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Tom Holt Books in Order

Tom Holt has written 57 books, published between 1985 and 2023. The first book is Lucia in Wartime (1985) and the newest is The Eight Reindeer of the Apocalypse (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Tom Holt also publishes as K. J. Parker books in order.

Books
57
Published
1985–2023
Pages on record
18,468 in 49 of 57 books
Reading time
308–462 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 18,468 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 49 of 57 titles with a page count on record.

See all 57 books in order Printable Tom Holt checklist

Tom Holt, born Thomas Charles Louis Holt on 13 September 1961, is a British novelist who also writes fantasy as K. J. Parker. The catalogue lists 57 books under the Holt name, from Lucia in Wartime (1985) and Lucia Triumphant (1986) to The Eight Reindeer of the Apocalypse (2023). Recorded subjects include humorous fantasy, and titles include Expecting Someone Taller (1987), Who's Afraid Of Beowulf? (1988), Goatsong (1989) and Flying Dutch (1991). Series include J. W. Wells & Co., YouSpace and Walled Orchard.

How many Tom Holt books are there?

Tom Holt has 57 books, released between 1985 and 2023. They include 3 series and 33 titles listed outside any series.

Tom Holt Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 57 Tom Holt 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 Lucia in Wartime by Tom Holt, book 10 of the Mapp & Lucia Novels series (1985)
  2. Cover of Lucia Triumphant by Tom Holt, book 11 of the Mapp & Lucia Novels series (1986)
  3. Cover of Expecting Someone Taller by Tom Holt (1987)
  4. Cover of Who's Afraid Of Beowulf? by Tom Holt (1988)
  5. Cover of Goatsong by Tom Holt, book 1 of the Walled Orchard series (1989)
  6. Cover of The Walled Orchard by Tom Holt, book 2 of the Walled Orchard series (1990)
  7. Cover of Ye Gods! by Tom Holt (1992)
  8. Cover of Here Comes The Sun by Tom Holt (1993)
  9. Cover of Overtime by Tom Holt (1993)
  10. Cover of Grailblazers by Tom Holt (1994)
  11. Cover of Faust Among Equals by Tom Holt (1994)
  12. Cover of Odds And Gods by Tom Holt (1995)
  13. Cover of Djinn Rummy by Tom Holt (1995)
  14. Cover of My Hero by Tom Holt (1996)
  15. Cover of Paint Your Dragon by Tom Holt (1996)
  16. Cover of Open Sesame by Tom Holt (1997)
  17. Cover of Wish You Were Here by Tom Holt (1998)
  18. Cover of Only Human by Tom Holt (1999)
  19. Cover of Snow White and the Seven Samurai by Tom Holt (1999)
  20. Cover of Alexander at the World's End by Tom Holt (1999)
  21. Cover of Dead Funny by Tom Holt, book 1 of the Tom Holt Omnibus series (2000)
  22. Cover of Olympiad by Tom Holt (2000)
  23. Cover of Valhalla by Tom Holt (2000)
  24. Cover of Nothing But Blue Skies by Tom Holt (2001)
  1. 1
    Lucia in WartimeMapp & Lucia Novels #101985 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985200
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  2. 2
    Lucia TriumphantMapp & Lucia Novels #111986 · 247 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986247
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  3. 3
    Expecting Someone Taller1987 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987218
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  4. 4
    Who's Afraid Of Beowulf?1988 · 206 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988206
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  5. 5
    GoatsongWalled Orchard #11989 · 247 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989247
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  6. 6
    The Walled OrchardWalled Orchard #21990 · 591 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990591
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  7. 7
    Flying Dutch1991 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991252
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  8. 8
    Ye Gods!1992 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992296
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  9. 9
    Here Comes The Sun1993 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993282
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  10. 10
    Overtime1993 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993256
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  11. 11
    Grailblazers1994 · 357 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994357
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  12. 12
    Faust Among Equals1994 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994292
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  13. 13
    Odds And Gods1995 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995282
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  14. 14
    Djinn Rummy1995 · 277 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995277
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  15. 15
    My Hero1996 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996314
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  16. 16
    Paint Your Dragon1996 · 311 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996311
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  17. 17
    Bitter Lemmings1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  18. 18
    Open Sesame1997 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997312
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  19. 19
    Holt! Who Goes There?1998 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199848
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  20. 20
    Wish You Were Here1998 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998346
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  21. 21
    Only Human1999 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999352
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  22. 22
    Snow White and the Seven Samurai1999 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999320
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  23. 23
    Alexander at the World's End1999 · 465 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999465
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  24. 24
    Dead FunnyTom Holt Omnibus #12000 · 570 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000570
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  25. 25
    Olympiad2000 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000368
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  26. 26
    Valhalla2000 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000288
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  27. 27
    Nothing But Blue Skies2001 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001336
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  28. 28
    Mightier Than The SwordTom Holt Omnibus #22002 · 576 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002576
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  29. 29
    Expecting Beowulf2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  30. 30
    The Divine ComediesTom Holt Omnibus #32002 · 614 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002614
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Tom Holt 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.

J. W. Wells & Co. in order

8 books
  1. 1. The Portable Door
  2. 2. In Your Dreams
  3. 3. Earth, Air, Fire and Custard
  4. 4. You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But it Helps
  5. 5. The Better Mousetrap
  6. 6. May Contain Traces of Magic
  7. 7. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Sausages
  8. 8. The Eight Reindeer of the Apocalypse

Tom Holt Omnibus

7 books

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

YouSpace in order

4 books
  1. 1. Doughnut
  2. 2. When It's A Jar
  3. 3. The Outsorcerer's Apprentice
  4. 4. The Good, the Bad and the Smug

Mapp & Lucia Novels in order

3 books
  1. 10. Lucia in Wartime
  2. 11. Lucia Triumphant
  3. 14. Lucia and the Diplomatic Incident

Walled Orchard in order

2 books
  1. 1. Goatsong
  2. 2. The Walled Orchard

Standalone books

33 books

33 Tom Holt titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Tom Holt books in order?

You only need to read Tom Holt 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 Tom Holt

Start with Lucia in Wartime (1985), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tom Holt book?

The Eight Reindeer of the Apocalypse (2023) is the newest Tom Holt book released so far.

Is there a new Tom Holt book coming?

No next Tom Holt 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 Tom Holt has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 35 nominations for Tom Holt. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novella2013Wonfor Let Maps to Others
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novella2012Wonfor A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong
  • Locus Award for Best Novella2026Shortlistedfor Making History
  • British Fantasy Award for Best Collection2024Shortlistedfor Under My Skin
  • Locus Award for Best Collection2024Shortlistedfor Under My Skin
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2022Shortlistedfor Stronger
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2021Shortlistedfor How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It
  • Locus Award for Best Novella2021Shortlistedfor Prosper's Demon
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2020Shortlistedfor Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
  • Locus Award for Best Novella2020Shortlistedfor My Beautiful Life
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2019Shortlistedfor The Return of the Pig
  • Locus Award for Best Collection2019Shortlistedfor The Father of Lies

Tom Holt at a glance

Paused
No new Tom Holt title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Tom Holt books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
18,468 pages across the 49 of 57 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tom Holt books, 23 of 57, were published in the 2000s.

What the Tom Holt books are about

49 of the 57 Tom Holt books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 28 of 49. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.