Joan Aiken

Joan Aiken

Joan Aiken was born in Rye, East Sussex on September 4th, 1924 and passed away at the age of 79 on January 4th, 2004.

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Joan Aiken Stats: The highest rated book by Joan Aiken on Book Notification is The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, the first novel in The Wolves Chronicles series. The second-highest rated book is Black Hearts in Battersea (The Wolves Chronicles #2).

The most read book by Joan Aiken on Book Notification is The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, the first novel in The Wolves Chronicles series. The second most read book is Nightbirds on Nantucket (The Wolves Chronicles #3).

Below is a complete list of Joan Aiken books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Joan Aiken is The Wolves Chronicles Series.

List of Arabel and Mortimer Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Arabel's Raven
1972
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2
Arabel, Mortimer, and the Escaped Black Mamba
1973
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3
Mortimer's Bread Bin
1974
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4
Mortimer's Tie
1976
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5
The Spiral Stair
1979
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6
Mortimer and the Sword Excalibur
1979
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7
Arabel and Mortimer
1980
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8
Mortimer's Portrait on Glass
1982
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9
The Mystery of Mr. Jones's Disappearing Taxi
1982
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10
Mortimer's Cross
1983
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11
Mortimer Says Nothing
1985
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12
Mortimer and Arabel
1992
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13
Mortimer's Pocket
1994
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14
Mortimer's Mine
1995
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15
Mayhem in Rumbury
1995
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16
Arabel and Mortimer Stories
2019
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17
More Arabel and Mortimer
2019
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List of Armitage Family Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home
1968
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2
8
The Serial Garden
2008
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List of Felix Brooke Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Go Saddle the Sea
1977
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2
Bridle the Wind
1979
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3
The Teeth of the Gale
1988
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List of Jane Austen Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mansfield Revisited
1984
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2
Jane Fairfax
1990
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3
Eliza's Daughter
1994
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4
Emma Watson
1996
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5
The Youngest Miss Ward
1998
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6
8
Lady Catherine's Necklace
1999
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List of Paget Family Saga Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Smile of the Stranger
1978
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2
The Weeping Ash
1980
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3
The Girl from Paris
1982
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List of Ribs of Death Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Crystal Crow
1967
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2
Foul Matter
1983
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List of St. Ives Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
In Thunder's Pocket
2000
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2
Bone and Dream
2002
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3
The Song of Mat and Ben
2014
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List of The Wolves Chronicles Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9.2
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
1962
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2
10
Black Hearts in Battersea
1964
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3
10
Nightbirds on Nantucket
1966
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4
The Whispering Mountain
1968
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5
The Cuckoo Tree
1971
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6
The Stolen Lake
1981
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7
Dido and Pa
1986
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8
Is Underground
1992
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9
Cold Shoulder Road
1995
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10
10
Limbo Lodge / Dangerous Games
1998
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11
Midwinter Nightingale
2003
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12
The Witch of Clatteringshaws
2005
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Angel Inn
1863
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2
The Kingdom and the Cave
1960
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3
The Fortune Hunters
1965
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4
Beware of the Bouquet / Trouble with Product X
1966
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5
Dark Interval / Hate Begins at Home
1967
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6
Night Fall
1969
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7
The Embroidered Sunset
1970
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8
A Cluster of Separate Sparks / The Butterfly Picnic
1972
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9
Died on a Rainy Sunday
1972
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10
The Silence of Herondale
1973
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11
Midnight Is a Place
1974
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12
Voices in an Empty House
1975
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13
Castle Barebane
1976
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14
Last Movement
1977
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15
The Five-Minute Marriage
1977
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16
Mice and Mendelson
1978
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17
The Shadow Guests
1980
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18
The Kitchen Warriors
1983
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19
Deception / If I Were You
1987
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20
The Erl King's Daughter
1988
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21
Blackground
1989
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22
The Haunting of Lamb House
1991
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23
The Cockatrice Boys
1993
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24
The Midnight Moropus
1993
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25
Morningquest
1993
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26
The Jewel Seed
1996
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Fit of Shivers
1990
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2
The Shoemaker's Boy
1991
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Moon's Revenge
1987
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2
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2002
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3
The Wooden Dragon
2004
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List of Plays in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Winterthing
1972
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2
The Mooncusser's Daughter
1974
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3
Street
1978
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
All You've Ever Wanted
1953
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2
More Than You Bargained for
1957
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3
Girl's Choice
1965
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4
10
A Necklace of Raindrops
1968
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5
A Small Pinch of Weather
1969
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6
The Windscreen Weepers
1969
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7
Smoke from Cromwell's Time
1970
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8
The Kingdom Under the Sea
1971
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9
The Green Flash
1971
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10
A Harp of Fishbones
1972
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11
All But a Few
1974
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12
Not What You Expected
1974
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13
The Faithless Lollybird
1975
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14
The Skin Spinners
1976
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15
Far Forests
1976
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16
A Bundle of Nerves
1976
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17
Tale of a One-Way Street
1978
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18
6
A Touch of Chill
1979
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19
Whisper in the Night
1983
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20
Up the Chimney Down
1984
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21
The Last Slice of Rainbow
1985
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22
Past Eight O'Clock
1986
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23
A Goose on Your Grave
1987
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24
Give Yourself a Fright
1989
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25
A Foot in the Grave
1989
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26
A Fit of Shivers
1990
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27
A Fit of Shivers / In Black and White
1992
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28
The Winter Sleepwalker
1994
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29
A Creepy Company
1995
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30
A Handful of Gold
1995
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31
Dead Man's Lane
1996
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32
Casting a Spell and Other Poems
1996
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33
Moon Cake
1998
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34
Shadows & Moonshine
2001
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35
Ghostly Beasts
2002
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36
Snow Horse
2004
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37
6
The Monkey's Wedding
2011
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38
The People in the Castle
2016
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39
The Gift Giving
2016
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Way to Write for Children
1982
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List of Shock Shop Books in Publication Order (with Susan Price, with K.M. Peyton, with Jan Mark, with Jenny Nimmo, with Adèle Geras, with Jeanne Willis, with Vivian French, with Terence Blacker, with Jan Burchett, with Sara Vogler)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Bodigulpa (By: Jenny Nimmo)
2001
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2
Stealaway (By: K.M. Peyton)
2001
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3
Hairy Bill (By: Susan Price)
2002
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4
The Scream
2002
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5
Long Lost (By: Jan Mark)
2002
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6
Wicked Chickens (By: Vivian French)
2003
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7
You Have Ghost Mail (By: Terence Blacker)
2003
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8
Goodbye, Tommy Blue (By: Adèle Geras)
2003
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9
The Beast of Crowsfoot Cottage (By: Jeanne Willis)
2003
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10
Phantom Fun (By: Jan Burchett, Sara Vogler)
2004
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List of The Year of the Cat Books in Publication Order

