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Michael Northrop

6 Series • 21 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of TombQuest Books
Start with: Book of the Dead (2015)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Padded Cell (2005)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: Bear Trap (2010)

ⓘ About Michael Northrop

Michael is originally from a small town called Salisbury, Connecticut that is located in the foothills of the Berkshire mountains. He would later move to New York where he attended NYU for college. He still lives in New York and has spent time working for The World Almanac and Sports Illustrated Kids, where he was a senior editor for eight years. He has written for multiple publications as well with his work appearing in Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated Kids, People Online, The New York Times Upfront, Notre Dame Review, McSweeney’s, Weird Tales, and more. In addition to his work as a writer, Northrop has also moonlighted in stand-up comedy and even has earned a black belt. Now an ancient evil has been unleashed with mummies awakening and scorpions in New York.

All Book Series by Michael Northrop

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Book of the Dead book cover

Book of the Dead

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2015

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2015
2
Amulet Keepers book cover

Amulet Keepers

Book 2 of 5 · published 2015

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2015
3
Valley of Kings book cover

Valley of Kings

Book 3 of 5 · published 2015

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2015
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The Stone Warriors

Book 4 of 5 · published 2016

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2016
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The Final Kingdom book cover

The Final Kingdom

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2016

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2016
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The Padded Cell

Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2005

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2005
2
Gentlemen book cover

Gentlemen

Book 2 of 8 · published 2009

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2009
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Trapped book cover

Trapped

Book 3 of 8 · published 2011

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2011
4
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Plunked

Book 4 of 8 · published 2012

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2012
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Rotten book cover

Rotten

Book 5 of 8 · published 2013

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2013
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Surrounded By Sharks book cover

Surrounded By Sharks

Book 6 of 8 · published 2014

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2014
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Polaris

Book 7 of 8 · published 2019

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2019
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On Thin Ice

Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2019

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2019
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Bear Trap

Single-title series · published 2010

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2010
1
Teen Titans Go!: Undead?! book cover

Teen Titans Go!: Undead?!

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2022

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2022
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Young Alfred: Pain in the Butler

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023

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2023
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Dear Justice League book cover

Dear Justice League

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2019

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2019
2
Black Canary: Ignite book cover

Black Canary: Ignite

Book 2 of 4 · published 2019 Anthology · Meg Cabot

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2019
3
Diana: Princess of the Amazons book cover

Diana: Princess of the Amazons

Book 3 of 4 · published 2020 Anthology · Shannon Hale,Dean Hale

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2020
4
Dear DC Super-Villains book cover

Dear DC Super-Villains

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2021

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2021
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Don’t Turn Out the Lights

Single-title series · published 2020

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2020

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Michael Northrop?

Michael is originally from a small town called Salisbury, Connecticut that is located in the foothills of the Berkshire mountains. He would later move to New York where he attended NYU for college. He still lives in New York and has spent time working for The World Almanac and Sports Illustrated Kids, where he was a senior editor for eight years.

Which Michael Northrop series should I start with?

The best place to start is the TombQuest series, the earliest of Michael Northrop's multi-book series: it opens with Book of the Dead (2015) and runs to 5 books across 2015–2016, ending with The Final Kingdom (2016). Michael Northrop's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Michael Northrop written?

Michael Northrop has 21 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2023. 9 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the TombQuest series with 5 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Michael Northrop's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Michael Northrop's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are TombQuest (2015–2016, 5 books) and DC Zoom (2019–2021, 4 books).

How are Michael Northrop's books organised into series?

This guide splits Michael Northrop's 21 books into 2 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: TombQuest (5 books, 2015–2016); DC Zoom (4 books, 2019–2021).