William Horwood Books in Order
William Horwood has written 22 books, published between 1980 and 2013. The first book is Duncton Wood (1980) and the newest is Winter (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 22
- Published
- 1980–2013
- Pages on record
- 9,021 in 19 of 22 books
- Reading time
- 150–226 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,021 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 22 titles with a page count on record.
Duncton Wood (1980) belongs to the Duncton Chronicles of English novelist William Horwood, born in Oxford on 12 May 1944; moles and fantasy appear among the catalogue subjects. Horwood grew up in Deal on the East Kent coast, spent four childhood years in foster care, studied geography at Bristol University and edited at the Daily Mail. The catalogue lists 22 books to Winter (2013), including Skallagrigg (1987), The Willows in Winter (1993) and the Wolves of Time and Hyddenworld series.
How many William Horwood books are there?
William Horwood has 22 books, released between 1980 and 2013. They include 4 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
William Horwood Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 William Horwood 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.
- 119805851/4
- 219807171/4
- 3The Stonor Eagles1982 · 555 pages · confirmed 1/419825551/4
- 4Callanish1984 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419841921/4
- 5Skallagrigg1987 · 572 pages · confirmed 1/419875721/4
- 619897811/4
- 719914541/4
- 81992–1/4
- 919932941/4
- 1019936891/4
- 1119954981/4
- 1219952811/4
- 1319962891/4
- 1419975001/4
- 151999–1/4
- 16The Boy with No Shoes2004 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420044481/4
- 17Dark Hearts of Chicago / City of Dark Hearts2007 · 640 pages · confirmed 1/420076401/4
- 18The Coburg Conspiracy2008 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420083201/4
- 192009–1/4
- 2020113251/4
- 2120124411/4
- 2220134401/4
William Horwood 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.
Duncton Chronicles / Book of Silence in order
6 booksTales of the Willows in order
4 booksHyddenworld in order
4 booksWolves of Time in order
2 booksStandalone books
6 books6 William Horwood titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read William Horwood books in order?
You only need to read William Horwood books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with William Horwood
Start with Duncton Wood (1980), the earliest published title.
What is the newest William Horwood book?
Winter (2013) is the newest William Horwood book released so far.
Is there a new William Horwood book coming?
No next William Horwood book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
William Horwood at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest William Horwood title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- William Horwood books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 9,021 pages across the 19 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 454 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most William Horwood books, 9 of 22, were published in the 1990s.
What the William Horwood books are about
20 of the 22 William Horwood 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 6 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 6 of 20 books
- Animals 5 of 20 books
- Children's fiction 4 of 20 books
- Duncton wood (imaginary place) 4 of 20 books
- Friendship 3 of 20 books
- Moles (Animals) 2 of 20 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 20 books
- Quests (expeditions) 2 of 20 books