Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Doctor Who: 12 Doctors, 12 Stories |
2014 |
Buy |
| Doctor Who: Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories |
2019 |
Buy |
Doctor Who Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Doctor Who: Companion Piece |
2003 |
Buy |
| Doctor Who: The Dalek Factor |
2004 |
N/A |
| The Dalek Factor |
2004 |
Buy |
| Script Doctor: The Inside Story of Doctor Who, 1986-89 |
2005 |
Buy |
| Through Time: An Unauthorised and Unofficial History of Doctor Who |
2005 |
Buy |
Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Big Hand for the Doctor |
2013 |
Buy |
| Eleven Doctors, Eleven Stories |
2013 |
N/A |
| Doctor Who: The Spear of Destiny: Third Doctor |
2013 |
N/A |
| The Nameless City |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Spear of Destiny |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Roots of Evil |
2013 |
Buy |
| Something Borrowed |
2013 |
N/A |
| Tip of the Tongue |
2013 |
Buy |
| Something Borrowed: Sixth Doctor |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Ripple Effect |
2013 |
Buy |
| Spore |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Beast of Babylon |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage |
2013 |
Buy |
| Doctor Who: Nothing O’Clock |
2013 |
N/A |
| Doctor Who: Lights Out |
2014 |
N/A |
| Lights Out |
2014 |
Buy |
| Doctor Who: Time Lapse |
TBD |
N/A |
| Nothing O’Clock |
2013 |
Buy |
Doctor Who Short Stories/Novellas Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Time and Relative |
2001 |
Buy |
| Citadel of Dreams |
2002 |
Buy |
| Foreign Devils |
2003 |
Buy |
| Nightdreamers |
2003 |
Buy |
| Ghost Ship |
2003 |
Buy |
| Rip Tide |
2003 |
Buy |
| Wonderland |
2003 |
Buy |
| Companion Piece |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Dalek Factor |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Beast of Babylon |
2013 |
Buy |
| Summer Falls |
2013 |
Buy |
| Myths and Legends |
2017 |
Buy |
| Eye of the Tyger |
2003 |
Buy |
| Fallen Gods |
2003 |
Buy |
| Frayed |
2003 |
Buy |
| Shell Shock |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Cabinet of Light |
2003 |
Buy |
| Blood and Hope |
2004 |
Buy |
Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Warlock of Firetop Mountain |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Citadel of Chaos |
1983 |
Buy |
| Forest of Doom |
1983 |
Buy |
| Starship Traveller |
1983 |
Buy |
| City of Thieves |
1983 |
Buy |
| Deathtrap Dungeon |
1984 |
Buy |
| Island of the Lizard King |
1984 |
Buy |
| Scorpion Swamp |
1984 |
Buy |
| Caverns of the Snow Witch |
1984 |
Buy |
| House of Hell |
1984 |
Buy |
| Talisman of Death |
1984 |
Buy |
| Space Assassin |
1985 |
Buy |
| Freeway Fighter |
1985 |
Buy |
| Temple of Terror |
1985 |
Buy |
| The Rings of Kether |
1985 |
Buy |
| Seas of Blood |
1985 |
Buy |
| Appointment with F.E.A.R. |
1985 |
Buy |
| Rebel Planet |
1985 |
Buy |
| Demons of the Deep |
1986 |
Buy |
| Sword of the Samurai |
1986 |
Buy |
| Trial of Champions |
1986 |
Buy |
| Robot Commando |
1986 |
Buy |
| Masks of Mayhem |
1986 |
Buy |
| Creature of Havoc |
1986 |
Buy |
| Beneath Nightmare Castle |
1987 |
Buy |
| Crypt of the Sorcerer |
1987 |
Buy |
| Star Strider |
1987 |
Buy |
| Phantoms of Fear |
1987 |
Buy |
| Midnight Rogue |
1987 |
Buy |
| Chasms of Malice |
1988 |
Buy |
| Battleblade Warrior |
1988 |
Buy |
| Slaves of the Abyss |
1988 |
Buy |
| Sky Lord |
1988 |
Buy |
| Stealer of Souls |
1988 |
Buy |
| Daggers of Darkness |
1988 |
Buy |
| Armies of Death |
1988 |
Buy |
| Portal of Evil |
1989 |
Buy |
| Vault of the Vampire |
1989 |
Buy |
| Fangs of Fury |
1989 |
Buy |
| Dead of Night |
1989 |
Buy |
| Master of Chaos |
1990 |
Buy |
| Black Vein Prophecy |
1990 |
Buy |
| The Keep of the Lich-Lord |
1990 |
Buy |
| Legend of the Shadow Warriors |
1991 |
Buy |
| Spectral Stalkers |
1991 |
Buy |
| Tower of Destruction |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Crimson Tide |
1992 |
Buy |
| Moonrunner |
1992 |
Buy |
| Siege of Sardath |
1992 |
Buy |
| Return to Firetop Mountain |
1992 |
Buy |
| Island of the Undead |
1992 |
Buy |
| Night Dragon |
1993 |
Buy |
| Spellbreaker |
1993 |
Buy |
| Legend of Zagor |
1993 |
Buy |
| Deathmoor |
1994 |
Buy |
| Knights of Doom |
1994 |
Buy |
| Magehunter |
1995 |
Buy |
| Revenge of the Vampire |
1995 |
Buy |
| Curse of the Mummy |
1995 |
Buy |
| Eye of the Dragon |
2005 |
Buy |
| Bloodbones |
2006 |
Buy |
| Howl of the Werewolf |
2007 |
Buy |
| Stormslayer |
2009 |
Buy |
| Night of the Necromancer |
2010 |
Buy |
| Blood of the Zombies |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Port of Peril |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Gates of Death |
2018 |
Buy |
| Assassins of Allansia |
2019 |
Buy |
| Crystal of Storms |
2020 |
Buy |
| Shadow of the Giants |
2022 |
Buy |
| Secrets of Salamonis |
2022 |
Buy |
| The series was created by British game designers Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson. A different author named Steve Jackson also wrote multiple books in this series. |
