Martin Woodhouse Books in Order

Martin Woodhouse has written 11 books, published between 1966 and 1980. The first book is Tree Frog (1966) and the newest is Traders (1980). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1966–1980
Pages on record
1,699 in 8 of 11 books
Reading time
28–42 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,699 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

Martin Woodhouse was a British author and scriptwriter who lived from 29 August 1932 to 15 May 2011. Woodhouse wrote for the television series The Avengers and had been a medical doctor, pilot, engineer and computer designer. The catalogue lists 11 books from 1966 to 1980 under two series, Giles Yeoman and Leonardo Da Vinci. Tree Frog (1966) is the first, followed by Rock Baby (1968), Mama Doll (1972) and Blue Bone (1973). The Medici Guns (1974), Moon Hill (1976), The Medici Emerald (1976) and The Medici Hawks (1978) come later. Subject tags include Leonardo da Vinci, Italy, artists and adventure. The Remington Set (1976) appeared under the name John Charlton, and Traders (1980) is the newest title.

How many Martin Woodhouse books are there?

Martin Woodhouse has 11 books, released between 1966 and 1980. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Martin Woodhouse Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Martin Woodhouse 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. 1
    Tree FrogGiles Yeoman #11966 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1966224
  2. 2
    Rock BabyGiles Yeoman #21968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968
  3. 3
    Phil & Me1970 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970187
  4. 4
    Mama DollGiles Yeoman #31972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972
  5. 5
    Blue BoneGiles Yeoman #41973 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973192
  6. 6
    The Medici GunsLeonardo Da Vinci #11974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974
  7. 7
    The Medici EmeraldLeonardo Da Vinci #21976 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976223
  8. 8
    The Remington Set (As:John Charlton)1976 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976156
  9. 9
    Moon HillGiles Yeoman #51976 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976223
  10. 10
    The Medici HawksLeonardo Da Vinci #31978 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978208
  11. 11
    Traders1980 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980286

Martin Woodhouse 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.

Giles Yeoman in order

5 books
  1. 1. Tree Frog
  2. 2. Rock Baby
  3. 3. Mama Doll
  4. 4. Blue Bone
  5. 5. Moon Hill

Leonardo Da Vinci in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Medici Guns
  2. 2. The Medici Emerald
  3. 3. The Medici Hawks

Standalone books

3 books

3 Martin Woodhouse titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Martin Woodhouse books in order?

You only need to read Martin Woodhouse 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 Martin Woodhouse

Start with Tree Frog (1966), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Martin Woodhouse book?

Traders (1980) is the newest Martin Woodhouse book released so far.

Is there a new Martin Woodhouse book coming?

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

Martin Woodhouse at a glance

Died
Martin Woodhouse died in 2011, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Martin Woodhouse on record dates from 1980.
Release pace
Martin Woodhouse books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,699 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 216 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Martin Woodhouse books, 8 of 11, were published in the 1970s.

What the Martin Woodhouse books are about

5 of the 11 Martin Woodhouse books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.