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Flashbacks Books in Order

Flashbacks contains 30 books, published between 1998 and 2020. The first book is Casting the Gods Adrift (1998) and the newest is Mohinder's War (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
1998–2020
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Flashbacks is a historical fiction line for children, and no single author carries it: Benjamin Hulme-Cross and Saviour Pirotta are credited on 5 books each, Tony Bradman on 4, Terry Deary, Bali Rai, Stuart Hill and Freya Hartas on 2 each, and Geraldine McCaughrean on one. The catalogue records 30 titles published between 1998 and 2020, from Casting the Gods Adrift (1998) to Mohinder's War (2020). Entries include Put Out The Light (2010), The Viking's Revenge (2014) and The Samurai's Assassin (2015). Recorded subjects include the Second World War, child soldiers, escaped prisoners of war and the Hitler Youth.

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How many Flashbacks books are there?

Flashbacks has 30 books, released between 1998 and 2020.

Flashbacks Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Flashbacks books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. Cover of Final Victory by Herbie Brennan, book 2 of the Flashbacks series (2009)
  2. Cover of Put Out The Light by Terry Deary, book 3 of the Flashbacks series (2010)
  3. Cover of Better Than Gold by Theresa Tomlinson, book 5 of the Flashbacks series (2014)
  1. 1
    Casting the Gods Adrift1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  2. 2
    Final Victory2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  3. 3
    Put Out The Light2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  4. 4
    A Slip in Time2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    Better Than Gold2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  6. 6
    The Night Run2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  7. 8
    The Lost King2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  8. 9
    The Viking's Revenge2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  9. 10
    The Samurai's Assassin2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  10. 11
    The Gladiator's Victory2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  11. 12
    The Dance of Death2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  12. 13
    Katy Parker and the House that Cried2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  13. 14
    Land of the Gods2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  14. 15
    Shield Maiden2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  15. 16
    The Pharaoh's Charioteer2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  16. 17
    The Spartan's March2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  17. 18
    Mark of the Cyclops: An Ancient Greek Mystery2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  18. 19
    Revolt Against the Romans2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  19. 20
    Secret of the Oracle2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  20. 21
    Attack of the Vikings2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  21. 22
    The Silver Hand2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  22. 23
    Pirates of Poseidon2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  23. 24
    The First King of England2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  24. 25
    Shadow of the Centaurs2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  25. 26
    The Golden Horsemen of Baghdad2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  26. 27
    Winter of the Wolves2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  27. 28
    Queen of Darkness2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  28. 29
    The Unstoppable Letty Pegg2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  29. 30
    Mohinder's War2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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Where to start with Flashbacks

Start with Casting the Gods Adrift (1998), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Flashbacks book?

Mohinder's War (2020) is the newest Flashbacks book released so far.

Is there a new Flashbacks book coming?

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

Flashbacks at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Flashbacks title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Flashbacks books have appeared about one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most Flashbacks books, 26 of 30, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 30 titles, 5 are credited to Benjamin Hulme-Cross, 5 to Saviour Pirotta, 4 to Tony Bradman and 2 to Terry Deary. A further 13 writers are credited.

When Flashbacks books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Flashbacks titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 26 titles.

1990s
1
2000s
1
2010s
26
2020s
2

30 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Flashbacks books are about

4 of the 30 Flashbacks 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 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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