Charlie Higson Books in Order
Charlie Higson has written 35 books, published between 1992 and 2025. The first book is King of the Ants (1992) and the newest is Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 35
- Published
- 1992–2025
- Confirmed
- 6 of 35 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,257 in 22 of 35 books
- Reading time
- 121–181 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,257 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 35 titles with a page count on record.
Charlie Higson, born 3 July 1958, is an English actor, comedian, author and former singer who has also written and produced for television. Higson is the author of The Enemy, a young adult post-apocalyptic series, and wrote the first five Young Bond novels. King of the Ants (1992) opens the catalogue of 35 titles, followed by Happy Now (1993), Full Whack (1995) and Getting Rid of Mister Kitchen (1996). The Dalek Factor (2004) appears next, then SilverFin (2005), Blood Fever (2006), Double or Die (2007) and By Royal Command (2008). Spies, zombies, survival and London appear in the subject tags.
How many Charlie Higson books are there?
Charlie Higson has 35 books, released between 1992 and 2025. They include 4 series and 14 titles listed outside any series.
Charlie Higson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 Charlie Higson 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.
- 1King of the Ants1992 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/419923042/4
- 2Happy Now1993 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/419933202/4
- 3Full Whack1995 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/419952722/4
- 4Getting Rid of Mister Kitchen1996 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/419962242/4
- 520041202/4
- 620053522/4
- 72006–2/4
- 820074002/4
- 92007–3/4
- 1020081602/4
- 1120083532/4
- 1220094482/4
- 1320092402/4
- 142010–2/4
- 15Monstroso2010 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/420101282/4
- 1620114862/4
- 172012–2/4
- 182012–2/4
- 192013–3/4
- 2020133042/4
- 21Freddy and the Pig2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 22The Sacrifice2014 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/420145121/4
- 2320144803/4
- 24The Fallen2015 · 560 pages · confirmed 1/420155601/4
- 25Shoot To Kill2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 2620155123/4
- 27Heads You Die2016 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420163201/4
- 28Strike Lightning2016 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/420162661/4
- 2920173203/4
- 302018–3/4
- 312018–2/4
- 32Worst. Holiday. Ever2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 3320231762/4
- 34Whatever Gets You Through the Night2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 35Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
Charlie Higson series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Young Bond books in order 12 books
Charlie Higson books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Young Bond books in order
8 books by Charlie HigsonEnemy in order
8 books- 1. The Enemy
- 2. The Dead
- 3. The Fear
- 4. Geeks vs. Zombies
- 5. The Sacrifice
- 6. The Fallen
- 7. The Hunted
- 8. The End
Young Bond Graphic Novels in order
1 bookJames Bond Adventure in order
1 bookDoctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts in order
1 bookDoctor Who Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks in order
1 bookStandalone books
14 books14 Charlie Higson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Charlie Higson books in order?
You only need to read Charlie Higson 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 Charlie Higson
Start with SilverFin (2005), the first Young Bond book. The earliest catalogued title overall is King of the Ants (1992).
What is the newest Charlie Higson book?
Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee (2025) is the newest Charlie Higson book released so far.
Is there a new Charlie Higson book coming?
No next Charlie Higson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Charlie Higson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Charlie Higson published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Charlie Higson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,257 pages across the 22 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Charlie Higson books, 18 of 35, were published in the 2010s.
What the Charlie Higson books are about
28 of the 35 Charlie Higson 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 28. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 15 of 28 books
- Horror 9 of 28 books
- Spies 9 of 28 books
- Zombies 9 of 28 books
- London (England) 8 of 28 books
- Survival 8 of 28 books
- Adventure stories 5 of 28 books
- Criminals 5 of 28 books
- Bond, james (fictitious character) 4 of 28 books
- Espionage 4 of 28 books
- Young adult fiction 4 of 28 books