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Lynne Reid Banks Books in Order

Lynne Reid Banks has written 50 books, published between 1960 and 2022. The first book is The L-Shaped Room (1960) and the newest is The Red Red Dragon (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
50
Published
1960–2022
Confirmed
5 of 50 titles
Pages on record
8,004 in 35 of 50 books
Reading time
133–200 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,004 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 35 of 50 titles with a page count on record.

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Lynne Reid Banks (31 July 1929 to 4 April 2024) was a British author who wrote for both children and adults. The Indian in the Cupboard sold more than 15 million copies and became a film. The L-Shaped Room, the 1960 debut novel, was a best seller, was filmed, and gained two sequels, The Backward Shadow and Two is Lonely. Banks also wrote Dark Quartet, about the Brontë family, and Path to the Silent Country, about Charlotte Brontë. The catalogue lists 50 books from 1960 to The Red Red Dragon (2022), including the Harry the Poisonous Centipede series.

In The Indian in the Cupboard, a boy named Omri discovers that a cupboard brings his plastic toys to life; a toy figure called Little Bear becomes a real, tiny person, and the books follow Omri's efforts to protect him and other miniature figures.

How many Lynne Reid Banks books are there?

Lynne Reid Banks has 50 books, released between 1960 and 2022. They include 5 series and 31 titles listed outside any series.

Lynne Reid Banks Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 50 Lynne Reid Banks 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 L-Shaped Room by Lynne Reid Banks, book 1 of the Jane Graham series (1960)
  2. Cover of Backward Shadow by Lynne Reid Banks, book 2 of the Jane Graham series (1970)
  3. Cover of One More River by Lynne Reid Banks, book 1 of the One More River series (1973)
  4. Cover of The Farthest-Away Mountain by Lynne Reid Banks (1976)
  5. Cover of Path to the Silent Country by Lynne Reid Banks, book 2 of the Bronte Biographies series (1977)
  6. Cover of My Darling Villain by Lynne Reid Banks (1977)
  7. Cover of I, Houdini by Lynne Reid Banks (1978)
  8. Cover of Letters To My Israeli Sons by Lynne Reid Banks (1979)
  9. Cover of The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks, book 1 of the Indian in the Cupboard series (1980)
  10. Cover of Defy The Wilderness by Lynne Reid Banks (1981)
  11. Cover of Torn Country by Lynne Reid Banks (1982)
  12. Cover of Maura's Angel by Lynne Reid Banks, book 18 of the Avon Camelot series (1984)
  13. Cover of The Return of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks, book 2 of the Indian in the Cupboard series (1985)
  14. Cover of Return of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks (1986)
  15. Cover of Casualties by Lynne Reid Banks (1986)
  16. Cover of The Warning Bell by Lynne Reid Banks (1987)
  17. Cover of Melusine by Lynne Reid Banks (1988)
  18. Cover of The Secret of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks, book 3 of the Indian in the Cupboard series (1989)
  19. Cover of The Adventures of King Midas by Lynne Reid Banks, book 41 of the Avon Camelot series (1992)
  20. Cover of The Mystery of the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks, book 4 of the Indian in the Cupboard series (1993)
  21. Cover of Behind the Scenes of the Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks (1995)
  22. Cover of Broken Bridge by Lynne Reid Banks, book 2 of the One More River series (1995)
  23. Cover of Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks, book 61 of the Avon Camelot series (1996)
  24. Cover of Angela and Diabola by Lynne Reid Banks (1997)
  1. 1
    The L-Shaped RoomJane Graham #11960 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1960320
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  2. 2
    House of Hope1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  3. 3
    Children at Gate1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  4. 4
    Backward ShadowJane Graham #21970 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970254
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  5. 5
    One More RiverOne More River #11973 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973248
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  6. 6
    Sarah and After1975 · 169 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975169
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  7. 7
    Two is LonelyJane Graham #31975 · confirmed 1/4
    1975–
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  8. 8
    Dark QuartetBronte Biographies #11976 · 374 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976374
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  9. 9
    The Farthest-Away Mountain1976 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976144
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  10. 10
    Path to the Silent CountryBronte Biographies #21977 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977230
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  11. 11
    My Darling Villain1977 · 237 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977237
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  12. 12
    I, Houdini1978 · 117 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978117
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  13. 13
    Letters To My Israeli Sons1979 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979262
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  14. 14
    The Indian in the CupboardIndian in the Cupboard #11980 · 181 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980181
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  15. 15
    Defy The Wilderness1981 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981288
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  16. 16
    Torn Country1982 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982400
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  17. 17
    The Writing on the Wall1982 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982244
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  18. 18
    Maura's AngelAvon Camelot #181984 · 150 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984150
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  19. 19
    The Return of the IndianIndian in the Cupboard #21985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  20. 20
    The Fairy Rebel1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  21. 21
    Return of the Indian1986 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986192
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  22. 22
    Casualties1986 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986243
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  23. 23
    An End To Running1986 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986288
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  24. 24
    The Warning Bell1987 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987344
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  25. 25
    Melusine1988 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988248
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  26. 26
    The Secret of the IndianIndian in the Cupboard #31989 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989192
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  27. 27
    The Adventures of King MidasAvon Camelot #411992 · 153 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992153
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  28. 28
    The Magic Hare1993 · 110 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993110
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  29. 29
    Yoshi and the Tea Kettle1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  30. 30
    The Mystery of the CupboardIndian in the Cupboard #41993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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Lynne Reid Banks series in order

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

Lynne Reid Banks 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.

Avon Camelot in order

5 books
  1. 18. Maura's Angel
  2. 41. The Adventures of King Midas
  3. 61. Harry the Poisonous Centipede
  4. 92. Alice-by-Accident
  5. 94. Alice By Accident

Jane Graham in order

3 books
  1. 1. The L-Shaped Room
  2. 2. Backward Shadow
  3. 3. Two is Lonely

One More River in order

2 books
  1. 1. One More River
  2. 2. Broken Bridge

Bronte Biographies in order

2 books
  1. 1. Dark Quartet
  2. 2. Path to the Silent Country

Harry the Poisonous Centipede in order

2 books
  1. 2. Harry the Poisonous Centipede's Big Adventure
  2. 3. Harry the Poisonous Centipede Goes to Sea

Standalone books

31 books

31 Lynne Reid Banks titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Lynne Reid Banks books in order?

You only need to read Lynne Reid Banks 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 Lynne Reid Banks

Start with The Indian in the Cupboard (1980), the first Indian in the Cupboard book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The L-Shaped Room (1960).

What is the newest Lynne Reid Banks book?

The Red Red Dragon (2022) is the newest Lynne Reid Banks book released so far.

Is there a new Lynne Reid Banks book coming?

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

Award nominations for Lynne Reid Banks

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Lynne Reid Banks. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Lynne Reid Banks at a glance

Died
Lynne Reid Banks died in 2024, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Lynne Reid Banks on record dates from 2022.
Release pace
Lynne Reid Banks books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,004 pages across the 35 of 50 books with a recorded length, a median of 237 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lynne Reid Banks books, 13 of 50, were published in the 1980s.

What the Lynne Reid Banks books are about

44 of the 50 Lynne Reid Banks 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 20 of 44. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.