Saxon Tales Books in Order
Saxon Tales by Terry Deary contains 4 books, published in 2017. The first book is The King Who Threw Away His Throne (2017) and the newest is The Witch Who Faced the Fire (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2017
- Pages on record
- 64 in 1 of 4 books
Saxon Tales is a set of 4 short histories for children by Terry Deary, all published in 2017: The King Who Threw Away His Throne, The Lord Who Lost His Head, The Shepherd Who Ate His Sheep and The Witch Who Faced the Fire. British history supplies the material, and every title names a person and their undoing. All four appeared in the same year, so any order works.
How many Saxon Tales books are there?
Saxon Tales has 4 books, released in 2017.
Saxon Tales Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 4 Saxon Tales 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.
- 1The King Who Threw Away His Throne2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 2The Lord Who Lost His Head2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 3The Shepherd Who Ate His Sheep2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 4The Witch Who Faced the Fire2017 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/42017642/4
Is there a chronological order for Saxon Tales?
No separate chronological order is on record for Saxon Tales, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Saxon Tales books in order?
You should read the Saxon Tales books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Saxon Tales book also stands alone.
Where to start with Saxon Tales
Start with The King Who Threw Away His Throne (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Saxon Tales book?
The Witch Who Faced the Fire (2017) is the newest Saxon Tales book released so far.
Is there a new Saxon Tales book coming?
No next Saxon Tales book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Saxon Tales at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Saxon Tales title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Saxon Tales books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 64 pages across the 1 of 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 64 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Saxon Tales books, 4 of 4, were published in the 2010s.
What the Saxon Tales books are about
All 4 Saxon Tales 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 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 4 of 4 books
- Great Britain, history 4 of 4 books
More books by Terry Deary
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Terry Deary books in order 340 books
Other series by Terry Deary
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.