John Marsden

John Marsden is an Australian school principal, teacher and author and one of the best Australian Young Adult novelists. His novels have been translated into more than ten languages including Spanish, Polish, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, German, French, and Norwegian among others. John was born in Victoria and spent much of his childhood and teen years in Sydney, Devonport, Tasmania, and Kyneton, Victoria.

The best place to start is the So Much to Tell You series, the earliest of John Marsden's multi-book series: it opens with So Much to Tell You (1987) and runs to 3 books across 1987–2013, ending with So Much to Tell You: The Play (2013). John Marsden's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

John Marsden has 142 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1987 and 2024. 115 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the From Reason to Revolution series with 96 books — and 27 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. John Marsden's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are So Much to Tell You (1987–2013, 3 books), Tomorrow (1993–1999, 7 books) and Shaun Tan Picture (1998–2020, 6 books), plus 2 more.

This guide splits John Marsden's 142 books into 5 named series and 27 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: From Reason to Revolution (96 books, 2017–2024); Tomorrow (7 books, 1993–1999); Shaun Tan Picture (6 books, 1998–2020); The Ellie Chronicles (3 books, 2003–2006); So Much to Tell You (3 books, 1987–2013).