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: January 2026
Book Series by Terry Deary
- #1Amazon10 Best Greek Legends Ever!(1998)
- #2AmazonBible Stories (By: Michael Tickner,Michael Coleman)(1998)
- #3Amazon10 Best Shakespeare Stories Ever!(1998)
- #4AmazonTop Ten Arthurian Legends (By: Margaret Simpson)(1998)
- #5AmazonTop Ten Viking Legends (By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner)(1999)
- #6AmazonTop Ten Fairy Stories (By: Michael Coleman)(1999)
- #7AmazonTop Ten Irish Legends (By: Michael Tickner,Margaret Simpson)(2000)
- #8AmazonHorror Stories (By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner)(2000)
- #9Amazon10 Best Ghost Stories Ever (By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner)(2001)
- #1AmazonThe Dream Seller(1988)
- #1AmazonCasting the Gods Adrift (By: Geraldine McCaughrean)(1998)
- #2AmazonFinal Victory (By: Herbie Brennan)(2009)
- #3AmazonPut Out The Light(2010)
- #4AmazonA Slip in Time (By: Maggie Pearson)(2012)
- #5AmazonBetter Than Gold (By: Theresa Tomlinson)(2014)
- #6AmazonThe Night Run (By: Bali Rai)(2014)
- #7AmazonThe Ghost of the Trenches and other stories (By: Helen Watts)(2014)
- #8AmazonThe Lost King (By: Alison Prince)(2014)
- #9AmazonThe Viking's Revenge (By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross)(2014)
- #10AmazonThe Samurai's Assassin (By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross)(2015)
- #11AmazonThe Gladiator's Victory (By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross)(2015)
- #12AmazonThe Dance of Death (By: Andy Croft)(2015)
- #13AmazonKaty Parker and the House that Cried (By: Margaret Mulligan)(2015)
- #14AmazonLand of the Gods (By: Sally Prue)(2016)
- #15AmazonShield Maiden (By: Stuart Hill)(2016)
- #16AmazonThe Pharaoh's Charioteer (By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross)(2017)
- #17AmazonThe Spartan's March (By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross)(2017)
- #18AmazonMark of the Cyclops: An Ancient Greek Mystery (By: Saviour Pirotta)(2017)
- #19AmazonRevolt Against the Romans (By: Tony Bradman)(2017)
- #20AmazonSecret of the Oracle (By: Saviour Pirotta)(2017)
- #21AmazonAttack of the Vikings (By: Tony Bradman)(2017)
- #22AmazonThe Silver Hand(2018)
- #23AmazonPirates of Poseidon (By: Saviour Pirotta)(2018)
- #24AmazonThe First King of England (By: Stuart Hill)(2018)
- #25AmazonShadow of the Centaurs (By: Saviour Pirotta,Freya Hartas)(2018)
- #26AmazonThe Golden Horsemen of Baghdad (By: Saviour Pirotta,Freya Hartas)(2019)
- #27AmazonWinter of the Wolves (By: Tony Bradman)(2019)
- #28AmazonQueen of Darkness (By: Tony Bradman)(2019)
- #29AmazonThe Unstoppable Letty Pegg (By: Iszi Lawrence)(2020)
- #30AmazonMohinder's War (By: Bali Rai)(2020)
- #1AmazonTerrible Tudors(1993)
- #2AmazonAwesome Egyptians(1993)
- #3AmazonThe Vile Victorians(1994)
- #4AmazonVicious Vikings(1994)
- #5AmazonRotten Romans(1994)
- #6AmazonGroovy Greeks(1995)
- #7AmazonDreadful Diary(1996)
- #8AmazonThe Measly Middle Ages / Plague And Peril(1996)
- #9AmazonPoisonous Postcards(1996)
- #10AmazonThe Cut-Throat Celts(1997)
- #11AmazonAngry Aztecs(1997)
- #12AmazonTerrifying Tudors / Even More Terrible Tudors(1998)
- #13AmazonThe Savage Stone Age(1999)
- #14AmazonWoeful Second World War(1999)
- #15AmazonThe Gorgeous Georgians and the Vile Victorians(1999)
- #16AmazonHorribly Huge Quiz Book(2000)
- #17AmazonThe Incredible Incas(2000)
- #18AmazonHorrible Christmas(2000)
- #19AmazonBrat Pack: Measly Middle Ages(2002)
- #20AmazonCruel Crime And Painful Punishment(2002)
- #21AmazonBarmy British Empire(2002)
- #22AmazonThe Terrible Tudors Awful Anniversary Pack(2003)
- #23AmazonRuthless Romans(2003)
- #24AmazonWicked History Of The World(2003)
- #25AmazonThe Slimy Stuarts(2004)
- #26AmazonSmashing Saxons(2004)
- #27AmazonThe Stormin' Normans(2004)
- #28AmazonVillainous Victorians(2004)
- #29AmazonAwesome Egyptians Activity Book(2004)
- #30AmazonRotten Romans Sticker Book(2004)
- #31AmazonVile Victorians Activity Book(2004)
- #32AmazonThe Mad Miscellany(2004)
- #33AmazonGroovy Greeks Activity Book(2004)
- #34AmazonVicious Vikings Sticker Book(2004)
- #35AmazonBlitzed Brits(2004)
- #36AmazonFrightful First World War(2004)
- #37AmazonGorgeous Georgians(2004)
- #38AmazonLoathsome London(2005)
- #39AmazonMeasly Middle Ages Activity Book(2005)
