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ⓘ About Richard Roberts
Richard Roberts is a reputed American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and young adult novels and short stories. He is particularly famous for writing the Please Don’t Tell My Parents book series. Richard has also written The Doll House series as well as a few standalone books. He has contributed to a short story collection called Resistance Front for which he collaborated with authors like Miles Cressman, Alan Dean Foster, Bernard Schaffer, Natasha Whearity, Keri Knutson, Harlan Ellison, Douglas Lane, RJ Austac, Mike Lewis, etc. Richard says that he has been writing for a long time. In his earlier days as a writer, it was quite hard to get his books published. But, she did not lose hope and continued to work hard and write stories.
All Book Series by Richard Roberts
Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2014
I Did Not Give That Spider Superhuman Intelligence!
Book 6 of 11 · published 2020
Please Don't Tell My Parents I Work for a Supervillain
Book 7 of 11 · published 2021
Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm Queen of the Dead
Book 8 of 11 · published 2022
Please Don't Tell My Parents I Saved the World Again
Book 10 of 11 · published 2024
Please Don't Tell My Parents I Bought Super Powers
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Richard Roberts?
Richard Roberts is a reputed American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and young adult novels and short stories. He is particularly famous for writing the Please Don't Tell My Parents book series. Richard has also written The Doll House series as well as a few standalone books.
Which Richard Roberts series should I start with?
The best place to start is the RichardRoberts Standalone Novels series, the earliest of Richard Roberts's multi-book series: it opens with Sweet Dreams Are Made of Teeth (2011) and runs to 8 books across 2011–2026, ending with I'm Not the Chosen One (2026). Richard Roberts's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Richard Roberts written?
Richard Roberts has 26 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2026. 22 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Please Don't Tell My Parents series with 11 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Richard Roberts's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Richard Roberts's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are RichardRoberts Standalone Novels (2011–2026, 8 books), Please Don't Tell My Parents (2014–2025, 11 books) and Curiosity Quills Anthology (2015–2017, 3 books).
How are Richard Roberts's books organised into series?
This guide splits Richard Roberts's 26 books into 3 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Please Don't Tell My Parents (11 books, 2014–2025); RichardRoberts Standalone Novels (8 books, 2011–2026); Curiosity Quills Anthology (3 books, 2015–2017).