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Paul Cornell Books in Order

Paul Cornell has written 74 books, published between 1991 and 2025. The first book is Revelation (1991) and the newest is Who Killed Nessie?: The Mystery of the Loch Ness Monster (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
74
Published
1991–2025
Confirmed
11 of 74 titles
Pages on record
7,390 in 32 of 74 books
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Paul Cornell, born Paul Douglas Cornell on 18 July 1967, is a British writer of television drama, comics and Doctor Who fiction. Cornell created Bernice Summerfield, a spin-off companion of the Doctor, and has written for Robin Hood, Primeval, Casualty, Holby City and Coronation Street, plus an episode of the American series Elementary. Comics work spans British titles, Marvel Comics and DC Comics, and Cornell has published six original novels. Cornell is one of two people nominated for Hugo Awards in prose, comics and television. The catalogue runs from Revelation (1991) to Who Killed Nessie? (2025), with series such as Witches of Lychford, Shadow Police, Captain Britain and MI13 and Demon Knights.

How many Paul Cornell books are there?

Paul Cornell has 74 books, released between 1991 and 2025. They include 6 series and 22 titles listed outside any series.

Paul Cornell Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 74 Paul Cornell 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 Revelation by Paul Cornell, book 4 of the Doctor Who: New Adventures: Timewyrm series (1991)
  2. Cover of Love and War by Paul Cornell, book 3 of the Doctor Who: New Adventures series (1992)
  3. Cover of The Guinness Book of Classic British TV by Paul Cornell (1993)
  4. Cover of No Future by Paul Cornell, book 17 of the Doctor Who: New Adventures series (1994)
  5. Cover of Aquarius by Paul Cornell, book 3 of the Horrorscopes series (1995)
  6. Cover of Aries by Paul Cornell, book 4 of the Horrorscopes series (1995)
  7. Cover of Pisces by Paul Cornell, book 5 of the Horrorscopes series (1995)
  8. Cover of Leo by Paul Cornell, book 7 of the Horrorscopes series (1995)
  9. Cover of Libra by Paul Cornell, book 12 of the Horrorscopes series (1995)
  10. Cover of Human Nature by Paul Cornell, book 32 of the Doctor Who: New Adventures series (1995)
  11. Cover of Happy Endings, book 44 of the Doctor Who: New Adventures series (1996)
  12. Cover of The Uninvited by Paul Cornell (1997)
  13. Cover of X-Treme Possibilities: A Comprehensively Expanded Rummage Through Five Years of the X-Files by Paul Cornell (1997)
  14. Cover of Oh No It Isn't! by Paul Cornell, book 51 of the Doctor Who: New Adventures series (1997)
  15. Cover of The Shadows of Avalon by Paul Cornell, book 32 of the Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor Adventures series (2000)
  16. Cover of Something More by Paul Cornell (2001)
  17. Cover of Death and the Daleks by Paul Cornell, book 2 of the Professor Bernice Summerfield Anthologies series (2003)
  18. Cover of British Summertime by Paul Cornell (2004)
  19. Cover of The Grel Escape by Paul Cornell, book 17 of the Bernice Summerfield Audio Drama series (2004)
  20. Cover of One of Our Bastards is Missing by Paul Cornell (2009)
  21. Cover of Black Widow: Deadly Origin by Paul Cornell, book 3 of the Black Widow series (2010)
  22. Cover of London Falling by Paul Cornell, book 1 of the Shadow Police series (2012)
  23. Cover of Saucer Country, Vol. 1 by Paul Cornell, book 1 of the Saucer Country series (2012)
  24. Cover of Saucer Country, Vol. 2 by Paul Cornell, book 2 of the Saucer Country series (2013)
  1. 1
    RevelationDoctor Who: New Adventures: Timewyrm #41991 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991224
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  2. 2
    Love and WarDoctor Who: New Adventures #31992 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992240
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  3. 3
    The Guinness Book of Classic British TV1993 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993448
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  4. 4
    Goth OperaDoctor Who: Missing Adventures #11994 · 238 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994238
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  5. 5
    No FutureDoctor Who: New Adventures #171994 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994272
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  6. 6
    The Doctor Who Discontinuity Guide1995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  7. 7
    AquariusHorrorscopes #31995 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995144
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  8. 8
    AriesHorrorscopes #41995 · 130 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995130
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  9. 9
    PiscesHorrorscopes #51995 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995144
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  10. 10
    LeoHorrorscopes #71995 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995192
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  11. 11
    VirgoHorrorscopes #101995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  12. 12
    LibraHorrorscopes #121995 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995144
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  13. 13
    Human NatureDoctor Who: New Adventures #321995 · 255 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995255
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  14. 14
    Happy EndingsDoctor Who: New Adventures #441996 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996256
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  15. 15
    The Uninvited1997 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997304
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  16. 16
    X-Treme Possibilities: A Comprehensively Expanded Rummage Through Five Years of the X-Files1997 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997256
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  17. 17
    Oh No It Isn't!Doctor Who: New Adventures #511997 · 249 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997249
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  18. 18
    The Shadow of the ScourgeDoctor Who: Big Finish Monthly Adventures Audio #132000 · confirmed 3/4
    2000–
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  19. 19
    The Shadows of AvalonDoctor Who: Eighth Doctor Adventures #322000 · 274 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000274
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  20. 20
    Something More2001 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001432
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  21. 21
    Seasons of FearDoctor Who: Big Finish Monthly Adventures Audio #302002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  22. 22
    Death and the DaleksProfessor Bernice Summerfield Anthologies #22003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  23. 23
    British Summertime2004 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004304
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  24. 24
    The Grel EscapeBernice Summerfield Audio Drama #172004 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004224
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  25. 25
    The Scream of the ShalkaDoctor Who: Past Doctor Adventures #652004 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004288
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  26. 26
    Secret InvasionCaptain Britain and MI13 #12008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  27. 27
    One of Our Bastards is Missing2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  28. 28
    Hell Comes To BirminghamCaptain Britain and MI13 #22009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  29. 29
    Vampire StateCaptain Britain and MI13 #32009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  30. 30
    Black Widow: Deadly OriginBlack Widow #32010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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Paul Cornell 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.

