🎯 Where Should I Start?
📚 All Book Series by Eva Ibbottson
Beyond Platform 13
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2019 Co-authored · Sibéal Pounder
The Great Ghost Rescue (Short Story)
Series opener · book 1 of 21 · published 1975
Mountwood School for Ghosts
Latest in the series · book 21 of 21 · published 2014 Co-authored · Toby Ibbotson
A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1984
Let Sleeping Sea-Monsters Lie and Other Cautionary Tales (Short Story)
Book 2 of 3 · published 2012
The Christmas Star: And Other Festive Stories (Short Story)
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2015
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Eva Ibbottson?
Eva Ibbottson has 28 books catalogued in this guide spanning 1975–2019, across 4 named series.
Which Eva Ibbottson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Eva Ibbottson Standalone Novels series, the earliest of Eva Ibbottson's multi-book series: it opens with The Great Ghost Rescue (Short Story) (1975) and runs to 21 books across 1975–2014, ending with Mountwood School for Ghosts (2014). Eva Ibbottson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Eva Ibbottson written?
Eva Ibbottson has 28 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1975 and 2019. Every one of them sits in one of 4 named series — the largest being the Eva Ibbottson Standalone Novels series with 21 books.
In what order should Eva Ibbottson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Eva Ibbottson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Eva Ibbottson Standalone Novels (1975–2014, 21 books), Eva Ibbottson Short Story Collections (1984–2015, 3 books) and Platform 13 Series with Sibéal Pounder (1994–2019, 2 books), plus 1 more.
How are Eva Ibbottson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Eva Ibbottson's 28 books into 4 named series, with no standalone titles: Eva Ibbottson Standalone Novels (21 books, 1975–2014); Eva Ibbottson Short Story Collections (3 books, 1984–2015); Platform 13 Series with Sibéal Pounder (2 books, 1994–2019); Eva Ibbottson Picture (2 books, 2008–2010).