Herbie Brennan books

Herbie Brennan is an Irish children's and young adult author known for The Faerie Wars Chronicles, the Flashbacks history series, and over 90 books of fiction and non-fiction published since 1988.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Restless Dead 2007 Buy

Bluebell Wood Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Fairy Nuff 2001 Buy
Nuff Said 2002 Buy

Chapbooks

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Emily and the Werewolf 1993 Buy
Mario Scumbini and the Big Pig Swipe 1996 Buy
Bad Manners Day 1996 Buy
The Thing from Knucker Hole 1996 Buy
Eddie the Duck 1998 Buy
Eddie And The Bad Egg 2000 Buy
Zartog’s Remote 2000 Buy
Eddie And The Dirty Dogs 2001 Buy

Flashbacks Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Casting the Gods Adrift 1998 Buy
Final Victory 2009 Buy
Put Out The Light 2010 Buy
A Slip in Time 2012 Buy
Better Than Gold 2014 Buy
The Night Run 2014 Buy
The Ghost of the Trenches and other stories 2014 Buy
The Lost King 2014 Buy
The Viking’s Revenge 2014 Buy
The Samurai’s Assassin 2015 Buy
The Gladiator’s Victory 2015 Buy
The Dance of Death 2015 Buy
Katy Parker and the House that Cried 2015 Buy
Land of the Gods 2016 Buy
Shield Maiden 2016 Buy
The Pharaoh’s Charioteer 2017 Buy
The Spartan’s March 2017 Buy
Mark of the Cyclops: An Ancient Greek Mystery 2017 Buy
Revolt Against the Romans 2017 Buy
Secret of the Oracle 2017 Buy
Attack of the Vikings 2017 Buy
The Silver Hand 2018 Buy
Pirates of Poseidon 2018 Buy
The First King of England 2018 Buy
Shadow of the Centaurs 2018 Buy
The Golden Horsemen of Baghdad 2019 Buy
Winter of the Wolves 2019 Buy
Queen of Darkness 2019 Buy
The Unstoppable Letty Pegg 2020 Buy
Mohinder’s War 2020 Buy

Herbie Brennan’s Forbidden Truths Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Atlantis And Other Lost Civilizations 2001 Buy
Time Travel 2006 Buy
Strange Powers Of The Human Mind 2006 Buy
Parallel Worlds 2007 Buy

Non-Fiction

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Getting Rich 1988 Buy
Memory 1997 Buy
Seriously Weird True Stories 1997 Buy
Letters from a Mouse 1997 Buy
Seriously Weird True Stories 02 1998 Buy
The Internet 1998 Buy
Alien Contact 1998 Buy
Martian Genesis 1998 Buy
The Secret History of Ancient Egypt 2000 Buy
Techno Future 2000 Buy
The Little Book of Nostradamus 2000 Buy
The Atlantis Enigma 2000 Buy
Dr Jenner And The Cow Pox 2001 Buy
Why Do Cats Purr? 2001 Buy
How To Remember Absolutely Everything 2001 Buy
The Death Of The Dinosaurs 2001 Buy
Death: The Great Mystery of Life 2002 Buy
The Spy’s Handbook 2003 Buy
Space Quest 2003 Buy
The Ghosthunter’s Handbook 2004 Buy
The Aliens Handbook 2005 Buy
The Codebreaker’s Handbook 2006 Buy
The Wizard’s Apprentice 2007 Buy
Through the Wardrobe 2008 Buy
The Mysterious World of Cats 2017 Buy

Quest Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
EgyptQuest - The Lost Treasure of The Pyramids 1997 Buy
RomanQuest 2000 Buy
GreekQuest 2011 Buy
AztecQuest 2011 Buy

Shadow Project Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Shadow Project 2009 Buy
The Doomsday Box 2010 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Mystery Machine 1995 Buy
Little House 1996 Buy
Kookaburra Dreaming 1997 Buy
Jennet’s Tale 2000 Buy
Frankenstella And The Video Shop Monster 2003 Buy
The Secret Prophecy 2012 Buy
Nectanebo: Traveller from an Antique Land 2019 Buy

The Faerie Wars Chronicles Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Faerie Wars 2003 Buy
Il nuovo re 1999 N/A
The Purple Emperor 2004 Buy
Der Elfenpakt 2006 N/A
Ruler of the Realm 2006 Buy
Faerie Lord 2007 Buy
The Faeman Quest 2011 Buy

Herbie Brennan is an Irish author with over 90 books spanning children’s fiction, young adult fantasy, and non-fiction. His Faerie Wars Chronicles is a seven-book YA fantasy series that began with Faerie Wars in 2003 and continued through The Faeman Quest (2011). The series has been published in multiple languages, including German and Italian editions.

His Flashbacks series is a 30-book collection of historical fiction for younger readers, covering periods from ancient Egypt to World War II. Titles include Casting the Gods Adrift (1998), Revolt Against the Romans (2017), and Attack of the Vikings (2017). He has also written the Quest adventure series, the Shadow Project duology, and numerous non-fiction books on subjects from space exploration to cats. His Forbidden Truths series (2001-2007) covers topics like Atlantis, time travel, and parallel worlds.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Herbie Brennan written?

Herbie Brennan has written 90 books across ten series.

What was Herbie Brennan's first book?

Herbie Brennan’s first book is Getting Rich, published in 1988.

What is Herbie Brennan best known for?

Herbie Brennan is best known for The Faerie Wars Chronicles, a seven-book YA fantasy series starting with Faerie Wars (2003), and the Flashbacks historical fiction series with 30 books for younger readers.

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