TBD |
N/A |
James Bond Adventure Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Casinò Royal |
1953 |
N/A |
| Live and Let Die |
1954 |
N/A |
| Moonraker |
1955 |
N/A |
| Chauds les glaçons |
1956 |
N/A |
| Rusyadan Sevgilerle |
1957 |
N/A |
| Dr No |
1958 |
N/A |
| Goldfinger |
1959 |
N/A |
| Quantum of Solace |
1965 |
N/A |
| Feuerball |
1961 |
N/A |
| Servizio segreto |
1963 |
N/A |
| You Only Live Twice |
1964 |
N/A |
| L’homme Au Pistolet D’or |
1965 |
N/A |
| Caracatita |
1966 |
N/A |
| Colonel Sun: A James Bond Novel |
1968 |
N/A |
| James Bond: The Authorised Biography |
1973 |
N/A |
| James Bond, the Spy Who Loved Me |
1977 |
N/A |
| James Bond and Moonraker |
1979 |
N/A |
| Licence Renewed |
1981 |
N/A |
| For Special Services |
1982 |
N/A |
| Icebreaker |
1983 |
N/A |
| Role of Honor |
1984 |
N/A |
| Nobody Lives Forever |
1986 |
N/A |
| No Deals, Mr. Bond |
1987 |
N/A |
| Scorpius |
1988 |
N/A |
| Win, Lose or Die |
1989 |
N/A |
| Licence To Kill |
1989 |
N/A |
| Brokenclaw |
1990 |
N/A |
| The Man from Barbarossa |
1991 |
N/A |
| Death is Forever |
1992 |
N/A |
| Never Send Flowers |
1993 |
N/A |
| SeaFire |
1994 |
N/A |
| GoldenEye |
1995 |
N/A |
| COLD |
1996 |
N/A |
| Conto alla rovescia. James Bond 007 |
1997 |
N/A |
| The Facts of Death |
1998 |
N/A |
| High Time to Kill |
1999 |
N/A |
| Doubleshot |
2000 |
N/A |
| Mai sognare di morire. James Bond 007 |
2001 |
N/A |
| The Man With the Red Tattoo |
2002 |
N/A |
| Devil May Care |
2008 |
N/A |
| Carta bianca |
2011 |
N/A |
| Solo: A James Bond Novel |
2013 |
N/A |
| Trigger Mortis |
2015 |
N/A |
| Ewig und ein Tag |
2018 |
N/A |
| With a Mind to Kill |
2022 |
N/A |
| On His Majesty’s Secret Service |
2023 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee |
2025 |
Buy |
Picture#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Freddy and the Pig |
2014 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| King of the Ants |
1992 |
Buy |
| Happy Now |
1993 |
Buy |
| Full Whack |
1995 |
Buy |
| Getting Rid of Mister Kitchen |
1996 |
Buy |
| Monstroso |
2010 |
Buy |
| Worst. Holiday. Ever |
2021 |
Buy |
| Whatever Gets You Through the Night |
2023 |
Buy |
The Enemy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Enemy |
2009 |
N/A |
| The Dead |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Fear |
2011 |
Buy |
| Geeks vs. Zombies |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Sacrifice |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Fallen |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Hunted |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Enemy |
2009 |
Buy |
| The End |
2015 |
Buy |
Young Bond Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| SilverFin |
2005 |
Buy |
| Bloedkoorts |
2006 |
N/A |
| Blood Fever |
2006 |
Buy |
| Double or Die |
2007 |
Buy |
| Hurricane Gold |
2007 |
Buy |
| Danger Society |
2009 |
Buy |
| By Royal Command |
2008 |
Buy |
| Shoot to Kill |
2014 |
Buy |
| Heads You Die |
2016 |
Buy |
| Strike Lightning |
2016 |
Buy |
| Red Nemesis |
2017 |
Buy |
| A Hard Man To Kill |
2018 |
Buy |
Young Bond Graphic Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| SilverFin: The Graphic Novel |
2008 |
Buy |
Charlie Higson had a career in comedy before he started writing novels for teenagers. He was one of the creators of The Fast Show, a BBC sketch show that ran through the late 1990s, and he acted in several other British comedy programs. His first novels were adult crime fiction: King of the Ants (1992) and Happy Now (1993), dark books with a sardonic edge.
The turn to young adult fiction came in 2005 when the Ian Fleming estate asked Higson to write a series about James Bond as a schoolboy. The Young Bond books are set in the 1930s, with a teenage Bond at Eton getting into adventures that foreshadow his adult career. SilverFin kicked off the series, and Higson wrote five main novels before Steve Cole took over. The books were commercially successful and led to graphic novel adaptations.
After Young Bond, Higson wrote The Enemy (2009-2015), a zombie apocalypse series where a disease turns everyone over fourteen into flesh-eating monsters. The surviving children have to organize, fight, and build something resembling civilization in the ruins of London. It’s grittier than Young Bond and doesn’t shy away from killing off major characters. Higson has also contributed to the Doctor Who and Fighting Fantasy franchises.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Charlie Higson written?
Charlie Higson has written 192 books across 12 series.
What was Charlie Higson's first book?
Charlie Higson’s first book is Casinò Royal, published in 1953.
What is Charlie Higson best known for?
Higson is best known for his Young Bond series, which follows James Bond as a teenager at Eton in the 1930s. He also wrote The Enemy, a post-apocalyptic YA horror series set in London. Outside of books, he created and starred in the BBC sketch show The Fast Show.