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ⓘ About Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper is a British author of fiction. She is one of the most popular as well as recognizable children’s authors. Her fantasy stories are not only abstract, but richly woven plots and concepts that take you to another world entirely. Her books have also been adapted to movies, such as the 2007 movie Seeker which was based upon her work. She was born in 1935 in England. Her middle name is Mary. She grew up in Buckinghamshire, which was an area that was very country. There was plenty of green on the country side that was there, but with the growth of the country it has since been absorbed into the area of Greater London. Susan always enjoyed reading as a child and at a young age she would pore over her books.
All Book Series by Susan Cooper
The Valley of Fear
Series opener · book 1 of 56 · published 1915 Anthology · Adrian Flynn
Paper Tigers
Book 9 of 56 · published 1991 Anthology · Steve Skidmore,Steve Barlow
The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler
Book 10 of 56 · published 1991 Anthology · Gene Kemp
A Tale of Two Cities
Book 13 of 56 · published 1996 Anthology · Steve Skidmore,Steve Barlow
Jane Eyre
Book 14 of 56 · published 1998 Anthology · Steve Skidmore,Steve Barlow
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
Book 20 of 56 · published 2003 Anthology · Terry Pratchett,Stephen Briggs
Doctor Faustus
Book 25 of 56 · published 2006 Anthology · Geraldine McCaughrean
The White Rose and the Swatiska
Book 27 of 56 · published 2007 Anthology · Adrian Flynn
Cry, the Beloved Country
Book 30 of 56 · published 2008 Anthology · Roy Sargeant
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Book 33 of 56 · published 2011 Anthology · Adrian Flynn
A Christmas Carol
Book 39 of 56 · published 2013 Anthology · Conor McReynolds,Richard Kidd
Flesh and Blood
Book 42 of 56 · published 2014 Anthology · Benjamin Hulme-Cross
The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty
Book 44 of 56 · published 2014 Anthology · David Calcutt
Unman Wittering and Zigo
Book 50 of 56 · published 2014 Anthology · Giles Cooper
The Diary of Anne Frank
Book 51 of 56 · published 2014 Anthology · Frances Goodrich,Albert Hackett
The Hound of the Baskervill
Book 52 of 56 · published 2014 Anthology · John O'Connor
Sherlock Holmes and the Limehouse Horror
Book 53 of 56 · published 2014 Anthology · Philip Pullman
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Book 54 of 56 · published 2016 Anthology · David Calcutt
The Brotherhood of Smoke
Latest in the series · book 56 of 56 · published 2017 Anthology · Adrian Flynn
Travellers in Time: Past, Present, and to Come
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 1980
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection
Book 2 of 9 · published 1991
When I Was Your Age: Original Stories about Growing Up
Book 4 of 9 · published 1996
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Susan Cooper?
Susan Cooper is a British author of fiction. She is one of the most popular as well as recognizable children's authors. Her fantasy stories are not only abstract, but richly woven plots and concepts that take you to another world entirely.
Which Susan Cooper series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Dramascripts series, the earliest of Susan Cooper's multi-book series: it opens with The Valley of Fear (1915) and runs to 56 books across 1915–2017, ending with The Brotherhood of Smoke (2017). Susan Cooper's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Susan Cooper written?
Susan Cooper has 92 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1915 and 2019. 64 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Dramascripts series with 56 books — and 28 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Susan Cooper's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Susan Cooper's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dramascripts (1915–2017, 56 books), The Dark Is Rising (1965–1977, 5 books) and The Boggart (1993–2018, 3 books).
How are Susan Cooper's books organised into series?
This guide splits Susan Cooper's 92 books into 3 named series and 28 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Dramascripts (56 books, 1915–2017); The Dark Is Rising (5 books, 1965–1977); The Boggart (3 books, 1993–2018).