Enchanting fantasies where cats and humans share deep bonds, set in both magical and sci-fi worlds.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Cat of a Different Color (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Annie Reed, Louisa Swann, Lisa Silverthorne, Dean Wesley Smith, Ray Vukcevich, Dory Crowe)
2020
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2
A Cat of Perfect Taste (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Stefon Mears, Dean Wesley Smith, Saki , Charles Dudley Warner, Philip Gilbert Hamerton, Kari Kilgore)
2020
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3
A Cat of Disdainful Looks (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Rudyard Kipling, Stefon Mears, Dean Wesley Smith, Mark Twain, Ray Vukcevich, John Adams, Jodi Lyn Nye)
2020
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4
A Cat of Strange Lands (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, E. Nesbit, Annie Reed, Stefon Mears, Dean Wesley Smith, Kent Patterson, Meyari McFarland, Leigh Saunders)
2020
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5
A Cat of Cozy Situations (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Ed Gorman, Carole Nelson Douglas, Dean Wesley Smith, W.W. Jacobs, Mary A. Turzillo, Dory Crowe)
2020
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6
A Cat of Space and Time (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Andre Norton, Annie Reed, Lisa Silverthorne, Dean Wesley Smith, Cordwainer Smith, Geoffrey A. Landis, Mary Turzillo, Daemon Crowe)
2020
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7
A Cat of Heroic Heart (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Carole Nelson Douglas, E. Nesbit, Jamie Ferguson, Lisa Silverthorne, Stefon Mears, Dean Wesley Smith, Liz Pierce)
2020
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8
A Cat of Roving Nature (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Emile Zola, Annie Reed, Stefon Mears, Dory Crowe, C.J. Erick, Sylvia Warner)
2020
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9
A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities (With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Henry Slesar, Annie Reed, Stefon Mears, Dean Wesley Smith, Mary Turzillo)
2021
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10
A Cat of Fantastic Whims (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, E. Nesbit, Jamie Ferguson, Annie Reed, Lisa Silverthorne, Dean Wesley Smith, Geoffrey A. Landis, Liz Pierce)
2021
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11
A Cat of Feral Instincts (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Brigid Collins, Dean Wesley Smith, Pamela Sargent, Jamie McNabb, Mary Turzillo, N. Margaret Campbell)
2021
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12
A Cat of Romantic Soul (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Anthea Sharp, Annie Reed, Lisa Silverthorne, Bonnie Elizabeth, Dean Wesley Smith, Kari Kilgore)
2021
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List of Hippo Hauntings Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Return to Harken House
1988
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2
Ghost Abbey (By: Robert Westall)
1988
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3
Don't Go Near The Water (By: Carolyn Sloan)
1988
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4
The Nightmare Man (By: Tessa Krailing)
1988
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5
Picking Up the Threads (By: Ian Strachan)
1989
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6
The Haunting Of Sophie Bartholomew (By: Elizabeth Lindsay)
1989
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7
The Bone Dog (By: Susan Price)
1989
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8
Old Man On A Horse ( By: Robert Westall)
1989
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9
Nobody's Child (By: Anthony Masters)
1991
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10
The Doll Graveyard (By: Lois Ruby)
2014
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11
The Secret Grave (By: Lois Ruby)
2017
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List of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 12 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant)
2003
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2
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 13 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant)
2003
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3
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 14 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant)
2003
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4
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 15 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant)
2005
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5
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 16 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant)
2005
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6
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 17 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant)
2005
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7
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 18 (By: Gavin Grant)
2006
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8
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 19 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin Grant)
2006
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9
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 20 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant)
2007
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10
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 21 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant)
2007
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11
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 22 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant)
2008
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12
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 23 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant)
2008
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13
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 24 (By: Kelly Link, Jedediah Berry, Gavin J Grant)
2009
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14
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 25 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant)
2009
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15
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, No.26 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant)
2010
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16
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 27 (With: Kelly Link, Carol Emshwiller)
2011
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17
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 28 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin Grant, Junyi Wu)
