Carl Ashmore Books in Order
Carl Ashmore has written 13 books, published between 2010 and 2024. The first book is The Night They Nicked Saint Nick (2010) and the newest is The Time Hunters and the Silent Child (2024). Publication order is the reading order below. 9 of the 13 books listed here are in the Time Hunters series, which has its own page: Time Hunters books in order.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2010–2024
- Pages on record
- 786 in 3 of 13 books
The Night They Nicked Saint Nick (2010) is the earliest of 13 catalogued books by Carl Ashmore, an English children's author born on 17 August 1968. Ashmore is best known for The Time Hunters (2010). Later titles include The Time Hunters and the Spear of Fate, The Time Hunters and the Lost City and The Time Hunters and the Silent Child (2024). The catalogue also lists the Zak Fisher series, along with Bernard and the Bibble and Rhyme and Reason.
How many Carl Ashmore books are there?
Carl Ashmore has 13 books, released between 2010 and 2024. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Carl Ashmore Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Carl Ashmore 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.
- 1The Night They Nicked Saint Nick2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 220102782/4
- 3Bernard and the Bibble2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 420112462/4
- 520122622/4
- 62014–2/4
- 72015–2/4
- 8Rhyme and Reason2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 92018–2/4
- 102020–2/4
- 112021–2/4
- 122023–2/4
- 132024–2/4
Carl Ashmore series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Time Hunters books in order 9 books
Carl Ashmore 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.
Zak Fisher in order
1 bookStandalone books
3 books3 Carl Ashmore titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Carl Ashmore books in order?
You only need to read Carl Ashmore books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Carl Ashmore
Start with The Time Hunters (2010), the first Time Hunters book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Night They Nicked Saint Nick (2010).
What is the newest Carl Ashmore book?
The Time Hunters and the Silent Child (2024) is the newest Carl Ashmore book released so far.
Is there a new Carl Ashmore book coming?
No next Carl Ashmore book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Carl Ashmore at a glance
- Still publishing
- Carl Ashmore published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Carl Ashmore books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 786 pages across the 3 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 262 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Carl Ashmore books, 9 of 13, were published in the 2010s.