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ⓘ About Sibéal Pounder
Sibéal Pounder is a fantasy writer of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series. The Bad Mermaids was voted as a World Book Day in 2019 title and a Sunday Times Bestselling, and it was later adapted by Sony animation. Witch Wars was shortlisted for Sainsbury’s children’s Book Award and the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize. She worked for the financial times while researching the section on How To Spent It. she is also a fashion trend forecaster and writes for vogue.com. Sibéal has interviewed a lot of people, including Sam Taylor-Wood. Sibéal holds a degree in history, a master’s in publishing, and studied Faber Academy’s Writing for Children course. Her debut novel Witch Wars and its world is set in Dublin, her mother’s maternal city and where Sibéal spends most of her time.
All Book Series by Sibéal Pounder
Bad Mermaids Meet the Sushi Sisters
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2020
The Secret of Platform 13
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1994 Anthology · Eva Ibbottson
Beyond Platform 13
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2019 Co-authored · Eva Ibbottson
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sibéal Pounder?
Sibéal Pounder is a fantasy writer of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series. The Bad Mermaids was voted as a World Book Day in 2019 title and a Sunday Times Bestselling, and it was later adapted by Sony animation. Witch Wars was shortlisted for Sainsbury’s children’s Book Award and the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize.
Which Sibéal Pounder series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Witch Wars series, the earliest of Sibéal Pounder's multi-book series: it opens with Witch Wars (2015) and runs to 6 books across 2015–2018, ending with Witch Tricks (2018). Sibéal Pounder's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Sibéal Pounder written?
Sibéal Pounder has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1994 and 2023. 15 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Bad Mermaids series with 6 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Sibéal Pounder's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sibéal Pounder's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Platform 13 (1994–2019, 2 books), Witch Wars (2015–2018, 6 books) and Bad Mermaids (2017–2020, 6 books), plus 1 more.
How are Sibéal Pounder's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sibéal Pounder's 17 books into 4 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Bad Mermaids (6 books, 2017–2020); Witch Wars (6 books, 2015–2018); Platform 13 (2 books, 1994–2019); Neon's Secret Universe (1 book, 2022).