🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About J.H. Brennan
You can opt to start the game by fighting Mean Jake and hitting his nose. However, you do not have to win this fight to proceed. The atual adventure begins once you get to the forest that surrounds the castle. You have to be careful and watch the stables, creep slowly, and basically investigate before making any move. Rolling your dice will make it possible for you to open the secret door once you are in the castle. You will also need to write a poem, longer than ten lines, after praising Fiend’s poetry. In your adventures, you will be forced to seek allies wherever you go to avoid a fight. You will also have to use a magic wand to get past guards, make use of fireballs, and endure a few false starts before you can free the queen.
All Book Series by J.H. Brennan
Barmy Jeffers and the Quasimodo Walk
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1988
Barmy Jeffers and the Shrinking Potion
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1989
EgyptQuest - The Lost Treasure of The Pyramids
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1997
Frankenstella And The Video Shop Monster
Book 13 of 16 · published 2003 Pen name · Herbie Brennan
Nectanebo: Traveller from an Antique Land
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2019 Pen name · Herbie Brennan
Atlantis And Other Lost Civilizations
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2001
Discover Reincarnation - A Complete Course in Recalling Past Lives
Book 11 of 59 · published 1984
Seriously Weird True Stories
Book 28 of 59 · published 1997 Pen name · Herbie Brennan
Seriously Weird True Stories 02
Book 31 of 59 · published 1998 Pen name · Herbie Brennan
The Secret History of Ancient Egypt
Book 36 of 59 · published 2000 Pen name · Herbie Brennan
The Little Book of Nostradamus
Book 38 of 59 · published 2000 Pen name · Herbie Brennan
Dr Jenner And The Cow Pox
Book 41 of 59 · published 2001 Pen name · Herbie Brennan
How To Remember Absolutely Everything
Book 43 of 59 · published 2001 Pen name · Herbie Brennan
The Death Of The Dinosaurs
Book 44 of 59 · published 2001 Pen name · Herbie Brennan
Death: The Great Mystery of Life
Book 46 of 59 · published 2002 Pen name · Herbie Brennan
The Ghosthunter's Handbook
Book 52 of 59 · published 2004 Pen name · Herbie Brennan
The Codebreaker's Handbook
Book 55 of 59 · published 2006 Pen name · Herbie Brennan
The Wizard's Apprentice
Book 56 of 59 · published 2007 Pen name · Herbie Brennan
The Mysterious World of Cats
Latest in the series · book 59 of 59 · published 2017 Pen name · Herbie Brennan
Casting the Gods Adrift
Series opener · book 1 of 30 · published 1998 Anthology · Geraldine McCaughrean
The Ghost of the Trenches and other stories
Book 7 of 30 · published 2014 Anthology · Helen Watts
The Viking's Revenge
Book 9 of 30 · published 2014 Anthology · Benjamin Hulme-Cross
The Samurai's Assassin
Book 10 of 30 · published 2015 Anthology · Benjamin Hulme-Cross
The Gladiator's Victory
Book 11 of 30 · published 2015 Anthology · Benjamin Hulme-Cross
Katy Parker and the House that Cried
Book 13 of 30 · published 2015 Anthology · Margaret Mulligan
The Pharaoh's Charioteer
Book 16 of 30 · published 2017 Anthology · Benjamin Hulme-Cross
The Spartan's March
Book 17 of 30 · published 2017 Anthology · Benjamin Hulme-Cross
Mark of the Cyclops: An Ancient Greek Mystery
Book 18 of 30 · published 2017 Anthology · Saviour Pirotta
Revolt Against the Romans
Book 19 of 30 · published 2017 Anthology · Tony Bradman
Secret of the Oracle
Book 20 of 30 · published 2017 Anthology · Saviour Pirotta
The First King of England
Book 24 of 30 · published 2018 Anthology · Stuart Hill
Shadow of the Centaurs
Book 25 of 30 · published 2018 Anthology · Saviour Pirotta,Freya Hartas
The Golden Horsemen of Baghdad
Book 26 of 30 · published 2019 Anthology · Saviour Pirotta,Freya Hartas
The Unstoppable Letty Pegg
Book 29 of 30 · published 2020 Anthology · Iszi Lawrence
Mohinder's War
Latest in the series · book 30 of 30 · published 2020 Anthology · Bali Rai
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is J.H. Brennan?
You can opt to start the game by fighting Mean Jake and hitting his nose. However, you do not have to win this fight to proceed. The atual adventure begins once you get to the forest that surrounds the castle.
Which J.H. Brennan series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Grail Quest series, the earliest of J.H. Brennan's multi-book series: it opens with Castle of Darkness (1984) and runs to 8 books across 1984–1987, ending with Legion of the Dead (1987). J.H. Brennan's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has J.H. Brennan written?
J.H. Brennan has 149 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1971 and 2020. 73 of them belong to 11 named series — the largest being the Flashbacks series with 30 books — and 76 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should J.H. Brennan's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. J.H. Brennan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Grail Quest (1984–1987, 8 books), Sagas of the Demonspawn (1984–1985, 4 books) and Barmy Jeffers (1988–1989, 3 books), plus 8 more.
How are J.H. Brennan's books organised into series?
This guide splits J.H. Brennan's 149 books into 11 named series and 76 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Flashbacks (30 books, 1998–2020); Grail Quest (8 books, 1984–1987); Herbie Brennan Chapbooks (8 books, 1993–2001); The Faerie Wars Chronicles (5 books, 2003–2011); Quest (4 books, 1997–2011), plus 6 further series.