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Herbie Brennan Books in Order

Herbie Brennan has written 58 books, published between 1988 and 2019. The first book is Getting Rich (1988) and the newest is Nectanebo: Traveller from an Antique Land (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
58
Published
1988–2019
Pages on record
6,527 in 44 of 58 books
Reading time
109–163 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,527 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 44 of 58 titles with a page count on record.

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Herbie Brennan's 58 catalogued books date from 1988 to 2019 and carry subjects such as children's fiction, humorous stories, spies, fairies, time travel, extraterrestrial beings and the supernatural. Titles include Emily and the Werewolf (1993), The Mystery Machine (1995), Mario Scumbini and the Big Pig Swipe (1996) and Letters from a Mouse (1997). Series include Faerie Wars Chronicles, Quest, Herbie Brennan's Forbidden Truths, Bluebell Wood and Shadow Project. Nectanebo: Traveller from an Antique Land (2019) is the most recent entry.

How many Herbie Brennan books are there?

Herbie Brennan has 58 books, released between 1988 and 2019. They include 5 series and 32 titles listed outside any series.

Herbie Brennan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 58 Herbie Brennan 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. Cover of The Mystery Machine by Herbie Brennan (1995)
  2. Cover of Bad Manners Day by Herbie Brennan, book 3 of the Chap series (1996)
  3. Cover of The Thing from Knucker Hole by Herbie Brennan, book 4 of the Chap series (1996)
  4. Cover of Kookaburra Dreaming by Herbie Brennan (1997)
  5. Cover of Letters from a Mouse by Herbie Brennan (1997)
  6. Cover of Eddie the Duck by Herbie Brennan, book 5 of the Chap series (1998)
  7. Cover of Seriously Weird True Stories 02 by Herbie Brennan (1998)
  8. Cover of The Internet by Herbie Brennan (1998)
  9. Cover of Alien Contact by Herbie Brennan (1998)
  10. Cover of Martian Genesis by Herbie Brennan (1998)
  11. Cover of Jennet's Tale by Herbie Brennan (2000)
  12. Cover of Eddie And The Bad Egg by Herbie Brennan, book 6 of the Chap series (2000)
  13. Cover of Zartog's Remote by Herbie Brennan, book 7 of the Chap series (2000)
  14. Cover of The Secret History of Ancient Egypt by Herbie Brennan (2000)
  15. Cover of Techno Future by Herbie Brennan (2000)
  16. Cover of The Little Book of Nostradamus by Herbie Brennan (2000)
  17. Cover of The Atlantis Enigma by Herbie Brennan (2000)
  18. Cover of Atlantis And Other Lost Civilizations by Herbie Brennan, book 1 of the Herbie Brennan's Forbidden Truths series
  19. Cover of Fairy Nuff by Herbie Brennan, book 1 of the Bluebell Wood series (2001)
  20. Cover of Eddie And The Dirty Dogs by Herbie Brennan, book 8 of the Chap series (2001)
  21. Cover of Why Do Cats Purr? by Herbie Brennan (2001)
  22. Cover of How To Remember Absolutely Everything by Herbie Brennan (2001)
  23. Cover of The Death Of The Dinosaurs by Herbie Brennan (2001)
  24. Cover of Nuff Said by Herbie Brennan, book 2 of the Bluebell Wood series (2002)
  1. 1
    Getting Rich1988 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Emily and the WerewolfChap #11993 · 92 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199392
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Mystery Machine1995 · 91 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199591
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Little House1996 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199646
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Mario Scumbini and the Big Pig SwipeChap #21996 · 88 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199688
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Bad Manners DayChap #31996 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199646
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Thing from Knucker HoleChap #41996 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    EgyptQuest - The Lost Treasure of The PyramidsQuest #11997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Memory1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Kookaburra Dreaming1997 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Seriously Weird True Stories1997 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997112
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Letters from a Mouse1997 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199740
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Eddie the DuckChap #51998 · 55 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199855
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Seriously Weird True Stories 021998 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    The Internet1998 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Alien Contact1998 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Martian Genesis1998 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998216
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    RomanQuestQuest #22000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Jennet's Tale2000 · 89 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200089
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Eddie And The Bad EggChap #62000 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200064
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Zartog's RemoteChap #72000 · 94 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200094
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    The Secret History of Ancient Egypt2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Techno Future2000 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    The Little Book of Nostradamus2000 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    The Atlantis Enigma2000 · 225 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000225
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Atlantis And Other Lost CivilizationsHerbie Brennan's Forbidden Truths #12001 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Fairy NuffBluebell Wood #12001 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Eddie And The Dirty DogsChap #82001 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200164
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Dr Jenner And The Cow Pox2001 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200124
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    Why Do Cats Purr?2001 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200124
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Herbie Brennan 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.

Chap in order

8 books
  1. 1. Emily and the Werewolf
  2. 2. Mario Scumbini and the Big Pig Swipe
  3. 3. Bad Manners Day
  4. 4. The Thing from Knucker Hole
  5. 5. Eddie the Duck
  6. 6. Eddie And The Bad Egg
  7. 7. Zartog's Remote
  8. 8. Eddie And The Dirty Dogs

Faerie Wars Chronicles in order

5 books
  1. 1. Faerie Wars
  2. 2. The Purple Emperor
  3. 3. Ruler of the Realm
  4. 4. Faerie Lord
  5. 5. The Faeman Quest

Quest in order

4 books
  1. 1. EgyptQuest - The Lost Treasure of The Pyramids
  2. 2. RomanQuest
  3. 3. GreekQuest
  4. 4. AztecQuest

Herbie Brennan's Forbidden Truths in order

4 books
  1. 1. Atlantis And Other Lost Civilizations
  2. 2. Time Travel
  3. 3. Strange Powers Of The Human Mind
  4. 4. Parallel Worlds

Bluebell Wood in order

2 books
  1. 1. Fairy Nuff
  2. 2. Nuff Said

Shadow Project in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Shadow Project
  2. 2. The Doomsday Box

Flashbacks in order

1 book
  1. 2. Final Victory

Standalone books

32 books

32 Herbie Brennan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Herbie Brennan books in order?

You only need to read Herbie Brennan 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 Herbie Brennan

Start with Getting Rich (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Herbie Brennan book?

Nectanebo: Traveller from an Antique Land (2019) is the newest Herbie Brennan book released so far.

Is there a new Herbie Brennan book coming?

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

Herbie Brennan at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Herbie Brennan title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Herbie Brennan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
6,527 pages across the 44 of 58 books with a recorded length, a median of 128 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Herbie Brennan books, 34 of 58, were published in the 2000s.

What the Herbie Brennan books are about

42 of the 58 Herbie Brennan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: juvenile literature is tagged on 15 of 42. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.