Cliff McNish Books in Order

Cliff McNish has written 14 books, published between 2000 and 2019. The first book is The Doomspell (2000) and the newest is The Winter Wolf (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2000–2019
Pages on record
2,200 in 9 of 14 books
Reading time
37–55 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,200 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

English novelist Cliff McNish writes fantasy and supernatural fiction for young adults. The Doomspell (2000) is the first of 14 catalogued books, and The Winter Wolf (2019) is the latest. The best-known works include Breathe, a 2006 ghost novel, along with the Silver Sequence and the Doomspell Trilogy, which has been translated into 26 languages. Other titles include The Silver Child (2003), Angel (2007) and Savannah Grey (2010).

How many Cliff McNish books are there?

Cliff McNish has 14 books, released between 2000 and 2019. They include 2 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

Cliff McNish Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Cliff McNish 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
    The DoomspellDoomspell #12000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000
  2. 2
    The Scent of MagicDoomspell #22001 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001215
  3. 3
    The Wizard's PromiseDoomspell #32002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002
  4. 4
    The Silver ChildSilver Sequence #12003 · 167 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003167
  5. 5
    Silver CitySilver Sequence #22004 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004256
  6. 6
    Silver WorldSilver Sequence #32005 · 247 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005247
  7. 7
    Breathe2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006
  8. 8
    Angel2007 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007304
  9. 9
    Savannah Grey2010 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010272
  10. 10
    The Hunting Ground2011 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011288
  11. 11
    Going Home2014 · 227 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014227
  12. 12
    My Friend Twigs2015 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015224
  13. 13
    Craving2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017
  14. 14
    The Winter Wolf2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019

Cliff McNish 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.

Doomspell in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Doomspell
  2. 2. The Scent of Magic
  3. 3. The Wizard's Promise

Silver Sequence in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Silver Child
  2. 2. Silver City
  3. 3. Silver World

Standalone books

8 books

8 Cliff McNish titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Cliff McNish books in order?

You only need to read Cliff McNish 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 Cliff McNish

Start with The Doomspell (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cliff McNish book?

The Winter Wolf (2019) is the newest Cliff McNish book released so far.

Is there a new Cliff McNish book coming?

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

Cliff McNish at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Cliff McNish title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Cliff McNish books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,200 pages across the 9 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 247 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Cliff McNish books, 8 of 14, were published in the 2000s.

What the Cliff McNish books are about

8 of the 14 Cliff McNish 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 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.