Robin Jarvis Books in Order
Robin Jarvis has written 26 books, published between 1989 and 2018. The first book is The Alchemist's Cat (1989) and the newest is The Devil's Paintbox (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 1989–2018
- Pages on record
- 6,247 in 19 of 26 books
- Reading time
- 104–156 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,247 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 26 titles with a page count on record.
Robin Jarvis, born in 1963, is a British novelist writing dark fantasy and supernatural suspense for children and young adults. The 26 catalogued books run from 1989 to 2018 and include the Deptford Mice, Whitby Witches, Tales from the Wyrd Museum, Hagwood Trilogy, Dancing Jax and Witching Legacy series. Witching Legacy sets a coastal town and its last supernatural guardian against a vast evil. Hagwood pits shape-shifting Werglers against faerie armies, and in Dancing Jax a hypnotic book switches the world into a dystopia. The Dark Portal (1989) is among the earliest Jarvis titles, and The Devil's Paintbox (2018) is the newest.
How many Robin Jarvis books are there?
Robin Jarvis has 26 books, released between 1989 and 2018. They include 9 separate series.
Robin Jarvis Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Robin Jarvis 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.
- 119893041/4
- 219892401/4
- 319892561/4
- 419902981/4
- 51991–1/4
- 619923041/4
- 719933821/4
- 819943421/4
- 919954481/4
- 1019954001/4
- 1119964481/4
- 121996–1/4
- 131998–1/4
- 1419992401/4
- 1520015121/4
- 1620052401/4
- 1720073841/4
- 182008–1/4
- 192011–1/4
- 202012–1/4
- 2120133181/4
- 222014–1/4
- 2320162771/4
- 2420163101/4
- 2520172561/4
- 2620182881/4
Robin Jarvis 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.
Tales from the Wyrd Museum in order
4 booksDeptford Histories in order
3 booksDeptford Mice in order
3 booksWhitby Witches in order
3 booksHagwood Trilogy in order
3 booksDeptford Mouselets in order
3 booksDancing Jax in order
3 booksWitching Legacy in order
3 booksIntrigues of the Reflected Realm in order
1 book- 1. Deathscent
Do you have to read Robin Jarvis books in order?
You only need to read Robin Jarvis books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Robin Jarvis
Start with The Alchemist's Cat (1989), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Robin Jarvis book?
The Devil's Paintbox (2018) is the newest Robin Jarvis book released so far.
Is there a new Robin Jarvis book coming?
No next Robin Jarvis book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Robin Jarvis at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Robin Jarvis title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Robin Jarvis books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,247 pages across the 19 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Robin Jarvis books, 11 of 26, were published in the 1990s.
What the Robin Jarvis books are about
23 of the 26 Robin Jarvis 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 21 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 21 of 23 books
- Fantasy 11 of 23 books
- Supernatural 6 of 23 books
- Mice 5 of 23 books
- Witches 5 of 23 books
- Adventure stories 4 of 23 books
- Children's fantasy 3 of 23 books
- Magic 3 of 23 books