #19
Brat Pack: Measly Middle Ages(2002) - #20
Cruel Crime And Painful Punishment(2002) - #21Barmy British Empire(2002)
- #22
The Terrible Tudors Awful Anniversary Pack(2003) - #23
Ruthless Romans(2003) - #24
Wicked History Of The World(2003) - #25
The Slimy Stuarts(2004) - #26Smashing Saxons(2004)
- #27The Stormin' Normans(2004)
- #28
Villainous Victorians(2004) - #29
Awesome Egyptians Activity Book(2004) - #30
Rotten Romans Sticker Book(2004) - #31
Vile Victorians Activity Book(2004) - #32
The Mad Miscellany(2004) - #33
Groovy Greeks Activity Book(2004) - #34
Vicious Vikings Sticker Book(2004) - #35
Blitzed Brits(2004) - #36
Frightful First World War(2004) - #37
Gorgeous Georgians(2004) - #38Loathsome London(2005)
- #39
Measly Middle Ages Activity Book(2005) - #40
Slimy Stuarts Sticker Book(2005) - #41
Horribly Huge Press-Out-And-Build Book(2009) - #42
Who's Horrible in History(2009) - #43Horribly Hilarious Joke Book(2009)
- #44
Horribly Huge Book Of Terrible Tudors(2009) - #45
Tudors - A High-Speed History(2010) - #46
Horrible Histories Frighfully Funny Quiz Book(2010) - #47Awful Egyptians(2010)
- #48
Knights - A High-Speed History(2011) - #49
Rome - A High-Speed History(2011) - #50
Cruel Crime(2012) - #51
Deadly Days in History(2013) - #52
Horrible Histories Big Fat Christmas Book(2014) - #53Top 50 Kings and Queens(2015)
- #54
Terrible Timeline(2015) - #55
Horrible Histories Christmas Sticker Activity Book(2015) - #56
This is a Horrible Journal(2016) - #57
Crackin' Castles(2016) - #58
This is a Horrible Book of Foul Facts(2016) - #59
Top 50 Villains(2016) - #60
Gruesome Great Houses(2017) - #61
Horrible Histories 25th Anniversary Yearbook(2018) - #62
Up In The Air(2021) - #63
The Secret Diary of Henry VIII(2021) - #64
The Secret Diary of Queen Victoria(2021)
- #1
Shadow of the Gallows(2008) - #2
Tower of Terror(2008) - #3
Wall Of Woe(2008) - #4Raiders And Ruins(2009)
- #5
Blackout In The Blitz(2009) - #6
Pirates and Plunder(2010) - #7
Big Book Of Gory Stories(2010)
- #1Oxford(2010)
- #2
Stratford-Upon-Avon(2010) - #3York(2010)
- #4
Edinburgh(2010) - #5London(2010)
- #6
Dublin(2010) - #7Gruesome Great Houses(2017)
- #1
Blitz(2009) - #2
Spies(2009) - #3
Nasty Knights(2010) - #4Perilous Pirates(2010)
- #5
Wicked Witches(2010) - #6
Wild Warriors(2010) - #7Terrible Trenches(2011)
- #1Pirates(2006)
- #2
Horrible History of the World(2006) - #3Knights(2006)
- #4
Warriors(2007) - #5
Witches(2007) - #6
Villains(2008) - #7
Trenches(2008)
- #1
Terrible Tudors Sticker Book(2004) - #2
Awesome Activity Book(2007) - #3
Horrible Histories Annual 2010(2009) - #4
Horrible Histories Annual 2011(2010) - #5
The Horrible History of Britain and Ireland(2010) - #6
Horrible History Annual 2012(2011) - #7Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides: London(2012)
- #8
Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides: Edinburgh(2012) - #9
Horrible Histories Annual 2013(2012) - #10
Horrible Histories Annual 2014(2013) - #11
Horrible Histories Annual 2016(2015)
- #1
The Mad Millennium Play(1999) - #2
The Massive Millennium Quiz Book(1999) - #3
Terrible Trenches Field Book(2018)
- #1
Cruel Kings and Mean Queens(1995) - #2
Wicked Words(1996) - #3
Twentieth Century(1996) - #4Dark Knights and Dingy Castles(1997)
- #5
Rowdy Revolutions(1999) - #6Ireland(2000)
- #7The USA(2001)
- #8
The Awesome Ancient Quiz Book(2001) - #9France(2002)
- #10
England(2004) - #11
Rotten Rulers(2005) - #12
Wales(2008) - #13Scotland(2009)
- #14
The Beastly Best Bits(2013)
- #1
The Knight Of Silk And Steel(2009) - #2
The Knight Of Spurs And Spirits(2009) - #3
The Knight of Sticks and Straw(2009) - #4
The Knight Of Swords And Spooks(2009)
- #1
Burglary for Beginners(2009) - #2
Robbery For Rascals(2009) - #3Classes In Kidnapping(2009)
- #4
Safe Cracking For Students(2010)
- #1
Teaching Through Theatre(1977) - #2
Father Christmas' Joke Book(1990) - #3
The Big Fat Father Christmas Joke Book(1990) - #4
Vile Villains(2008) - #5Horrible Histories Big Fat Christmas Book(2014)
- #1
The Peasants' Revolting Crimes(2019) - #2
The Peasants' Revolting Lives(2020)
- #1
The Pirate Lord(2011) - #2
The Pirate Queen(2011) - #3
The Pirate Prisoner(2011) - #4
The Pirate Captain(2011)
- #1The Captive Celt(2008)
- #2
The Goose Guards(2008) - #3The Fatal Fire(2008)
- #4
The Grim Ghost(2008)
- #1
The King Who Threw Away His Throne(2017) - #2
The Lord Who Lost His Head(2017) - #3
The Shepherd Who Ate His Sheep(2017) - #4
The Witch Who Faced the Fire(2017)
- #1
Macbeth(2016) - #2A Midsummer Night's Dream(2016)
- #3
Romeo and Juliet(2016) - #4