Witches of Lychford in order

6 books
  1. 1. Witches of Lychford
  2. 2. The Lost Child of Lychford
  3. 3. A Long Day in Lychford
  4. 4. The Lights Go Out in Lychford
  5. 5. Last Stand in Lychford
  6. 6. Gnomes of Lychford

Horrorscopes in order

6 books
  1. 3. Aquarius
  2. 4. Aries
  3. 5. Pisces
  4. 7. Leo
  5. 10. Virgo
  6. 12. Libra

Doctor Who: New Adventures in order

5 books
  1. 3. Love and War
  2. 17. No Future
  3. 32. Human Nature
  4. 44. Happy Endings
  5. 51. Oh No It Isn't!

Wolverine in order

4 books
  1. 1. Hunting Season
  2. 2. Killable
  3. 3. Payback
  4. 4. Three Months to Die

Captain Britain and MI13 in order

3 books
  1. 1. Secret Invasion
  2. 2. Hell Comes To Birmingham
  3. 3. Vampire State

Shadow Police in order

3 books
  1. 1. London Falling
  2. 2. The Severed Streets
  3. 3. Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?

Demon Knights in order

3 books
  1. 1. Seven Against the Dark
  2. 2. The Avalon Trap
  3. 3. The Gathering Storm

Action Comics in order

3 books
  1. 7. The Black Ring Vol. 1
  2. 8. Reign of Doomsday
  3. 9. The Black Ring Vol. 2

Saucer Country in order

2 books
  1. 1. Saucer Country, Vol. 1
  2. 2. Saucer Country, Vol. 2

Vampirella 2017 in order

2 books
  1. 1. Forbidden Fruit
  2. 2. The God You Know

Doctor Who: Twelfth Doctor Adventures in order

2 books
  1. 6. The House of Winter
  2. 17. Twice Upon a Time

Doctor Who: Big Finish Monthly Adventures Audio in order

2 books
  1. 13. The Shadow of the Scourge
  2. 30. Seasons of Fear

Doctor Who: Missing Adventures in order

1 book
  1. 1. Goth Opera

Stormwatch in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Dark Side

Professor Bernice Summerfield Anthologies

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Solaris Rising Anthology

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Black Widow in order

1 book
  1. 3. Black Widow: Deadly Origin

Doctor Who: New Adventures: Timewyrm in order

1 book
  1. 4. Revelation

Batman & Robin in order

1 book
  1. 4. Batman & Robin, Vol. 4

Bernice Summerfield Audio Drama in order

1 book
  1. 17. The Grel Escape

Novels of the Marvel Universe in order

1 book
  1. 24. Secret Invasion

Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor Adventures in order

1 book
  1. 32. The Shadows of Avalon

Doctor Who: Past Doctor Adventures in order

1 book
  1. 65. The Scream of the Shalka

Standalone books

22 books

22 Paul Cornell titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Paul Cornell books in order?

You only need to read Paul Cornell books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Paul Cornell

Start with Revelation (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Paul Cornell book?

Who Killed Nessie?: The Mystery of the Loch Ness Monster (2025) is the newest Paul Cornell book released so far.

Is there a new Paul Cornell book coming?

No next Paul Cornell 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 Paul Cornell has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 12 nominations for Paul Cornell. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Paul Cornell at a glance

Still publishing
Paul Cornell published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Paul Cornell books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,390 pages across the 32 of 74 books with a recorded length, a median of 231 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Paul Cornell books, 33 of 74, were published in the 2010s.

What the Paul Cornell books are about

29 of the 74 Paul Cornell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 6 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.