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ⓘ About Tim Collins
Tim Collins is one of the noteworthy authors from England, who has written a number of popular books based on the non-fiction and children’s novel genres. He is particularly well known for writing down the children’s book series called as the Wimpy Vampire series. The series is also called as the Utterly Lame series. Author Tim has written this series as a parody of the Wimpy Kid novels written by author Jeff Kinney, but has added a few fantasy twists in it. The books written by him have gone on to sell over 200,000 printed copies throughout the United Kingdom. They have also translated into as many as 20 foreign languages. Author Tim started his writing career in the year 2005 with the release of his nonfiction book titled School Rules.
All Book Series by Tim Collins
Sherlock Bones and the Case of the Crown Jewels
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2022
Sherlock Bones and the Mystery of the Vanishing Magician
Book 3 of 5 · published 2023
Sherlock Bones and the Horror of the Haunted Castle
Book 4 of 5 · published 2024
Sherlock Bones and the Mischief in Manhattan
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2024
Diary of Dorkius Maximus in Pompeii
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2014
The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Pirate
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2017
The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Knight
Book 2 of 12 · published 2017
The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Dinosaur Hunter
Book 3 of 12 · published 2018
The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Astronaut
Book 4 of 12 · published 2018
The Long Lost Secret Diary of the World's worst Shakespearean Actor
Book 5 of 12 · published 2019
The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the Worlds Worst Hollywood Director
Book 6 of 12 · published 2020
The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World’s Worst Roman Gladiator
Book 7 of 12 · published 2020
The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Olympic Athlete
Book 8 of 12 · published 2020
The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World’s Worst Tomb Hunter
Book 9 of 12 · published 2020
The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Samurai
Book 10 of 12 · published 2020
The Long-Lost Secret Diaries of the World's Worst Engineers
Book 11 of 12 · published 2021
The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Viking
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2022
Notes from a Hairy-Not-Scary Werewolf
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2011
Diary of a Grumpy Old Git: Getting through life one rant at a time
Book 2 of 4 · published 2012
The World’s Stupidest Tweets
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2022
Children's Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs
Series opener · book 1 of 17 · published 2017 Anthology · Clare Hibbert
Children's Encyclopedia of Space
Book 2 of 17 · published 2017 Anthology · Giles Sparrow
Children's Encyclopedia of Animals: Take a Walk on the Wild Side!
Book 3 of 17 · published 2018 Anthology · Dr Michael Leach,Dr Meriel Lland
Children's Encyclopedia of Science
Book 4 of 17 · published 2018 Anthology · Giles Sparrow
Children's Human Body Encyclopedia
Book 5 of 17 · published 2019 Anthology · Clare Hibbert
Children's Planet Earth Encyclopedia
Book 6 of 17 · published 2019 Anthology · Clare Hibbert
Children's Encyclopedia of Rocks and Fossils
Book 7 of 17 · published 2019 Anthology · Claudia Martin,Chris Jarvis
Children’s Encyclopedia of Technology
Book 8 of 17 · published 2019 Anthology · Alex Woolf
Children's Encyclopedia of Birds
Book 9 of 17 · published 2020 Anthology · Claudia Martin
Children's Encyclopedia of Ocean Life
Book 10 of 17 · published 2020 Anthology · Claudia Martin
Children's Encyclopedia of Science Experiments
Book 11 of 17 · published 2020 Anthology · Thomas Canavan
Children's World Atlas
Book 12 of 17 · published 2021 Anthology · Claudia Martin
Children's Encyclopedia of Math / Children's Encyclopedia of Maths
Book 13 of 17 · published 2021
Children's Encyclopedia of Knights and Castles
Book 14 of 17 · published 2021 Anthology · Fiona MacDonald
Children's Encyclopedia of Unexplained Mysteries
Book 15 of 17 · published 2021 Anthology · Stuart Webb
Children's Encyclopedia of Flags
Book 16 of 17 · published 2022 Anthology · Claudia Martin
Children's Encyclopedia of Predators
Latest in the series · book 17 of 17 · published 2022 Anthology · Alex Woolf
Zero to Hero: Gladiator
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2018 Co-authored · Isobel Lundie
Zero to Hero: Engineers
Book 2 of 4 · published 2021 Co-authored · Isobel Lundie
Zero to Hero: Shakespearean Actor
Book 3 of 4 · published 2021 Co-authored · Isobel Lundie
Zero to Hero: Viking
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2021 Co-authored · Isobel Lundie
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Tim Collins?
Tim Collins is one of the noteworthy authors from England, who has written a number of popular books based on the non-fiction and children's novel genres. He is particularly well known for writing down the children's book series called as the Wimpy Vampire series. The series is also called as the Utterly Lame series.
Which Tim Collins series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Wimpy Vampire series, the earliest of Tim Collins's multi-book series: it opens with Diary of a Wimpy Vampire (2010) and runs to 6 books across 2010–2013, ending with Fangs a Lot (2013). Tim Collins's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Tim Collins written?
Tim Collins has 94 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2024. 72 of them belong to 11 named series — the largest being the Arcturus Children's Reference Library series with 17 books — and 22 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Tim Collins's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Tim Collins's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Wimpy Vampire (2010–2013, 6 books), Diary of Dorkius Maximus (2013–2014, 3 books) and Cosmic Colin (2014–2017, 4 books), plus 8 more.
How are Tim Collins's books organised into series?
This guide splits Tim Collins's 94 books into 11 named series and 22 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Arcturus Children's Reference Library (17 books, 2017–2022); Long Lost Secret Diary (12 books, 2017–2022); League of Enchanted Heroes (8 books, 2016); Horror Hotel (6 books, 2019); Monster Island (6 books, 2018), plus 6 further series.