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Susan Hill Books in Order

Susan Hill has written 78 books, published between 1961 and 2021. The first book is The Enclosure (1961) and the newest is A Change of Circumstance (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
78
Published
1961–2021
Confirmed
78 of 78 titles
Pages on record
9,964 in 57 of 78 books
Reading time
166–249 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,964 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 57 of 78 titles with a page count on record.

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Dame Susan Hill, Lady Wells, is an English writer of fiction and non-fiction born 5 February 1942. The Woman in Black has been adapted for stage and screen. I'm the King of the Castle (1970) won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971, and The Bird of Night took the Whitbread Novel Award in 1972 and reached the Booker Prize shortlist. The catalogue counts 78 books from The Enclosure (1961) to A Change of Circumstance (2021), including the Simon Serrailler police procedurals, children's books and picture books. Hill became a CBE in 2012 and a DBE in 2020, both for services to literature.

How many Susan Hill books are there?

Susan Hill has 78 books, released between 1961 and 2021. They include 3 separate series.

Susan Hill Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 78 Susan Hill books in the order they were released, 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 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill, book 3 of the Susan Hill Standalone Novels series (1968)
  2. Cover of A Change for the Better by Susan Hill, book 4 of the Susan Hill Standalone Novels series (1969)
  3. Cover of I'm The King Of The Castle by Susan Hill, book 1 of the Susan Hill Children's series (1970)
  4. Cover of The Albatross and Other Stories by Susan Hill, book 1 of the Susan Hill Short Story series (1971)
  5. Cover of Strange Meeting by Susan Hill, book 5 of the Susan Hill Standalone Novels series (1971)
  6. Cover of A Bit of Singing and Dancing and Other Stories by Susan Hill, book 2 of the Susan Hill Short Story series (1973)
  7. Cover of The Albatross by Susan Hill, book 2 of the Susan Hill Short Stories/Novellas series (1973)
  8. Cover of The Bird of Night by Susan Hill, book 6 of the Susan Hill Standalone Novels series (1973)
  9. Cover of In the Springtime of the Year by Susan Hill, book 7 of the Susan Hill Standalone Novels series (1975)
  10. Cover of The Magic Apple Tree by Susan Hill, book 1 of the Susan Hill Non-Fiction series (1982)
  11. Cover of The Woman in Black by Susan Hill, book 1 of the Woman in Black series (1983)
  12. Cover of Through the Kitchen Window by Susan Hill, book 2 of the Susan Hill Non-Fiction series (1984)
  13. Cover of The Lighting of the Lamps by Susan Hill, book 4 of the Susan Hill Non-Fiction series (1987)
  14. Cover of Lanterns Across the Snow by Susan Hill, book 6 of the Susan Hill Non-Fiction series (1987)
  15. Cover of Can It Be True? by Susan Hill, book 3 of the Susan Hill Picture series (1988)
  16. Cover of The Spirit of the Cotswolds by Susan Hill, book 7 of the Susan Hill Non-Fiction series (1988)
  17. Cover of Suzy's Shoes by Susan Hill, book 4 of the Susan Hill Picture series (1989)
  18. Cover of Stories from Codling Village by Susan Hill, book 4 of the Susan Hill Short Story series (1990)
  19. Cover of I Won't Go There Again by Susan Hill, book 5 of the Susan Hill Picture series (1990)
  20. Cover of Septimus Honeydew by Susan Hill, book 6 of the Susan Hill Picture series (1990)
  21. Cover of The Glass Angels by Susan Hill, book 2 of the Susan Hill Children's series (1991)
  22. Cover of Pirate Poll by Susan Hill, book 7 of the Susan Hill Picture series (1991)
  23. Cover of Air and Angels by Susan Hill, book 8 of the Susan Hill Standalone Novels series (1991)
  24. Cover of Friends Next Door by Susan Hill, book 3 of the Susan Hill Children's series (1992)
  1. 1
    The EnclosureSusan Hill Standalone Novels #11961 · confirmed 3/4
    1961–
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  2. 2
    Do Me a FavourSusan Hill Standalone Novels #21963 · confirmed 3/4
    1963–
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  3. 3
    Gentleman and LadiesSusan Hill Standalone Novels #31968 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1968240
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  4. 4
    A Change for the BetterSusan Hill Standalone Novels #41969 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1969192
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  5. 5
    I'm The King Of The CastleSusan Hill Children's #11970 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1970296
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  6. 7
    Strange MeetingSusan Hill Standalone Novels #51971 · 182 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1971182
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  7. 8
    The CustodianSusan Hill Short Stories/Novellas #11972 · 26 pages · confirmed 3/4
    197226
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  8. 10
    The AlbatrossSusan Hill Short Stories/Novellas #21973 · 96 pages · confirmed 3/4
    197396
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  9. 11
    The Bird of NightSusan Hill Standalone Novels #61973 · 175 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1973175
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  10. 12
    The Cold Country, And Other Plays For RadioSusan Hill Short Story #31975 · 170 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1975170
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  11. 13
    The Elephant ManSusan Hill Short Stories/Novellas #31975 · 22 pages · confirmed 3/4
    197522
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  12. 14
    In the Springtime of the YearSusan Hill Standalone Novels #71975 · 179 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1975179
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  13. 15
    The Magic Apple TreeSusan Hill Non-Fiction #11982 · 198 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1982198
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  14. 16
    The Woman in BlackWoman in Black #11983 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983144
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  15. 17
    Through the Kitchen WindowSusan Hill Non-Fiction #21984 · 76 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198476
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  16. 18
    One Night at a Time / Go Away Bad DreamsSusan Hill Picture #11985 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198532
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  17. 19
    Through the Garden GateSusan Hill Non-Fiction #31986 · confirmed 3/4
    1986–
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  18. 20
    The Lighting of the LampsSusan Hill Non-Fiction #41987 · 209 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987209
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  19. 21
    Shakespeare CountrySusan Hill Non-Fiction #51987 · 191 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987191
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  20. 22
    Lanterns Across the SnowSusan Hill Non-Fiction #61987 · 79 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198779
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  21. 23
    Mother's MagicSusan Hill Picture #21988 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198832
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  22. 24
    Can It Be True?Susan Hill Picture #31988 · 40 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198840
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  23. 25
    The Spirit of the CotswoldsSusan Hill Non-Fiction #71988 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988208
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  24. 26
    Suzy's ShoesSusan Hill Picture #41989 · 26 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198926
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  25. 27
    FamilySusan Hill Non-Fiction #81989 · confirmed 3/4
    1989–
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  26. 28
    Stories from Codling VillageSusan Hill Short Story #41990 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990144
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  27. 29
    I Won't Go There AgainSusan Hill Picture #51990 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199032
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  28. 30
    Septimus HoneydewSusan Hill Picture #61990 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199032
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Susan Hill series in order

