Pip Ballantine Books in Order

Pip Ballantine has written 15 books, published between 2011 and 2018. The first book is The Evil that Befell Sampson (2011) and the newest is The Books and Braun Dossier (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2011–2018
Confirmed
1 of 15 titles
Pages on record
178 in 1 of 15 books

Pip Ballantine's listing holds 15 catalogued titles published between 2011 and 2018. Tale from the Archives is the one series recorded, and A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences: Tales from the Archives, Volume 10 (2016) sits in the listing as an anthology volume; P.C. Haring, K.T. Bryski and Scott Roche each carry a credit on one entry here. Titles include The Evil that Befell Sampson (2011), Magic by Gaslight (2012), The Precarious Child (2012), The Little Clockwork Mermaid (2013), Mechanical Wings (2014) and Tangi a te Ruru / The Cry of the Morepork (2016). The Books and Braun Dossier (2018) is the newest entry.

How many Pip Ballantine books are there?

Pip Ballantine has 15 books, released between 2011 and 2018. 4 of them belong to the Tale from the Archives series.

Pip Ballantine Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Pip Ballantine 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
    The Evil that Befell SampsonMinistry of Peculiar Occurrences #22011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  2. 2
    Magic by Gaslight2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  3. 3
    Merry Christmas, Verity FitzroyTale from the Archives #32012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  4. 4
    The Precarious ChildMinistry of Peculiar Occurrences #32012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  5. 5
    The Little Clockwork Mermaid2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  6. 6
    Mechanical Wings2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  7. 7
    Silver LiningsMinistry of Peculiar Occurrences #62014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  8. 8
    Ngaire and Whakamua2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  9. 9
    Tangi a te Ruru / The Cry of the MoreporkTale from the Archives #52016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  10. 10
    A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences: Tales from the Archives, Volume 10Tales From the Archives #102016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016
  11. 11
    Deck the CogsMinistry of Peculiar Occurrences #92017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  12. 12
    The Mystery of Emerald FlameVerity Fitzroy and the Ministry Seven #22018 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018178
  13. 13
    A Very Southern ChristmasTale from the Archives #62018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  14. 14
    The Touch of Hine-nui-te-poTale from the Archives #72018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  15. 15
    The Books and Braun DossierMinistry of Peculiar Occurrences #112018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018

Pip Ballantine 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.

Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences in order

5 books
  1. 2. The Evil that Befell Sampson
  2. 3. The Precarious Child
  3. 6. Silver Linings
  4. 9. Deck the Cogs
  5. 11. The Books and Braun Dossier

Tale from the Archives in order

4 books
  1. 3. Merry Christmas, Verity Fitzroy
  2. 5. Tangi a te Ruru / The Cry of the Morepork
  3. 6. A Very Southern Christmas
  4. 7. The Touch of Hine-nui-te-po

Verity Fitzroy and the Ministry Seven in order

1 book
  1. 2. The Mystery of Emerald Flame

Tales From the Archives in order

1 book
  1. 10. A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences: Tales from the Archives, Volume 10

Standalone books

4 books

4 Pip Ballantine titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Pip Ballantine books in order?

You only need to read Pip Ballantine books in order within the Tale from the Archives series, which holds 4 of the 15 Pip Ballantine books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Pip Ballantine

Start with The Evil that Befell Sampson (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Pip Ballantine book?

The Books and Braun Dossier (2018) is the newest Pip Ballantine book released so far.

Is there a new Pip Ballantine book coming?

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

Pip Ballantine at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Pip Ballantine title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Pip Ballantine books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
178 pages across the 1 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 178 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Pip Ballantine books, 15 of 15, were published in the 2010s.