Emily Rodda Books in Order

Emily Rodda has written 102 books, published between 1986 and 2022. The first book is Pigs Might Fly (1986) and the newest is Beady Bold and the Yum-Yams (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Emily Rodda is the pen name of Jennifer Rowe. Emily Rodda also publishes as Mary-Anne Dickinson.

Books
102
Published
1986–2022
Pages on record
9,574 in 68 of 102 books
Reading time
160–239 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,574 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 68 of 102 titles with a page count on record.

Emily Rodda is a pen name of Jennifer June Rowe, an Australian author born 2 April 1948. Rowe publishes crime fiction for adults under her own name, including the Verity Birdwood and Tessa Vance series, and children's fiction as Emily Rodda and as Mary-Anne Dickinson. Deltora Quest is the central children's sequence, extended by Dragons of Deltora, Deltora Shadowlands and Star of Deltora, with Rowan of Rin, Fairy Realm, Rondo and the Three Doors Trilogy beside it. The catalogue lists 102 books from Pigs Might Fly (1986) onward.

Source: Wikidata

How many Emily Rodda books are there?

Emily Rodda has 102 books, released between 1986 and 2022. They include 13 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.

Emily Rodda Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 102 Emily Rodda 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Pigs Might Fly1986 · 52 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198652
  2. 2
    The Best Kept Secret1988 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988120
  3. 3
    Finders KeepersFinders Keepers #11990 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990184
  4. 4
    Something Special1991 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199180
  5. 5
    The TimekeeperFinders Keepers #21992 · 156 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992156
  6. 6
    Rowan of RinRowan of Rin #11993 · 151 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993151
  7. 7
    Power and Glory1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
  8. 8
    Rowan and the TravelersRowan of Rin #21994 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994176
  9. 9
    The Ghost of Raven HillRaven Hill Mysteries #11995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
  10. 10
    The Sorcerer\'s ApprenticeRaven Hill Mysteries #21995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
  11. 11
    The Disappearing TV StarRaven Hill Mysteries #31995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
  12. 12
    Cry of the CatRaven Hill Mysteries #41995 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995120
  13. 13
    Rowan and the Keeper of the CrystalRowan of Rin #31996 · 197 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996197
  14. 14
    St Elmo's FireRaven Hill Mysteries #51996 · 132 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996132
  15. 15
    Beware the Gingerbread HouseRaven Hill Mysteries #61996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
  16. 16
    Green for DangerRaven Hill Mysteries #71996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
  17. 17
    Yay!1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
  18. 18
    Haunted HouseRaven Hill Mysteries #81997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
  19. 19
    Bob The Builder & The Elves1998 · 73 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199873
  20. 20
    Breaking PointRaven Hill Mysteries #91998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
  21. 21
    The Secret of Banyan BayRaven Hill Mysteries #101998 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998128
  22. 22
    The Bad Dog MysteryRaven Hill Mysteries #111998 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998128
  23. 23
    Fear in FashionRaven Hill Mysteries #121998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
  24. 24
    Case of Crazy ClaudeRaven Hill Mysteries #131998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
  25. 25
    Nowhere to RunRaven Hill Mysteries #141998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
  26. 26
    Fuzz, the Famous Fly1999 · 51 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199951
  27. 27
    Rowan and the ZebakRowan of Rin #41999 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999198
  28. 28
    The Julia Tapes1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
  29. 29
    The Forests of SilenceDeltora Quest #12000 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000144
  30. 30
    The Lake of TearsDeltora Quest #22000 · 129 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000129

Emily Rodda series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Emily Rodda 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.

Raven Hill Mysteries in order

17 books
  1. 1. The Ghost of Raven Hill
  2. 2. The Sorcerer\'s Apprentice
  3. 3. The Disappearing TV Star
  4. 4. Cry of the Cat
  5. 5. St Elmo's Fire
  6. 6. Beware the Gingerbread House
  7. 7. Green for Danger
  8. 8. Haunted House
  9. 9. Breaking Point
  10. 10. The Secret of Banyan Bay
  11. 11. The Bad Dog Mystery
  12. 12. Fear in Fashion
  13. and 5 more in the table above

Fairy Realm in order

10 books
  1. 1. The Charm Bracelet
  2. 2. The Flower Fairies
  3. 3. The Third Wish
  4. 4. The Last Fairy-Apple Tree
  5. 5. The Magic Key
  6. 6. The Unicorn
  7. 7. The Star Cloak
  8. 8. The Water Sprites
  9. 9. The Peskie Spell
  10. 10. The Rainbow Wand

Deltora Quest Manga in order

10 books
  1. 1. Deltora Quest 1
  2. 2. Deltora Quest 2
  3. 3. Deltora Quest 3
  4. 4. Deltora Quest 4
  5. 5. Deltora Quest 5
  6. 6. Deltora Quest 6
  7. 7. Deltora Quest 7
  8. 8. Deltora Quest 8
  9. 9. Deltora Quest 9
  10. 10. Deltora Quest 10

Squeak Street Stories in order

9 books
  1. 1. Pink-Paw's Painting
  2. 2. Lucky Clive
  3. 3. Kevin to the Rescue
  4. 4. Ben the Post-Mouse
  5. 5. Old Bun and the Burglar
  6. 6. One-Shoe's Wishes
  7. 7. Addy and the Pirates
  8. 8. Fee-Fee's Holiday
  9. 9. More Stories From Squeak Street

Rowan of Rin in order

5 books
  1. 1. Rowan of Rin
  2. 2. Rowan and the Travelers
  3. 3. Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal
  4. 4. Rowan and the Zebak
  5. 5. Rowan of the Bukshah / Rowan and the Ice Creepers

Dragons of Deltora in order

4 books
  1. 1. Dragon's Nest
  2. 2. Shadowgate
  3. 3. Isle of the Dead
  4. 4. The Sister of the South

Star of Deltora in order

4 books
  1. 1. Shadows of the Master
  2. 2. Two Moons
  3. 3. The Towers of Illica
  4. 4. The Hungry Isle

Deltora Shadowlands in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Cavern of the Fear
  2. 2. The Isle of Illusion
  3. 3. The Shadowlands

Rondo in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Key to Rondo
  2. 2. The Wizard of Rondo
  3. 3. The Battle for Rondo

Three Doors Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Golden Door
  2. 2. The Silver Door
  3. 3. The Third Door

Monty’s Island in order

3 books
  1. 1. Elvis Eager and the Golden Egg
  2. 2. Scary Mary and the Stripe Spell
  3. 3. Beady Bold and the Yum-Yams

Finders Keepers in order

2 books
  1. 1. Finders Keepers
  2. 2. The Timekeeper

Standalone books

16 books

16 Emily Rodda titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Emily Rodda books in order?

You only need to read Emily Rodda books in order within each series: the books listed here span 13 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Emily Rodda

Start with The Forests of Silence (2000), the first Deltora Quest book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Pigs Might Fly (1986).

What is the newest Emily Rodda book?

Beady Bold and the Yum-Yams (2022) is the newest Emily Rodda book released so far.

Is there a new Emily Rodda book coming?

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

Emily Rodda at a glance

Paused
No new Emily Rodda title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Emily Rodda books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
9,574 pages across the 68 of 102 books with a recorded length, a median of 129 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Emily Rodda books, 48 of 102, were published in the 2000s.

When Emily Rodda books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Emily Rodda titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 48 titles.

1980s
2
1990s
26
2000s
48
2010s
21
2020s
5

102 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Emily Rodda books are about

79 of the 102 Emily Rodda 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 48 of 79. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.