Celia Rees Books in Order

Celia Rees has written 30 books, published between 1993 and 2020. The first book is Every Step You Take (1993) and the newest is Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
1993–2020
Pages on record
6,517 in 27 of 30 books
Reading time
109–163 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,517 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 27 of 30 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Celia Rees, author

Celia Rees is an English author, born in Solihull in 1949. Rees studied History and Politics at Warwick University, taught English in Coventry comprehensive schools for sixteen years, and began writing during those years with the aim of writing for teenagers; teaching ended in 1989. Ghosts, witches, horror and historical adventure run through the work, and Witch Child, H.A.U.N.T.S., Colour Her Dead and the Supernatural Trilogy are the listed series. The catalogue holds 30 titles published between 1993 and 2020, from Every Step You Take (1993) to Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook (2020). The 1990s are the busiest decade.

How many Celia Rees books are there?

Celia Rees has 30 books, released between 1993 and 2020. They include 4 series and 14 titles listed outside any series.

Celia Rees Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Celia Rees 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. 1
    Every Step You Take1993 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993144
  2. 2
    Colour Her DeadColour Her Dead #11994 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994208
  3. 3
    The Bailey Game1994 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994160
  4. 4
    Blood SinisterPoint Horror Unleashed #21996 · 199 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996199
  5. 5
    Midnight HourColour Her Dead #21997 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997192
  6. 6
    Soul Taker1997 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997182
  7. 7
    The VanishedPoint Horror Unleashed #31997 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997224
  8. 8
    H Is for HauntingH.A.U.N.T.S. #11998 · 136 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998136
  9. 9
    A Is for ApparitionH.A.U.N.T.S. #21998 · 122 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998122
  10. 10
    U Is for UnbelieverH.A.U.N.T.S. #31998 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998120
  11. 11
    N Is for NightmareH.A.U.N.T.S. #41998 · 137 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998137
  12. 12
    T Is For TerrorH.A.U.N.T.S. #51998 · 118 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998118
  13. 13
    S Is for ShudderH.A.U.N.T.S. #61998 · 117 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998117
  14. 14
    Ghost Chamber1999 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999224
  15. 15
    Witch ChildWitch Child #12000 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000272
  16. 16
    Truth or Dare2000 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000192
  17. 17
    The Cunning ManPoint Horror Unleashed #72000 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000192
  18. 18
    Decayed: Ten Years Of Point Horror2001 · 688 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001688
  19. 19
    City of ShadowsCelia Rees Supernatural Trilogy #12002 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002208
  20. 20
    A Trap in TimeCelia Rees Supernatural Trilogy #22002 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002230
  21. 21
    SorceressWitch Child #22002 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002352
  22. 22
    The Host Rides OutCelia Rees Supernatural Trilogy #32002 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002212
  23. 23
    Pirates!2003 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003384
  24. 24
    The Wish House2005 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005272
  25. 25
    The Stone Testament2007 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007432
  26. 26
    Sovay2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008
  27. 27
    The Fool's Girl2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  28. 28
    This is Not Forgiveness2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  29. 29
    Glass Town Wars2018 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018288
  30. 30
    Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook2020 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020512

Celia Rees 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.

H.A.U.N.T.S. in order

6 books
  1. 1. H Is for Haunting
  2. 2. A Is for Apparition
  3. 3. U Is for Unbeliever
  4. 4. N Is for Nightmare
  5. 5. T Is For Terror
  6. 6. S Is for Shudder

Celia Rees Supernatural Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. City of Shadows
  2. 2. A Trap in Time
  3. 3. The Host Rides Out

Point Horror Unleashed in order

3 books
  1. 2. Blood Sinister
  2. 3. The Vanished
  3. 7. The Cunning Man

Colour Her Dead in order

2 books
  1. 1. Colour Her Dead
  2. 2. Midnight Hour

Witch Child in order

2 books
  1. 1. Witch Child
  2. 2. Sorceress

Standalone books

14 books

14 Celia Rees titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Celia Rees books in order?

You only need to read Celia Rees books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Celia Rees

Start with Every Step You Take (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Celia Rees book?

Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook (2020) is the newest Celia Rees book released so far.

Is there a new Celia Rees book coming?

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

Celia Rees at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Celia Rees title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Celia Rees books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,517 pages across the 27 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 208 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Celia Rees books, 14 of 30, were published in the 1990s.

What the Celia Rees books are about

21 of the 30 Celia Rees books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 15 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.