🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Katherine Rundell
Rundell made her debut with the publishing of “The Girl Savage,” her debut novel in 2011 which would become a bestselling title. Rundell’s father used to work as a government development adviser for the United Kingdom when she was a child while her mother taught French. In fact, Rundell has a tendency to write novels for children of about the same age she was at the time of her sibling’s death. Katherine Rundell sat down to pen her debut novel when she woke up with a hangover on her 21st birthday. The work draws on Rundell’s free and wild childhood in Zimbabwe and the devastation she felt as a fourteen-year-old when her family moved to Belgium.
All Book Series by Katherine Rundell
The Girl Savage / Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2011
Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2019
The Golden Mole
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2022 Co-authored · Talya Baldwin
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Katherine Rundell?
Rundell made her debut with the publishing of “The Girl Savage,” her debut novel in 2011 which would become a bestselling title. Rundell’s father used to work as a government development adviser for the United Kingdom when she was a child while her mother taught French. In fact, Rundell has a tendency to write novels for children of about the same age she was at the time of her sibling’s death.
Which Katherine Rundell series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Impossible Creatures series, the earliest of Katherine Rundell's multi-book series: it opens with Impossible Creatures (2023) and runs to 3 books across 2023–2026, ending with The Neverfear (2026).
How many books has Katherine Rundell written?
Katherine Rundell has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2026. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Impossible Creatures series with 3 books — and 14 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Katherine Rundell's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Katherine Rundell's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Impossible Creatures (2023–2026, 3 books).
How are Katherine Rundell's books organised into series?
This guide splits Katherine Rundell's 17 books into 1 named series and 14 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Impossible Creatures (3 books, 2023–2026).