2012
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18
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 29 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin Grant)
2013
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19
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 30 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant)
2013
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20
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 31 (By: Kelly Link)
2014
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21
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 32 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin Grant, Kodiak Julian, Dylan Horrocks, Nicole Kimberling, J.M. McDermott, A.B. Robinson, Henry Lien, Henry Wessells, Alyc Helms, Joanna Ruocco, Gillian Daniels, Jade Sylvan)
2015
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22
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 33 (By: Kelly Link, Michael J. DeLuca)
2015
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23
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 34 (By: Kelly Link)
2016
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24
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 35 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin Grant, Kate Story, Nicole Kimberling, Andrew Ervin, Henry Wessells, James Warner, Jessy Randall, Clinton Lawrence, S.E. Clark, Emily Jace McLaughlin, Catherine Fletcher, Danielle Mayabb, Jack Larsen, Diana M. Chien)
2016
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25
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 36 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin Grant)
2017
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26
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 37 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant, Izzy Wasserstein)
2018
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27
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 38 ( By: Kelly Link)
2018
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28
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 42 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin J Grant)
2020
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29
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 43 (By: Kelly Link)
2020
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30
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 44 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin Grant)
2021
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31
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 45 (By: Kelly Link)
2022
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32
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 46 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin Grant, Nicole Kimberling, Christine Larsen, Marge Piercy, Rachel Ayers, Chris Kammerud, Mark Rigney, Ellen Saunders, Gillian Daniels, S.E. Clark, A.B. Young, Jennifer Skogen, Catherine Rockwood)
2022
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33
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 48 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin Grant)
2024
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34
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 49 (By: Kelly Link, Gavin Grant)
2024
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List of Joan Aiken Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Tenth Pan Book of Horror Stories
1969
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2
The 5th Armada Ghost Book
1973
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3
Baker's Dozen of Stories for Young People
1974
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4
The Tenth Ghost Book
1974
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5
Ladies of Fantasy: Two Centuries of Sinister Stories by the Gentle Sex
1975
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6
The Bumper Book of Ghost Stories
1976
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7
Ghosts That Haunt You
1980
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8
The Faber Book of Modern Fairy Tales
1981
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9
Black Eyes and Other Spine Chillers
1981
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10
65 Great Spine Chillers
1982
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11
Over the Rainbow
1983
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12
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories
1984
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13
Supernatural Stories: 13 Tales of the Unexpected
1987
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14
First Annual Collection
1988
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15
Out of Time
1989
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16
Second Annual Collection
1989
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17
Third Annual Collection
1989
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18
The Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams
1990
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19
Drabble II: Double Century
1990
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20
Silver Jackanory
1991
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21
Chilling Christmas Tales
1992
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22
8
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales
1993
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23
Haunting Christmas Tales
1993
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24
Christmas Forever
1993
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25
Fantasy Stories
1994
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26
What's for Dinner?: And Other Stories
1994
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27
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women
1995
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28
A Treasury of Ghost Stories
1996
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29
Simply the Best
1996
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30
Where the Red Fern Grows and Related Readings
1997
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31
Secret City
1997
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32
A Treasury of Five-Minute Stories
2000
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33
The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature
2002
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34
Dancing with the Dark
2009
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35
Psychos
2012
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36
Best New Horror 23
2012
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37
The Lobster's Birthday and Other Stories
2014
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38
A Cat of Disdainful Looks
2020
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Joan Aiken

