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Kevin Crossley-Holland Books in Order

Kevin Crossley-Holland has written 75 books, published between 1964 and 2026. The first book is Havelok The Dane (1964) and the newest is Red the River Rises (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
75
Published
1964–2026
Pages on record
7,075 in 53 of 75 books
Reading time
118–177 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,075 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 53 of 75 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Kevin Crossley-Holland, author

Kevin Crossley-Holland, born 7 February 1941, is an English poet, translator and author for children. The Arthur trilogy (2000–2003) won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Storm, a 1985 novella, received the Carnegie Medal and in 2007, the medal's 70th anniversary, was named among the ten top winners. The catalogue lists 75 books from Havelok The Dane (1964) to Red the River Rises (2026), with King Horn: A Medieval Romance (1966), The Green Children (1968) and The Rain-Giver: Poems (1972) among them. Folklore, tales, poetry and the Middle Ages appear in the subjects.

How many Kevin Crossley-Holland books are there?

Kevin Crossley-Holland has 75 books, released between 1964 and 2026. They include 2 series and 68 titles listed outside any series.

Kevin Crossley-Holland Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 75 Kevin Crossley-Holland 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 Rain-Giver: Poems by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1972)
  2. Cover of The Sea Stranger by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1974)
  3. Cover of The Dream House: Poems by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1976)
  4. Cover of The Earth-Father by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1976)
  5. Cover of The Wildman by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1976)
  6. Cover of The Dead Moon by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1982)
  7. Cover of Waterslain and Other Poems by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1986)
  8. Cover of The Painting Room by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1988)
  9. Cover of Dathera Dad by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1988)
  10. Cover of The Tale of Taliesin by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1992)
  11. Cover of Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-Holland, book 11 of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library series (1993)
  12. Cover of The Language of Yes by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1996)
  13. Cover of The Old Stories by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1997)
  14. Cover of King Arthur's World by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1998)
  15. Cover of Short! by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1998)
  16. Cover of Poems From East Anglia by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1998)
  17. Cover of The King Who Was and Will Be by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1998)
  18. Cover of The New Exeter Book of Riddles by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1999)
  19. Cover of The World of King Arthur and His Court by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1999)
  20. Cover of The Young Oxford Book of Folk Tales by Kevin Crossley-Holland (1999)
  21. Cover of Enchantment by Kevin Crossley-Holland (2000)
  22. Cover of Tales from the Old World by Kevin Crossley-Holland (2000)
  23. Cover of At the Crossing Places by Kevin Crossley-Holland, book 2 of the Arthur Trilogy (2001)
  24. Cover of The Magic Lands by Kevin Crossley-Holland (2001)
  1. 1
    Havelok The Dane1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  2. 2
    King Horn: A Medieval Romance1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  3. 3
    The Callow Pit Coffer1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  4. 4
    The Green Children1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  5. 5
    Dream of a Meeting1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  6. 6
    Pedlar of Swaffham1971 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197147
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  7. 7
    The Rain-Giver: Poems1972 · 62 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197262
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  8. 8
    The Sea Stranger1974 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197446
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  9. 9
    The Fire-Brother1974 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197446
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  10. 10
    Petal and Stone1975 · 11 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197511
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  11. 11
    The Dream House: Poems1976 · 63 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197663
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  12. 12
    The Earth-Father1976 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197648
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  13. 13
    The Wildman1976 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197632
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  14. 14
    Beowulf1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  15. 15
    The Dead Moon1982 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982104
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  16. 16
    Tales from the Mabinogion1984 · 88 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198488
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  17. 17
    Storm1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  18. 18
    The Fox and the Cat1985 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198564
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  19. 19
    Waterslain and Other Poems1986 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198664
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  20. 20
    The Oxford Book of Travel Verse1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  21. 21
    The Painting Room1988 · 61 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198861
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  22. 22
    The Quest for Olwen1988 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198864
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  23. 23
    Dathera Dad1988 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198864
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  24. 24
    The Stones Remain1989 · 127 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989127
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  25. 25
    Sleeping Nanna1989 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198932
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  26. 26
    Under the Sun and Over the Moon1989 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198932
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  27. 27
    The Tale of Taliesin1992 · 62 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199262
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  28. 28
    Long Tom and the Dead Hand1992 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992112
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  29. 29
    Selected British Folk Tales1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  30. 30
    Norse MythsPantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library #111993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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Kevin Crossley-Holland 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.

Arthur Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Seeing Stone
  2. 2. At the Crossing Places
  3. 3. King of the Middle March

Viking Sagas in order

2 books
  1. 1. Bracelet of Bones
  2. 2. Scramasax

Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library in order

1 book
  1. 11. Norse Myths

Walker Studio in order

1 book
  1. 26. Norse Tales

Standalone books

68 books

68 Kevin Crossley-Holland titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kevin Crossley-Holland books in order?

You only need to read Kevin Crossley-Holland books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Kevin Crossley-Holland

Start with Havelok The Dane (1964), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kevin Crossley-Holland book?

Red the River Rises (2026) is the newest Kevin Crossley-Holland book released so far.

Is there a new Kevin Crossley-Holland book coming?

No next Kevin Crossley-Holland 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 Kevin Crossley-Holland has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 6 nominations for Kevin Crossley-Holland. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Guardian Children's Fiction Prize2001Wonfor The Seeing Stone
  • Carnegie Medal1985Wonfor Storm
  • Carnegie Medal2010Shortlisted
  • Carnegie Medal2008Shortlisted
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2005Shortlistedfor King of the Middle March
  • Carnegie Medal2003Shortlisted
  • Guardian Children's Fiction Prize2001Shortlistedfor The Seeing Stone
  • Nestlé Children's Book Prize2000Shortlistedfor The Seeing Stone

Kevin Crossley-Holland at a glance

Still publishing
Kevin Crossley-Holland published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Kevin Crossley-Holland books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,075 pages across the 53 of 75 books with a recorded length, a median of 96 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kevin Crossley-Holland books, 17 of 75, were published in the 2000s.

What the Kevin Crossley-Holland books are about

56 of the 75 Kevin Crossley-Holland 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 14 of 56. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.