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ⓘ About Celia Rees
Celia was born in the year 1949 in Solihull, West Midlands, however now lives in Leamington Spa with her teen daughter and husband. She went to University of Warwick and got her degree in History of Politics. After finishing university, she taught English in Coventry secondary schools for seventeen years, and it was during this time that she started writing. While she was a teacher, she asked many of her students why they would not read the books that they were given and what they wanted to read about. The kids said they wanted books with horror, pirates, action, danger, and magic. Celia’s work has been translated into 28 languages. She’s been shortlisted for the Whitbread (now Costa), the W. H. Smith Children’s Book Awards, and the Guardian.
All Book Series by Celia Rees
Transformer
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1996 Anthology · Philip Gross
The Bogle
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2000 Anthology · Samantha Lee
Decayed: Ten Years Of Point Horror
Book 6 of 14 · published 2001 Co-authored · Richie Tankersley Cusick
Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2020
Decayed: Ten Years Of Point Horror
Single-title series · published 2001 Co-authored · Richie Tankersley Cusick
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Celia Rees?
Celia was born in the year 1949 in Solihull, West Midlands, however now lives in Leamington Spa with her teen daughter and husband. She went to University of Warwick and got her degree in History of Politics. After finishing university, she taught English in Coventry secondary schools for seventeen years, and it was during this time that she started writing.
Which Celia Rees series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Point Horror Unleashed series, the earliest of Celia Rees's multi-book series: it opens with Transformer (1996) and runs to 8 books across 1996–2000, ending with The Bogle (2000). Celia Rees's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Celia Rees written?
Celia Rees has 38 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1993 and 2020. 21 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Point Horror Unleashed series with 8 books — and 17 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Celia Rees's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Celia Rees's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Colour Her Dead (1994–1997, 2 books), Point Horror Unleashed (1996–2000, 8 books) and H.A.U.N.T.S. (1998, 6 books), plus 2 more.
How are Celia Rees's books organised into series?
This guide splits Celia Rees's 38 books into 5 named series and 17 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Point Horror Unleashed (8 books, 1996–2000); H.A.U.N.T.S. (6 books, 1998); The Celia Rees Supernatural Trilogy (3 books, 2002); Witch Child (2 books, 2000–2002); Colour Her Dead (2 books, 1994–1997).