Twelfth Night(2016)
- #1
Disaster(1995) - #2
Mysteries(1995) - #3
Spooks(1995) - #4Terror(1995)
- #1
Space Race(1998) - #2
Chop and Change(1998) - #3
Shock Tactics(1998) - #4
Bat and Bell(1998) - #5Dog Run(1998)
- #6
Dark Forces(1999) - #7
Light And Wrong(1999) - #8
Magical Magnets(1999)
- #1
The Secrets Of Science(2000) - #2
How Things Work(2000) - #3Mysteries of the Human Body(2000)
- #4
The Wonders of Maths(2000)
- #1
Real Maria Marten(1979) - #2
Calamity Kate(1980) - #3Hope Street(1980)
- #4
The Lambton Worm(1981) - #5
Twist of the Knife(1981) - #6
The Custard Kid(1982) - #7Walking Shadows(1983)
- #8
The Wishing Well Ghost(1983) - #9
The Silent Scream(1984) - #10
I Met Her on a Rainy Day(1984) - #11
The Windmill Of Nowhere(1984) - #12
A Witch in Time(1986) - #13
The Treasure Of Skull Island(1986) - #14
The Ghosts of Batwing Castle(1988) - #15
Treasure Of Grey Manor(1990) - #16
The Treasure Of Crazy Horse(1990) - #17The Joke Factory(1991)
- #18
The Great Father Christmas Robbery(1991) - #19
Shadow Play(1992) - #20
Ghost Town(1992) - #21
All About Bede(1996) - #22The Grott Street Gang(1996)
- #23
Who Shot Queen Victoria?(1996) - #24
Potty Politics(1997) - #25Bloody Scotland(1997)
- #26
Top Ten Greek Legends(1998) - #27
Top 10 Shakespeare Stories(1998) - #28
Ghost for Sale(1999) - #29
Greek Legends(1999) - #30
Shakespeare Stories(1999) - #31
Greek Legends Zeus(1999) - #32
The Hat Trick(2000) - #33
Pitt Street Pirates(2001) - #34
Into the Lion's Den(2002) - #35
Footsteps In The Fog(2003) - #36
War Games(2004) - #37
Dirty Little Imps(2004) - #38
The Boy Who Haunted Himself(2004) - #39Put Out The Light(2010)
- #40The Silver Hand(2018)
- #41
An Unlikely Spy(2019)
- #1
The Great Cave(2018) - #2
The Great Flood(2018) - #3
The Great Monster(2018) - #4
The Great Storm(2018)
- #1
Terribly True Spy Stories(1998) - #2
Terribly True War Stories(1998) - #3
Terribly True Horror Stories(1999)
- #1
The Witch of Nightmare Avenue(2000) - #2
The Pirates of the Dark Park(2000) - #3
Princess In Terror Tower(2000) - #4
King Arthur's Bones(2000)
- #1
True Monster Stories(1992) - #2True Horror Stories(1993)
- #3
True Crime Stories(1994) - #4
True Shark Stories(1995) - #5True Ghost Stories(1995)
- #6
True Detective Stories(1996) - #7
True UFO Stories(1997) - #8
True Spy Stories(1998) - #9
True Horror Stories / True Monster Stories / True Ghost Stories(1998) - #10True War Stories(1998)
- #11
True Disaster Stories(1999) - #12
Terribly True Crime Stories(2006) - #13
Terribly True Disaster Stories(2006) - #14
Terribly True Shark Stories(2006) - #15
Terribly True Ghost Stories(2006) - #16
True Mystery Stories(2012)
- #1
Writers(1997) - #2
Inventors(1997) - #3
Scientists(1997) - #4
Explorers(1997)
- #1
The Actor, The Rebel, And The Wrinkled Queen(2003) - #2The Prince, the Cook, and the Cunning King(2003)
- #3
The Thief, the Fool, and the Big Fat King(2003) - #4
The Maid, The Witch And The Cruel Queen(2003)
- #1
The Prince of Rags and Patches(1997) - #2
The King in Blood Red and Gold(1997) - #3
The Lady of Fire and Tears(1998) - #4
The Knight of Stars and Storms(1998) - #5
The Lord of the Dreaming Globe(2006) - #6
The Queen of the Dying Light(2007)
- #1
The Fabulous Flyer(2012) - #2
Terror on the Train(2012) - #3
Sea Monsters(2012) - #4
The Twisted Tunnels(2013)
- #1
The Eye of the Viking God(2010) - #2
The Sword of the Viking King(2010) - #3The Hand of the Viking Warrior(2010)
- #4
The Last Viking(2014) - #5
The Battle for the Viking Gold(2017)
- #1
Terror Train(2018) - #2
Fire Flight(2019)
- #1
The Apple Spy(2015) - #2
The Bike Escape(2015) - #3
The Barrel Burglary(2015) - #4
The Phantom Farm(2015)
- #1
The Last Flight(2013) - #2The War Game(2013)
- #3
The Bomber Balloon(2016) - #4
The Pigeon Spy(2018)
About Terry Deary
Terry Deary is a renowned author, actor, theatre director, and drama teacher. He began writing at the age of 29, launching a career that would captivate readers of all ages. As a leading author of the Horrible Histories series, Deary brings history to life through his vivid storytelling, gory details, and humorous illustrations. The series has been widely translated and has inspired numerous adaptations, including a cartoon series on CiTV and a live-action comedy sketch show on CBBC. Deary is also celebrated for his True Stories series, which offers a unique perspective on real-life events. His numerous accolades include an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland and the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.
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