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 200–300 words a minute, covering the 27 of 30 titles with a page count on record.

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.
- 1Every Step You Take1993 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419931441/4
- 219942081/4
- 3The Bailey Game1994 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419941601/4
- 419961992/4
- 519971921/4
- 6Soul Taker1997 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/419971821/4
- 719972242/4
- 819981361/4
- 919981221/4
- 1019981201/4
- 1119981371/4
- 1219981181/4
- 1319981171/4
- 14Ghost Chamber1999 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419992241/4
- 1520002721/4
- 16Truth or Dare2000 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420001921/4
- 1720001922/4
- 18Decayed: Ten Years Of Point Horror2001 · 688 pages · confirmed 1/420016881/4
- 1920022081/4
- 2020022301/4
- 2120023521/4
- 2220022121/4
- 23Pirates!2003 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420033841/4
- 24The Wish House2005 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420052721/4
- 25The Stone Testament2007 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/420074321/4
- 26Sovay2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 27The Fool's Girl2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 28This is Not Forgiveness2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 29Glass Town Wars2018 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420182881/4
- 30Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook2020 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/420205121/4
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 booksCelia Rees Supernatural Trilogy in order
3 booksPoint Horror Unleashed in order
3 booksColour Her Dead in order
2 booksWitch Child in order
2 books- 1. Witch Child
- 2. Sorceress
Standalone books
14 books14 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.
- Children's fiction 15 of 21 books
- Ghosts 6 of 21 books
- Adventure stories 3 of 21 books
- Halloween 2 of 21 books
- History 2 of 21 books
- Horror 2 of 21 books
- Young adult fiction 2 of 21 books























