Terry Deary - Children's Author

Terry Deary is the author of over 130 books in the UK and is one of the most successful children’s authors of all time. His Horrible Histories series has sold over 6 million copies in the UK and has been translated into over 40 languages, as well as being adapted into a BAFTA  award-winning television series for CBBC. Terry was also voted The Outstanding Non-Fiction Author of the 20th Century (Books for Keeps). Terry lives in Durham

 Q+A with Terry Deary

Favourite Hero: Guy Fawkes

Favourite Monster: The Chimera

Your weapon of choice: Machine Gun

Special Secret Power: Invisibility

Favourite Fight scene: Gladiators

Goodie or baddie: Baddie

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Featured Books, with extracts by Terry Deary

The Hat Trick
Terry Deary
Interest Age 8-12 Reading Age 8+. Best-known for his Horrible Histories, Terry Deary is just as skilful in telling this dramatic football story. When Jud gets her first proper pair of football boots for Christmas she thinks she will burst with...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Dyslexia-friendly
Format: Paperback - Released: 27/08/2012
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Terry Deary's Knights' Tales: The Knight of Swords and Spooks
Terry Deary
A brilliantly exciting series from the pen of the master of books that are funny as well as based on historical events.  Terry Deary has no equal in his ability to make history fun, whether it’s through his Horrible History...
Featured in: 7+ readers | Books of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/12/2009
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Terry Deary's Knights' Tales: The Knight of Silk and Steel
Terry Deary
A wittily told and unusual story about the chivalrous world of knights, squires, damsels and challenges. When a stranger comes into the tavern claiming that he is a knight but wearing a long dress the villagers don’t know what to...
Featured in: 7+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/07/2009
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Terry Deary's Knights' Tales: The Knight of Spurs and Spirits
Terry Deary
A sad story of cruelty in high places gives a chilling history lesson about the power of the rich over the life and death of the poor. Sir Robert is a bad tempered master who lashes out at his servants...
Featured in: 7+ readers | Reluctant Readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/07/2009
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Master Crook's Crime Academy: Robbery For Rascals
Terry Deary
Welcome to the school where scoundrels save the day.  This is Robin Hood meets Oliver Twist in a laugh-out-loud new series from one of the most-loved children’s authors, Terry Deary.  With a cast of hilarious characters, witty asides and farcical...
Featured in: 7+ readers | Books of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2009
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Ghost for Sale
Terry Deary
Interest Age 9+ Reading Age 7+. Terry Deary, one of the best known children’s authors writing today has written a scary yet funny short novel that is dyslexia friendly.  9+ year olds will find the storyline terrific yet the reading...
Featured in: 9+ readers | Dyslexia-friendly
Format: Paperback - Released: 23/04/2009
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Master Crook's Crime Academy: Burglary For Beginners
Terry Deary
Welcome to the school where scoundrels save the day.  This is Robin Hood meets Oliver Twist in a laugh-out-loud new series from one of the most-loved children's authors, Terry Deary.  With a cast of hilarious characters, witty asides and farcical...
Featured in: 7+ readers | Books of the Month
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2009
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The Fire Thief Fights Back
Terry Deary
Set in a world of gods and goddesses, the thrilling Fire Thief trilogy comes to a dramatic close with The Fire Thief Fights Back. Demi-god Prometheus befriends Sam, a young boy in difficulties, and soon Sam is caught up in...
Featured in: 9+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2009
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Flight Of The Fire Thief
Terry Deary
If you’ve not yet introduced yourself to Deary's Fire Thief series then you must – a series that reinvents, in a more contemporary setting, the myth of Prometheus. The Fire Thief was published to much acclaim earlier this year and...
Featured in: 7+ readers | 9+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2008
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The Vampire of Croglin
Terry Deary
Interest Age 11+ Reading Age 8+.  A comical mystery from one of the UK’s best known novelists, Terry Deary. Be prepared however, for fear will also run through your veins in a plot so sinister and frightening that you will...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Reluctant Readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 22/05/2008
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Dick Turpin Legend and Lies
Terry Deary
Interest Age 9+ Reading Age 8+. This title is part of the Barrington Stoke Reality Check series - true stories that are stranger than fiction. It's a real page-turner and provides a fascinating insight into one of history's most famous...
Featured in: 9+ readers | Dyslexia-friendly
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 29/03/2007
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The Boy Who Cried Horse
Terry Deary
A great introduction to the famous story of the Trojan Horse. Acheron is such a liar that no one believes him when he warns the people of Troy to be wary of the giant wooden horse which the Greeks have...
Featured in: 7+ readers | eBooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2007
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Flight of the Fire Thief
Terry Deary
If you’ve not yet introduced yourself to Deary's Fire Thief series then you must – a series that reinvents, in a more contemporary setting, the myth of Prometheus. The Fire Thief was published to much acclaim earlier this year...
Featured in: 9+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 18/09/2006
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Terry Deary's Terribly True Spy Stories
Terry Deary
Sometimes fact can be stranger than fiction.... Author of the brilliant Horrible Histories series has collected some amazing real life spy stories. So, forget James Bond and Ethan Hawk and start reading about the escapades of real spies from Persia in...
Featured in: 7+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 22/05/2006
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The Fire Thief
Terry Deary
Author of the best-selling Horrible Histories, Terry Deary here gives us a rollicking add-on to the story of Prometheus, the Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to the humans. In a cracking time-travelling story...
Featured in: 9+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 16/01/2006
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Pitt Street Pirates
Terry Deary
Interest Age 7+ Reading Age 7+. Top comedy by the author of Horrible Histories. The Pitt Street Pirates are out on a treasure hunt, with their trusty parrot-cat Minnie. Roger Redbeard is determined to be a pirate. And with his friends Ellie...
Featured in: 7+ readers | Dyslexia-friendly | Reluctant Readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 16/11/2011
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The Beastly Best Bits
Terry Deary
2013 is the twentieth anniversary of Horrible Histories.
Featured in: 7+ readers | 9+ readers | Books for Boys
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/03/2013
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