Deborah Challinor Books in Order
Deborah Challinor has written 22 books, published between 1998 and 2026. The first book is Grey Ghosts (1998) and the newest is Black Velvet and Vengeance (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 22
- Published
- 1998–2026
- Confirmed
- 22 of 22 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,901 in 6 of 22 books
Deborah Ann Challinor is a New Zealand historian and novelist, appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2018 for literature and historical research. The catalogue lists 22 books from Grey Ghosts (1998) to 2026, covering fiction and non-fiction. Vietnam War veterans and personal narratives appear among the subjects. Fiction series include Convict Girls, Tatty Crowe, Kitty/Smuggler's Wife and Children Of War Trilogy. Black Velvet and Vengeance is the newest title.
How many Deborah Challinor books are there?
Deborah Challinor has 22 books, released between 1998 and 2026. They include 5 separate series.
Deborah Challinor Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 Deborah Challinor 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.
- 119982883/4
- 21998–3/4
- 320001873/4
- 420033973/4
- 520053913/4
- 62005–3/4
- 72006–3/4
- 820073193/4
- 92008–3/4
- 102009–3/4
- 1120103193/4
- 122012–3/4
- 132013–3/4
- 142016–3/4
- 152016–3/4
- 162016–3/4
- 172019–3/4
- 182020–3/4
- 192022–3/4
- 202024–3/4
- 212025–3/4
- 222026–3/4
Deborah Challinor 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.
Kitty/Smuggler's Wife in order
4 booksConvict Girls in order
4 booksChildren Of War Trilogy/Tamar Deane Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. Tamar
- 2. White Feathers
- 3. Blue Smoke
Deborah Challinor Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
From the Ashes/The Restless Years in order
3 booksTatty Crowe in order
3 booksDeborah Challinor Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Deborah Challinor books in order?
You only need to read Deborah Challinor books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Deborah Challinor
Start with Grey Ghosts (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Deborah Challinor book?
Black Velvet and Vengeance (2026) is the newest Deborah Challinor book released so far.
Is there a new Deborah Challinor book coming?
No next Deborah Challinor book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Deborah Challinor at a glance
- Still publishing
- Deborah Challinor published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Deborah Challinor books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,901 pages across the 6 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 319 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Deborah Challinor books, 8 of 22, were published in the 2000s.
What the Deborah Challinor books are about
8 of the 22 Deborah Challinor books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 6 of 8 books
- New zealand 6 of 8 books
- History 3 of 8 books
- Veterans 2 of 8 books