Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott grew up with books in the house, as he has two parents who taught. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio with a brother was a great reader, and his father always wrote so the clicking keys of his father's typewriter made for the background music of Tony's childhood. The most important thing to know about the man is that he loves reading and books.

The best place to start is the Danger Guys series, the earliest of Tony Abbott's multi-book series: it opens with Danger Guys (1994) and runs to 6 books across 1994–1996, ending with Danger Guys and the Golden Lizard (1996). Tony Abbott's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Tony Abbott has 106 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1994 and 2020. 98 of them belong to 13 named series — the largest being The Secrets of Droon series with 36 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Tony Abbott's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Danger Guys (1994–1996, 6 books), Time Surfers (1995–1997, 8 books) and The Weird Zone (1996–1997, 8 books), plus 10 more.

This guide splits Tony Abbott's 106 books into 13 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Secrets of Droon (36 books, 1999–2010); The Secrets of Droon: Special Edition (8 books, 2001–2010); Time Surfers (8 books, 1995–1997); The Weird Zone (8 books, 1996–1997); Cracked Classics (6 books, 2002–2003), plus 8 further series.