Garry Douglas Kilworth books

Garry Douglas Kilworth is a British author of science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, and children's books. His work spans over four decades, from 1977 to 2024.

Angel Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Angel 1993 Buy
Archangel 1994 Buy

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Peter Davison’s Book of Alien Monsters 1982 Buy
Beyond The Stars 1983 Buy
Isaac Asimov’s Aliens & Outworlders 1983 Buy
The Fifth Omni Book of Science Fiction 1987 Buy
Tales From the Forbidden Planet 1987 Buy
Gaslight & Ghosts 1988 Buy
The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 1988 Buy
The Drabble Project 1988 Buy
Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction 1989 Buy
Tarot Tales 1989 Buy
Arrows Of Eros 1989 Buy
Third Annual Collection 1989 Buy
Dark Fantasies 1989 Buy
Now We Are Sick 1991 Buy
Best New Horror 2 1991 Buy
The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection 1991 Buy
Fourth Annual Collection 1991 Buy
Walls of Fear 1991 Buy
Fifth Annual Collection 1992 Buy
Omni Best Science Fiction Two 1992 Buy
The Giant Book of Best New Horror 1993 Buy
The Anthology of Fantasy and the Supernatural 1994 Buy
The Cat-Dogs 1995 Buy
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears 1995 Buy
Giant Book of Fantasy Tales 1996 Buy
Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror: Tenth Annual Collection 1996 Buy
Secret City 1997 Buy
Black Swan, White Raven 1997 Buy
Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers 1998 Buy
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment 1998 Buy
Silver Birch, Blood Moon 1999 Buy
The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy 2001 Buy
Infinity Plus One 2001 Buy
The First Humdrumming Book of Horror Stories 2007 Buy
Requiems for the Departed 2010 Buy
House of Fear 2011 Buy
Mammoth Books presents Monsters in Our Midst 2012 Buy
Infinity Plus Quintet 2012 Buy
The Time Traveler’s Almanac 2013 Buy
Screams from the Dark 2022 Buy
We’ll Always Have Alchemy 2024 Buy

Children’s

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Soldier’s Son 2002 Buy

Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Songbirds of Pain 1984 Buy
In the Hollow of the Deep-Sea Wave 1989 Buy
Hogfoot Right and Bird Hands 1993 Buy
Moby Jack and Other Tall Tales 2005 Buy
Poems, Peoms and Other Atrocities 2013 Buy
The Fabulous Beast 2013 Buy
The Best Short Stories of Garry Kilworth 2016 Buy
A Rural 1950’s Boyhood 2017 Buy

Electric Kid Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Electric Kid 1994 Buy
Cybercats 1996 Buy

Encyclopocalypse Classics Reading Order

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The Odd Job 1978 Buy
Dracula in Love 1979 Buy
Killer Flies 1983 Buy
In Darkness Waiting 1988 Buy
The Rain Ghost 1990 Buy
Courage Under Fire 1996 Buy
A Private War 2002 Buy
Criminal Macabre 2007 Buy
The Visitor 2019 Buy
The Nightmare Blonde 2024 Buy
Spook City 2024 Buy

Ensign Early Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Scarlet Sash 2010 Buy
Dragoons 2011 Buy

Highlander - There Can Be Only One Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Highlander 1986 Buy
The Element of Fire 1995 Buy
Scimitar 1996 Buy
Scotland the Brave 1996 Buy
The Measure of a Man 1997 Buy
The Path 1997 Buy
Zealot 1997 Buy
Shadow of Obsession 1998 Buy
The Captive Soul 1998 Buy
White Silence 1999 Buy
Highlander: White Silence ) 2009 Buy

Knights of Liofwende Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Spiggot’s Quest 2002 Buy
Mallmoc’s Castle 2003 Buy
Boggart and Fen 2004 Buy

Memoirs

Title Published Buy on Amazon
On My Way to Samarkand 2012 Buy
Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Roof Of Voyaging 1996 Buy
The Princely Flower 1997 Buy
Land-of-Mists 1999 Buy

Red Pavillions Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Knight’s Dawn 2001 Buy
Wizard’s Funeral 2002 Buy
Scabbard’s Song 2003 Buy

