Eva Ibbotson Books in Order
28 books are credited to Eva Ibbotson, published between 1975 and 2025; 6 of them appeared after Eva Ibbotson's death in 2010. The first book is The Great Ghost Rescue (1975) and the newest is Magic Flutes (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 1975–2025
- Confirmed
- 28 of 28 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,914 in 18 of 28 books
- Reading time
- 82–123 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,914 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 28 titles with a page count on record.
Eva Ibbotson was an Austrian-born British novelist who lived from 1925 to 2010 and wrote mainly for children. Twenty-eight books are catalogued between The Great Ghost Rescue (1975) and Magic Flutes, dated 2025, among them Which Witch? (1979), A Countess Below Stairs (1981), A Company of Swans (1985) and Madensky Square (1988); several of the adult novels were later reissued for young adult readers. Journey to the River Sea (2001) won the Smarties Prize in the 9 to 11 category, was a commended runner-up for the Guardian Prize and reached the Carnegie, Whitbread and Blue Peter shortlists. The last book, The Abominables, was a Guardian Prize finalist in 2012. Ghosts, witches, magic, orphans and opera recur as subjects.
How many Eva Ibbotson books are there?
Eva Ibbotson has 28 books, released between 1975 and 2025. 6 of them were published after Eva Ibbotson's death in 2010. 1 of them belong to the Eva Ibbottson Picture series.
Eva Ibbotson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Eva Ibbotson 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.
- 119751673/4
- 219792493/4
- 3A Countess Below Stairs / The Secret CountessEva Ibbottson Standalone Novels #31981 · 383 pages · confirmed 3/419813833/4
- 41982–3/4
- 51983963/4
- 6A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other StoriesEva Ibbottson Short Story #11984 · 227 pages · confirmed 3/419842273/4
- 719853843/4
- 819872163/4
- 91987–3/4
- 101988–3/4
- 1119891923/4
- 121993–3/4
- 1319942313/4
- 1419961953/4
- 1519973973/4
- 1619992813/4
- 1720012983/4
- 1820044053/4
- 1920052563/4
- 2020083773/4
- 212010–3/4
- 2220102723/4
- 2320112883/4
- 24Let Sleeping Sea-Monsters Lie and Other Cautionary TalesEva Ibbottson Short Story #22012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 252014–3/4
- 262015–3/4
- 272025–3/4
- 282025–3/4
Eva Ibbotson 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.
Eva Ibbottson Standalone Novels
24 books24 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Eva Ibbottson Short Story
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Eva Ibbottson Picture in order
1 bookDo you have to read Eva Ibbotson books in order?
You only need to read Eva Ibbotson books in order within the Eva Ibbottson Picture series, which holds 1 of the 28 Eva Ibbotson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Eva Ibbotson
Start with The Great Ghost Rescue (1975), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Eva Ibbotson book?
Magic Flutes (2025) is the newest Eva Ibbotson book released so far.
Is there a new Eva Ibbotson book coming?
No next Eva Ibbotson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Eva Ibbotson has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 11 nominations for Eva Ibbotson. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Nestlé Children's Book Prize2001Wonfor Journey to the River Sea
- Romantic Novelists' Association Awards1983Won
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize2012Shortlisted
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize2010Shortlisted
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award2009Shortlisted
- Carnegie Medal2009Shortlistedfor The Dragonfly Pool
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award2008Shortlisted
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award2007Shortlisted
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award2006Shortlisted
- Carnegie Medal2004Shortlistedfor The Star of Kazan
- Nestlé Children's Book Prize2004Shortlistedfor The Star of Kazan
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2002Shortlistedfor Monster Mission
Eva Ibbotson at a glance
- Died
- Eva Ibbotson died in 2010, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Eva Ibbotson are still being published after Eva Ibbotson's death in 2010; the newest appeared in 2025.
- Release pace
- Eva Ibbotson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,914 pages across the 18 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 264 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Eva Ibbotson books, 9 of 28, were published in the 1980s.
What the Eva Ibbotson books are about
22 of the 28 Eva Ibbotson 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 13 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 13 of 22 books
- Ghosts 3 of 22 books
- History 3 of 22 books
- Humor 3 of 22 books
- Magic 3 of 22 books
- Orphans 3 of 22 books
- Romance 3 of 22 books
- Adventure stories 2 of 22 books
- Animals 2 of 22 books
- Boarding schools 2 of 22 books
- Children 2 of 22 books