Frank Cottrell Boyce Books in Order
Frank Cottrell Boyce has written 22 books, published between 1997 and 2023. The first book is Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) and the newest is The Wonder Brothers (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 22
- Published
- 1997–2023
- Confirmed
- 3 of 22 titles
- Pages on record
- 240 in 2 of 22 books
Frank Cottrell-Boyce, born 23 September 1959, is a British screenwriter, novelist and occasional actor known for children's fiction and for collaborations with the film director Michael Winterbottom, and wrote the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Two major British children's book awards followed: the 2004 Carnegie Medal for Millions, which began as a film script, and the 2012 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for The Unforgotten Coat, a commission from a charity. Sequels to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car, Ian Fleming's children's classic, make up the one series in the catalogue, which holds 22 books from Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) to The Wonder Brothers (2023).
How many Frank Cottrell Boyce books are there?
Frank Cottrell Boyce has 22 books, released between 1997 and 2023. 3 of them belong to the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang series.
Frank Cottrell Boyce Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 Frank Cottrell Boyce 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.
- 1Welcome to Sarajevo1997 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419971441/4
- 2The Claim2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 3Millions2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 4Framed2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 5Cosmic2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 6Desirable2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 72011–3/4
- 8The Unforgotten Coat2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 9Can't You Sleep?2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 102012–3/4
- 11Permanent Granite Sunrise2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 122013–3/4
- 13Triple Word Score2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 142013–1/4
- 152015961/4
- 16The Astounding Broccoli Boy2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 17Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 182018–1/4
- 192019–1/4
- 20Runaway Robot2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 21Noah's Gold2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 22The Wonder Brothers2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Frank Cottrell Boyce 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.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in order
3 booksChapter in order
2 booksComma Singles in order
2 booksStandalone books
15 books15 Frank Cottrell Boyce titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Frank Cottrell Boyce books in order?
You only need to read Frank Cottrell Boyce books in order within the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang series, which holds 3 of the 22 Frank Cottrell Boyce books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Frank Cottrell Boyce
Start with Welcome to Sarajevo (1997), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Frank Cottrell Boyce book?
The Wonder Brothers (2023) is the newest Frank Cottrell Boyce book released so far.
Is there a new Frank Cottrell Boyce book coming?
No next Frank Cottrell Boyce 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 Frank Cottrell Boyce has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 7 nominations for Frank Cottrell Boyce. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize2012Won
- Carnegie Medal2004Wonfor Millions
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize2012Shortlisted
- Carnegie Medal2009Shortlisted
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize2008Shortlisted
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize2006Shortlistedfor Framed
- Carnegie Medal2005Shortlistedfor Framed
- Carnegie Medal2004Shortlistedfor Millions
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize2004Shortlistedfor Millions
Frank Cottrell Boyce at a glance
- Paused
- No new Frank Cottrell Boyce title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Frank Cottrell Boyce books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 240 pages across the 2 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 120 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Frank Cottrell Boyce books, 14 of 22, were published in the 2010s.
What the Frank Cottrell Boyce books are about
3 of the 22 Frank Cottrell Boyce books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children 1 of 3 books
- Children's fiction 1 of 3 books
- Drama 1 of 3 books
- Foreign correspondents 1 of 3 books
- High interest-low vocabulary books 1 of 3 books
- History 1 of 3 books
- Humor 1 of 3 books
- Imagination 1 of 3 books
- Intercountry adoption 1 of 3 books
- Journalists 1 of 3 books
- Motion picture plays 1 of 3 books