Robert Holdstock Collections Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
In the Valley of the Statues and Other Stories 1982 Buy
Poems, Peoms and Other Atrocities 2013 Buy

Sergeant Jack Crossman Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Devil’s Own 1998 Buy
The Valley of Death 1998 Buy
Soldiers in the Mist 1999 Buy
The Winter Soldiers 2002 Buy
Attack on the Redan 2003 Buy
Brothers of the Blade 2004 Buy
Rogue Officer 2007 Buy
Kiwi Wars 2008 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Monster School 2002 Buy
Memories of the Flying Ball Bike Shop 2012 Buy
Rookie Biker in the Outback 2013 Buy
The Gogamagog Circus 2023 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
In Solitary 1977 Buy
The Night of Kadar 1978 Buy
Split Second 1979 Buy
Gemini God 1981 Buy
A Theatre of Timesmiths 1984 Buy
Witchwater Country 1986 Buy
The Wizard of Woodworld 1987 Buy
The Voyage of the Vigilance 1988 Buy
Cloudrock 1988 Buy
Abandonati 1988 Buy
Spiral Winds 1988 Buy
The Foxes of Firstdark 1989 Buy
Midnight’s Sun 1990 Buy
Dark Hills, Hollow Clocks 1990 Buy
The Drowners 1991 Buy
The Third Dragon 1991 Buy
Frost Dancers 1992 Buy
Standing on Shamsan 1992 Buy
Billy Pink’s Private Detective Agency 1993 Buy
The Phantom Piper 1994 Buy
The Brontë Girls 1995 Buy
House of Tribes 1995 Buy
A Midsummer’s Nightmare 1996 Buy
The Raiders 1996 Buy
The Gargoyle 1997 Buy
Epix 1998 Buy
The Drummer Boy 1998 Buy
The Lantern Fox 1998 Buy
Shadow-Hawk 1999 Buy
Hey, New Kid! 1999 Buy
The Icehouse Boy 2000 Buy
Nightdancer 2002 Buy
The Silver Claw 2005 Buy
Attica 2006 Buy
Jigsaw 2007 Buy
The Hundred-Towered City 2008 Buy
In the Country of Tattooed Men 2011 Buy
Hunter’s Moon 2013 Buy
The Street 2013 Buy
Dog People 2014 Buy
The Iron Wire 2014 Buy
The Sometimes Spurious Travels Through Time and Space of James Ovit 2016 Buy
The Wild Hunt 2022 Buy

Welkin Weasels Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Thunder Oak 1997 Buy
Castle Storm 1998 Buy
Gaslight Geezers 2001 Buy
Heastward Ho! 2003 Buy
Windjammer Run 2011 Buy
Vampire Voles 2011 Buy

Zenith: The Best in New British Science Fiction Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Zenith 1989 Buy
Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction 1989 Buy

Garry Douglas Kilworth has been publishing fiction since 1977 and has produced a remarkably varied body of work. His science fiction includes early novels like In Solitary and The Night of Kadar, as well as the Electric Kid series. His fantasy writing covers the Navigator Kings trilogy, the Red Pavillions trilogy, and the Knights of Liofwende series for younger readers. He also wrote the Welkin Weasels series, a children’s fantasy about weasels in an alternate world.

On the historical fiction side, Kilworth’s Sergeant Jack Crossman series follows a British soldier through the Crimean War across eight novels. The Ensign Early books continue his interest in military history. He contributed to the Highlander novelization series and edited or appeared in numerous anthologies and collections. His standalone novels number over forty, ranging from literary science fiction to animal fantasy, and his short story collections have earned him a respected place in British genre fiction.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Garry Douglas Kilworth written?

Garry Douglas Kilworth has written 153 books across eighteen series.

What was Garry Douglas Kilworth's first book?

Garry Douglas Kilworth’s first book is In Solitary, published in 1977.

What genre does Garry Douglas Kilworth write?

Garry Douglas Kilworth writes across several genres including science fiction, fantasy, historical military fiction, and children’s books. His Sergeant Jack Crossman series is historical fiction set during the Crimean War, while his Welkin Weasels books are children’s fantasy.

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