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ⓘ About Deborah Challinor
Deborah Challinor was born in New Zealand, however she also spent a substantial amount of time in Australia researching. She settled in Waikato, New Zealand with her husband and her cat. As well as being an author, she is also an historian. And, these two disciplines often meet in her historical fiction, which is often carefully researched before being creatively written. Challinor completed a PhD in New Zealand History at Waikato University, having switched subjects from English to history during her undergraduate years. She cited listening to music and antiques as her hobbies. Deborah Challinor’s fictional works can be placed within the genre of historical fiction, then. Challinor tends to create a historical accurate sense of time and place in her books.
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Deborah Challinor?
Deborah Challinor was born in New Zealand, however she also spent a substantial amount of time in Australia researching. She settled in Waikato, New Zealand with her husband and her cat. As well as being an author, she is also an historian.
Which Deborah Challinor series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Children Of War Trilogy/Tamar Deane Trilogy series, the earliest of Deborah Challinor's multi-book series: it opens with Tamar (1998) and runs to 3 books across 1998–2005, ending with Blue Smoke (2005). Deborah Challinor's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Deborah Challinor written?
Deborah Challinor has 22 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1998 and 2026. 17 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Kitty/Smuggler's Wife series with 4 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Deborah Challinor's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Deborah Challinor's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Children Of War Trilogy/Tamar Deane Trilogy (1998–2005, 3 books), Kitty/Smuggler's Wife (2006–2016, 4 books) and Convict Girls (2012–2016, 4 books), plus 2 more.
How are Deborah Challinor's books organised into series?
This guide splits Deborah Challinor's 22 books into 5 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Kitty/Smuggler's Wife (4 books, 2006–2016); Convict Girls (4 books, 2012–2016); Children Of War Trilogy/Tamar Deane Trilogy (3 books, 1998–2005); From the Ashes/The Restless Years (3 books, 2019–2022); Tatty Crowe (3 books, 2024–2026).