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Courttia Newland

4 Series • 18 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Scholar (1998)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: The Dying Wish (2006)
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Publication Order of Collections
Start with: Music for the Off-Key (2006)

ⓘ About Courttia Newland

He has toured extensively for the British Council, and has been writer-in-residence for Trinity College, Dublin, and Georgetown University. He’s also been a writer-in-residence for the charity First Story. Courttia has taught creative writing workshops and has performed readings in countries as diverse as Singapore, Russia, and Gambia. He was a Literary Fund Fellow at the London College of Communication (2003-04). He was awarded the Tayner Barbers Award in 2016 for science fiction writing and the Roland Rees Bursary for playwriting. Courttia’s also been shortlisted for the 2007 Crime Writers’ Association Dagger in the Library Award, the 2010 Alfred Fagon Award, and longlisted for the 2011 Frank O’Connor Award. “The Scholar” is the first stand alone novel and was released in 1997.

All Book Series by Courttia Newland

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The Scholar

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1998

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1998
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Society Within

Book 2 of 6 · published 1999

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1999
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Snakeskin

Book 3 of 6 · published 2002

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2002
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A Book of Blues

Book 4 of 6 · published 2011

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2011
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The Gospel According to Cane

Book 5 of 6 · published 2013

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2013
6
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A River Called Time

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2021

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2021
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The Dying Wish

Single-title series · published 2006

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2006
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Music for the Off-Key

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2006

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2006
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Cosmogramma

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2021

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2021
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Tell Tales, Volume I

Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2004

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2004
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Tell Tales

Book 2 of 9 · published 2005

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2005
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The Global Village: Tell Tales Volume 4

Book 3 of 9 · published 2009

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2009
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Being Dad: Short Stories About Fatherhood

Book 4 of 9 · published 2016

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2016
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An Unreliable Guide to London

Book 5 of 9 · published 2016

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2016
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Bare Lit 2016

Book 6 of 9 · published 2017

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2017
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Best British Short Stories 2017

Book 7 of 9 · published 2017

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2017
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2084

Book 8 of 9 · published 2017

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2017
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Collision: Stories From the Science of CERN book cover

Collision: Stories From the Science of CERN

Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2023

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2023

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Courttia Newland?

He has toured extensively for the British Council, and has been writer-in-residence for Trinity College, Dublin, and Georgetown University. He’s also been a writer-in-residence for the charity First Story. Courttia has taught creative writing workshops and has performed readings in countries as diverse as Singapore, Russia, and Gambia.

Which Courttia Newland series should I start with?

Courttia Newland's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Scholar (1998).

How many books has Courttia Newland written?

Courttia Newland has 18 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1998 and 2023. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Anthologies, Standalone Novels and Collections.

In what order should Courttia Newland's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 18 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Courttia Newland's books organised into series?

This guide splits Courttia Newland's 18 books into categories rather than numbered series: Anthologies (9 books); Standalone Novels (6 books); Collections (2 books); Short Stories/Novellas (1 book).