Joan Aiken was born on September 4th, 1924. Joan passed away January 4th, 2004 at 79 years old. Joan Aiken was born in Rye, East Sussex.

Joan Aiken was the author of the Joan Aiken Collections series which consists of 39 novels. The Joan Aiken Collections series started in 1953 with the novel All You've Ever Wanted. The most recently released novel in the Joan Aiken Collections series was The Gift Giving which was released in 2016. There are no upcoming novels for the Joan Aiken Collections series.

Joan Aiken: Awards & Accolades

Aiken's books have won multiple awards, First Annual Collection won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1989. Second Annual Collection won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1990. The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1996.

Joan Aiken books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Third Annual Collection was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1991. The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1994.

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  1. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
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  3. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  4. Agatha Christie, author of the novel: And Then There Were None / Ten Little Indians.
  5. Ray Bradbury, author of the novel: Fahrenheit 451.

Joan Aiken: F.A.Q

When was Joan Aiken Born?

Joan Aiken was born on September 4th, 1924.

When did Joan Aiken die?

Joan Aiken died on January 4th, 2004 at 79 years old.

Where was Joan Aiken Born?

Joan Aiken was born in Rye, East Sussex, .

What book awards has Joan Aiken won?

First Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1989).
Second Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1990).
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1996).

What was the first book Joan Aiken wrote?

The first book written by Joan Aiken was The Angel Inn, published in 1863.

What was the most recent book Joan Aiken wrote?

Their most recently released work was A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities on February 22nd, 2021.

How many books has Joan Aiken written?

Joan Aiken has written 125 books across 19 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 17 books in the Arabel and Mortimer Series
  • 2 books in the Armitage Family Series
  • 3 books in the Felix Brooke Series
  • 6 books in the Jane Austen Series
  • 3 books in the Paget Family Saga Series
  • 2 books in the Ribs of Death Series
  • 3 books in the St. Ives Series
  • 12 books in The Wolves Chronicles Series
  • 26 Standalone Novels
  • 2 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 3 Picture Books
  • 3 Plays
  • 39 Collections
  • 1 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the Shock Shop Series
  • 1 book in The Year of the Cat Series
  • 1 book in the Hippo Hauntings Series
  • 1 book in the Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet Series

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