Time Surfers Books in Order
Time Surfers by Tony Abbott contains 8 books, published between 1995 and 1997. The first book is Orbit Wipeout! (1995) and the newest is Doom Star (1997). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1995–1997
- Pages on record
- 536 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 8.9–13 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 536 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Time Surfers is a children's science fiction series by Tony Abbott, catalogued for grades 3 to 4, with time travel as a recorded subject. Eight books appeared over three years: Orbit Wipeout! (1995), Space Bingo, Mondo Meltdown and Into the Zonk Zone! (1996), then Splash Crash!, Zero Hour, Shock Wave and Doom Star (1997). Six carry page counts, totalling 536 pages at a median of 88.
How many Time Surfers books are there?
Time Surfers has 8 books, released between 1995 and 1997.
Time Surfers Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Time Surfers 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.
- 1Orbit Wipeout!1995 · 85 pages · confirmed 2/41995852/4
- 2Space Bingo1996 · 90 pages · confirmed 2/41996902/4
- 3Mondo Meltdown1996 · confirmed 2/41996–2/4
- 4Into the Zonk Zone!1996 · confirmed 2/41996–2/4
- 5Splash Crash!1997 · 89 pages · confirmed 2/41997892/4
- 6Zero Hour1997 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/41997962/4
- 7Shock Wave1997 · 88 pages · confirmed 2/41997882/4
- 8Doom Star1997 · 88 pages · confirmed 2/41997882/4
Is there a chronological order for Time Surfers?
No separate chronological order is on record for Time Surfers, 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 Time Surfers books in order?
You should read the Time Surfers books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Time Surfers book also stands alone.
Where to start with Time Surfers
Start with Orbit Wipeout! (1995), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Time Surfers book?
Doom Star (1997) is the newest Time Surfers book released so far.
Is there a new Time Surfers book coming?
No next Time Surfers book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Time Surfers at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Time Surfers title on record dates from 1997, 29 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Time Surfers books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 536 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 88 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Time Surfers books, 8 of 8, were published in the 1990s.
What the Time Surfers books are about
5 of the 8 Time Surfers books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: time travel is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Time travel 3 of 5 books
- Science fiction 2 of 5 books
- Fantasy 1 of 5 books
- Children: Grades 3-4 1 of 5 books
- Children's fiction 1 of 5 books
- Space and time 1 of 5 books
- Time travel (Future) 1 of 5 books
More books by Tony Abbott
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Tony Abbott books in order 105 books
Other series by Tony Abbott
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.