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Bernard Beckett Books in Order

Bernard Beckett has written 13 books, published between 1999 and 2020. The first book is Lester (1999) and the newest is The Tunnel of Dreams (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1999–2020
Pages on record
325 in 2 of 13 books
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Bernard Beckett is a New Zealand author of young adult fiction and plays, born 13 October 1967. Beckett has taught drama, mathematics and English at high schools in the Wellington Region and teaches at Hutt Valley High School in Lower Hutt. The catalogue records 13 books from 1999 to 2020, with subject headings on adolescence, coming of age and family problems. Lester (1999) is the first, Genesis (2006) and August (2011) come later, and The Tunnel of Dreams (2020) is the newest.

How many Bernard Beckett books are there?

Bernard Beckett has 13 books, released between 1999 and 2020.

Bernard Beckett Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Bernard Beckett books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Lester by Bernard Beckett (1999)
  2. Cover of Red Cliff by Bernard Beckett (2000)
  1. 1
    Lester1999 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999182
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  2. 2
    Red Cliff2000 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000143
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  3. 3
    No Alarms2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  4. 4
    Home Boys2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  5. 5
    Malcolm and Juliet2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  6. 6
    Genesis2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  7. 7
    Falling For Science2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  8. 8
    Acid Song2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  9. 9
    Jolt2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  10. 10
    August2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  11. 11
    Deep Fried2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  12. 12
    Lullaby2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  13. 13
    The Tunnel of Dreams2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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Bernard Beckett books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

13 books

13 Bernard Beckett titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Bernard Beckett books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 13 Bernard Beckett books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Bernard Beckett

Start with Lester (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Bernard Beckett book?

The Tunnel of Dreams (2020) is the newest Bernard Beckett book released so far.

Is there a new Bernard Beckett book coming?

No next Bernard Beckett book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Bernard Beckett at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Bernard Beckett title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Bernard Beckett books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
325 pages across the 2 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 162 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bernard Beckett books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2000s.

What the Bernard Beckett books are about

1 of the 13 Bernard Beckett books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.