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

Susan Hill 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.

Susan Hill Standalone Novels

18 books

18 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Susan Hill Short Story

11 books

11 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Susan Hill Non-Fiction

11 books

11 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Susan Hill Picture in order

9 books
  1. 1. One Night at a Time / Go Away Bad Dreams
  2. 2. Mother's Magic
  3. 3. Can It Be True?
  4. 4. Suzy's Shoes
  5. 5. I Won't Go There Again
  6. 6. Septimus Honeydew
  7. 7. Pirate Poll
  8. 8. Beware Beware
  9. 9. King of Kings

Susan Hill Short Stories/Novellas

8 books

8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Susan Hill Children's in order

5 books
  1. 1. I'm The King Of The Castle
  2. 2. The Glass Angels
  3. 3. Friends Next Door
  4. 4. A Very Special Birthday
  5. 5. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Woman in Black in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Woman in Black

Susan Hill Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Susan Hill books run from The Enclosure (1961) to A Change of Circumstance (2021), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Susan Hill in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Susan Hill books in order?

You only need to read Susan Hill books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Susan Hill

Start with The Various Haunts of Men (2004), the first Simon Serrailler book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Enclosure (1961).

What is the newest Susan Hill book?

A Change of Circumstance (2021) is the newest Susan Hill book released so far.

Is there a new Susan Hill book coming?

No next Susan Hill 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 Susan Hill has won

Wikidata records 4 awards and 3 nominations for Susan Hill. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement2024Won
  • Nestlé Children's Book Prize1988Won
  • Costa Book Awards1972Won
  • Somerset Maugham Award1971Wonfor I'm the King of the Castle
  • Dagger in the Library2007Shortlisted
  • Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award2006Shortlistedfor The Various Haunts of Men
  • Booker Prize1972Shortlistedfor The Bird of Night

Susan Hill at a glance

Paused
No new Susan Hill title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Susan Hill books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
9,964 pages across the 57 of 78 books with a recorded length, a median of 179 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Susan Hill books, 20 of 78, were published in the 2010s.

What the Susan Hill books are about

60 of the 78 Susan Hill 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 11 of 60. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.