- #40AmazonSlimy Stuarts Sticker Book(2005)
- #41AmazonHorribly Huge Press-Out-And-Build Book(2009)
- #42AmazonWho's Horrible in History(2009)
- #43AmazonHorribly Hilarious Joke Book(2009)
- #44AmazonHorribly Huge Book Of Terrible Tudors(2009)
- #45AmazonTudors - A High-Speed History(2010)
- #46AmazonHorrible Histories Frighfully Funny Quiz Book(2010)
- #47AmazonAwful Egyptians(2010)
- #48AmazonKnights - A High-Speed History(2011)
- #49AmazonRome - A High-Speed History(2011)
- #50AmazonCruel Crime(2012)
- #51AmazonDeadly Days in History(2013)
- #52AmazonHorrible Histories Big Fat Christmas Book(2014)
- #53AmazonTop 50 Kings and Queens(2015)
- #54AmazonTerrible Timeline(2015)
- #55AmazonHorrible Histories Christmas Sticker Activity Book(2015)
- #56AmazonThis is a Horrible Journal(2016)
- #57AmazonCrackin' Castles(2016)
- #58AmazonThis is a Horrible Book of Foul Facts(2016)
- #59AmazonTop 50 Villains(2016)
- #60AmazonGruesome Great Houses(2017)
- #61AmazonHorrible Histories 25th Anniversary Yearbook(2018)
- #62AmazonUp In The Air(2021)
- #63AmazonThe Secret Diary of Henry VIII(2021)
- #64AmazonThe Secret Diary of Queen Victoria(2021)
- #1AmazonTerrible Tudors Sticker Book(2004)
- #2AmazonAwesome Activity Book(2007)
- #3AmazonHorrible Histories Annual 2010(2009)
- #4AmazonHorrible Histories Annual 2011(2010)
- #5AmazonThe Horrible History of Britain and Ireland(2010)
- #6AmazonHorrible History Annual 2012(2011)
- #7AmazonHorrible Histories Gruesome Guides: London(2012)
- #8AmazonHorrible Histories Gruesome Guides: Edinburgh(2012)
- #9AmazonHorrible Histories Annual 2013(2012)
- #10AmazonHorrible Histories Annual 2014(2013)
- #11AmazonHorrible Histories Annual 2016(2015)
- #1AmazonCruel Kings and Mean Queens(1995)
- #2AmazonWicked Words(1996)
- #3AmazonTwentieth Century(1996)
- #4AmazonDark Knights and Dingy Castles(1997)
- #5AmazonRowdy Revolutions(1999)
- #6AmazonIreland(2000)
- #7AmazonThe USA(2001)
- #8AmazonThe Awesome Ancient Quiz Book(2001)
- #9AmazonFrance(2002)
- #10AmazonEngland(2004)
- #11AmazonRotten Rulers(2005)
- #12AmazonWales(2008)
- #13AmazonScotland(2009)
- #14AmazonThe Beastly Best Bits(2013)
- #1AmazonReal Maria Marten(1979)
- #2AmazonCalamity Kate(1980)
- #3AmazonHope Street(1980)
- #4AmazonThe Lambton Worm(1981)
- #5AmazonTwist of the Knife(1981)
- #6AmazonThe Custard Kid(1982)
- #7AmazonWalking Shadows(1983)
- #8AmazonThe Wishing Well Ghost(1983)
- #9AmazonThe Silent Scream(1984)
- #10AmazonI Met Her on a Rainy Day(1984)
- #11AmazonThe Windmill Of Nowhere(1984)
- #12AmazonA Witch in Time(1986)
- #13AmazonThe Treasure Of Skull Island(1986)
- #14AmazonThe Ghosts of Batwing Castle(1988)
- #15AmazonTreasure Of Grey Manor(1990)
- #16AmazonThe Treasure Of Crazy Horse(1990)
- #17AmazonThe Joke Factory(1991)
- #18AmazonThe Great Father Christmas Robbery(1991)
- #19AmazonShadow Play(1992)
- #20AmazonGhost Town(1992)
- #21AmazonAll About Bede(1996)
- #22AmazonThe Grott Street Gang(1996)
- #23AmazonWho Shot Queen Victoria?(1996)
- #24AmazonPotty Politics(1997)
- #25AmazonBloody Scotland(1997)
- #26AmazonTop Ten Greek Legends(1998)
- #27AmazonTop 10 Shakespeare Stories(1998)
- #28AmazonGhost for Sale(1999)
- #29AmazonGreek Legends(1999)
- #30AmazonShakespeare Stories(1999)
- #31AmazonGreek Legends Zeus(1999)
- #32AmazonThe Hat Trick(2000)
- #33AmazonPitt Street Pirates(2001)
- #34AmazonInto the Lion's Den(2002)
- #35AmazonFootsteps In The Fog(2003)
- #36AmazonWar Games(2004)
- #37AmazonDirty Little Imps(2004)
- #38AmazonThe Boy Who Haunted Himself(2004)
- #39AmazonPut Out The Light(2010)
- #40AmazonThe Silver Hand(2018)
- #41AmazonAn Unlikely Spy(2019)
- #1AmazonTrue Monster Stories(1992)
- #2AmazonTrue Horror Stories(1993)
- #3AmazonTrue Crime Stories(1994)
- #4AmazonTrue Shark Stories(1995)
- #5AmazonTrue Ghost Stories(1995)
- #6AmazonTrue Detective Stories(1996)
- #7AmazonTrue UFO Stories(1997)
- #8AmazonTrue Spy Stories(1998)
- #9AmazonTrue Horror Stories / True Monster Stories / True Ghost Stories(1998)
- #10AmazonTrue War Stories(1998)
- #11AmazonTrue Disaster Stories(1999)
- #12AmazonTerribly True Crime Stories(2006)
- #13AmazonTerribly True Disaster Stories(2006)
- #14AmazonTerribly True Shark Stories(2006)
- #15AmazonTerribly True Ghost Stories(2006)
- #16AmazonTrue Mystery Stories(2012)
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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