Spark Files Books in Order
Spark Files by Terry Deary contains 8 books, published between 1998 and 1999. The first book is Space Race (1998) and the newest is Magical Magnets (1999). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1998–1999
- Total pages
- 640 across 8 books
- Reading time
- 11–16 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 640 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Terry Deary wrote all 8 books in the Spark Files, published across 1998 and 1999. Subject headings mark them as children's fiction and juvenile literature about science, experiments, light and life on other planets, and name the Spark family as the recurring characters. Space Race, Chop and Change, Shock Tactics, Bat and Bell and Dog Run appeared in 1998, and Dark Forces, Light And Wrong and Magical Magnets in 1999. All eight have recorded page counts, totalling 640 pages at a median of 80.
How many Spark Files books are there?
Spark Files has 8 books, released between 1998 and 1999.
Spark Files Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Spark Files 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.
- 1Space Race1998 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/41998642/4
- 2Chop and Change1998 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/41998642/4
- 3Shock Tactics1998 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/41998642/4
- 4Bat and Bell1998 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/41998642/4
- 5Dog Run1998 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/41998962/4
- 6Dark Forces1999 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/41999962/4
- 7Light And Wrong1999 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/41999962/4
- 8Magical Magnets1999 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/41999962/4
Is there a chronological order for Spark Files?
No separate chronological order is on record for Spark Files, 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 Spark Files books in order?
You should read the Spark Files books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Spark Files book also stands alone.
Where to start with Spark Files
Start with Space Race (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Spark Files book?
Magical Magnets (1999) is the newest Spark Files book released so far.
Is there a new Spark Files book coming?
No next Spark Files book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Spark Files at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Spark Files title on record dates from 1999, 27 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Spark Files books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 640 pages across all 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 80 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Spark Files books, 8 of 8, were published in the 1990s.
What the Spark Files books are about
All 8 Spark Files 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 8 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 8 of 8 books
- Experiments 8 of 8 books
- Juvenile literature 8 of 8 books
- Life on other planets 8 of 8 books
- Light 8 of 8 books
- Science 8 of 8 books
- Spark family (Fictitious characters) 8 of 8 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.