Jimmy Sangster Books in Order
14 books are credited to Jimmy Sangster, published between 1958 and 2020; 2 of them appeared after Jimmy Sangster's death in 2011. The first book is The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) and the newest is Fireball (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1958–2020
- Pages on record
- 1,684 in 7 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 28–42 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,684 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Jimmy Sangster (2 December 1927 to 19 August 2011) was a Welsh screenwriter and film director. Sangster wrote for the first Hammer Film Productions horror pictures, among them The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and Dracula (1958). The catalogue also lists two fiction series, James Reed and Katy Touchfeather, with Touchfeather (1970), Snowball (1986) and Hardball (1988) among the titles. The list also includes the 1997 title Do You Want It Good or Tuesday? from Hammer Films to Hollywood. Subject tags include espionage thrillers and mystery.
How many Jimmy Sangster books are there?
Jimmy Sangster has 14 books, released between 1958 and 2020. 2 of them were published after Jimmy Sangster's death in 2011. They include 3 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
Jimmy Sangster Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Jimmy Sangster 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.
- 1The Revenge of Frankenstein1958 · confirmed 2/41958–2/4
- 2The Horror of Dracula1958 · confirmed 2/41958–2/4
- 31969–2/4
- 41970–2/4
- 51971–2/4
- 6Your Friendly Neighbourhood Death Pedlar1971 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/419712552/4
- 719862772/4
- 819872802/4
- 919882322/4
- 10Do You Want It Good or Tuesday? from Hammer Films to Hollywood1997 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/419972402/4
- 11Inside Hammer2001 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/420011922/4
- 12Screenwriting2003 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/420032082/4
- 132019–2/4
- 142020–2/4
Jimmy Sangster 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.
James Reed in order
4 booksJohn Smith in order
2 booksKaty Touchfeather in order
2 booksStandalone books
6 books6 Jimmy Sangster titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jimmy Sangster books in order?
You only need to read Jimmy Sangster books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Jimmy Sangster
Start with The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jimmy Sangster book?
Fireball (2020) is the newest Jimmy Sangster book released so far.
Is there a new Jimmy Sangster book coming?
No next Jimmy Sangster book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jimmy Sangster at a glance
- Died
- Jimmy Sangster died in 2011, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Jimmy Sangster are still being published after Jimmy Sangster's death in 2011; the newest appeared in 2020.
- Release pace
- Jimmy Sangster books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 1,684 pages across the 7 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jimmy Sangster books, 3 of 14, were published in the 1980s.
What the Jimmy Sangster books are about
8 of the 14 Jimmy Sangster books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: espionage is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Espionage 2 of 8 books