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James Robertson Books in Order

James Robertson has written 26 books, published between 1991 and 2021. The first book is Close and Other Stories (1991) and the newest is News of the Dead (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1991–2021
Pages on record
3,966 in 17 of 26 books
Reading time
66–99 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,966 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

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James Robertson is a Scottish writer whose 26 catalogued titles run from 1991 to 2021. Close and Other Stories (1991) is the first. Other titles include The Fanatic (2001), Joseph Knight (2003), Stirling Sonnets (2001), Scottish Ghost Stories (1996) and News of the Dead (2021). Robertson also has an Itchy Coo series. Subject headings cover Scotland and its history, short stories, children's fiction and English poetry.

How many James Robertson books are there?

James Robertson has 26 books, released between 1991 and 2021. 8 of them belong to the Itchy Coo series.

James Robertson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 James Robertson 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 Close and Other Stories by James Robertson (1991)
  2. Cover of The Ragged Man's Complaint by James Robertson (1993)
  3. Cover of Sound-shadow by James Robertson (1995)
  4. Cover of Scottish Ghost Stories by James Robertson (1996)
  5. Cover of I Dream of Alfred Hitchcock by James Robertson (1999)
  6. Cover of The Fanatic by James Robertson (2001)
  7. Cover of Voyage of Intent by James Robertson (2005)
  8. Cover of A Wee Moose in the Hoose by James Robertson, book 1 of the Itchy Coo series (2006)
  9. Cover of The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson (2006)
  10. Cover of Katie's Ferm by James Robertson, book 2 of the Itchy Coo series (2007)
  11. Cover of A Wee Book o Fairy Tales in Scots by James Robertson, book 3 of the Itchy Coo series (2007)
  12. Cover of Katie's Coo by James Robertson, book 4 of the Itchy Coo series (2008)
  13. Cover of Katie's Moose by James Robertson, book 5 of the Itchy Coo series (2008)
  14. Cover of Katie's Year by James Robertson, book 7 of the Itchy Coo series (2009)
  15. Cover of And the Land Lay Still by James Robertson (2010)
  16. Cover of Republics of the Mind by James Robertson (2012)
  17. Cover of The Professor of Truth by James Robertson (2013)
  18. Cover of Katie's Pairty by James Robertson, book 8 of the Itchy Coo series (2013)
  19. Cover of Robert The Bruce by James Robertson (2014)
  20. Cover of 365 by James Robertson (2014)
  21. Cover of To Be Continued... by James Robertson (2016)
  1. 2
    The Ragged Man's Complaint1993 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993152
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  2. 3
    Sound-shadow1995 · 72 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199572
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  3. 4
    Scottish Ghost Stories1996 · 283 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996283
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  4. 5
    I Dream of Alfred Hitchcock1999 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199924
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  5. 6
    The Fanatic2001 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001310
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  6. 7
    Stirling Sonnets2001 · 28 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200128
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  7. 8
    Joseph Knight2003 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003384
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  8. 9
    Voyage of Intent2005 · 63 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200563
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  9. 10
    A Wee Moose in the HooseItchy Coo #12006 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200648
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  10. 11
    The Testament of Gideon Mack2006 · 386 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006386
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  11. 12
    Katie's FermItchy Coo #22007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 13
    A Wee Book o Fairy Tales in ScotsItchy Coo #32007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 14
    Katie's CooItchy Coo #42008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 15
    Katie's MooseItchy Coo #52008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  15. 16
    Mini Katie's CooItchy Coo #62008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  16. 17
    Katie's YearItchy Coo #72009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  17. 18
    And the Land Lay Still2010 · 673 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010673
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  18. 19
    Republics of the Mind2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  19. 20
    The Professor of Truth2013 · 257 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013257
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  20. 21
    Katie's PairtyItchy Coo #82013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 22
    Robert The Bruce2014 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201464
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  22. 23
    3652014 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014384
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  23. 24
    The Book of the Howlat2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  24. 25
    To Be Continued...2016 · 323 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016323
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  25. 26
    News of the Dead2021 · 371 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021371
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James Robertson series in order

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

James Robertson 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.

Standalone books

18 books

18 James Robertson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James Robertson books in order?

You only need to read James Robertson books in order within the Itchy Coo series, which holds 8 of the 26 James Robertson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with James Robertson

Start with A Wee Moose in the Hoose (2006), the first Itchy Coo book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Close and Other Stories (1991).

What is the newest James Robertson book?

News of the Dead (2021) is the newest James Robertson book released so far.

Is there a new James Robertson book coming?

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

James Robertson at a glance

Paused
No new James Robertson title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
James Robertson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,966 pages across the 17 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 257 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Robertson books, 12 of 26, were published in the 2000s.

What the James Robertson books are about

19 of the 26 James Robertson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: scotland is tagged on 5 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.