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Terry Deary

4 stars across 274 books

Terry Deary is the author of over 300 fiction and non-fiction books, which have been published in 32 languages. His historical fiction for older children Tudor Terror has been praised as 'a marvellous blend of fact and fiction' (School Librarian). His non-fiction has been consistently in the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebrated their 15th anniversary in 2008, having sold over 10 million copies worldwide and been adapted as television series, theatre tours and museum exhibitions. Terry Deary was voted 'Outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th Century' by Books for Keeps magazine.

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Stone Age Tales: The Great Monster

8th March 2018

Stone Age Tales: The Great Monster

From the best-selling author of Horrible Histories... Mesopotamia, 2500 years ago Everyone in the tribe must work; all... More

(11 reviews)

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Stone Age Tales: The Great Cave

8th March 2018

Stone Age Tales: The Great Cave

From the best-selling author of Horrible Histories... 17,300 years ago; Lascaux, France Willow isn't the stronge... More

(10 reviews)

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Stone Age Tales: The Great Storm

8th March 2018

Stone Age Tales: The Great Storm

From the best-selling author of Horrible Histories... Skara Brae, Orkney, Scotland, 5000 years ago On the cold and win... More

(9 reviews)

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Stone Age Tales: The Great Flood

8th March 2018

Stone Age Tales: The Great Flood

From the best-selling author of Horrible Histories... 9500 years ago, as the Ice Age is ending... Jay's grandfather is... More

(8 reviews)

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An Unlikely Spy

11th July 2019

An Unlikely Spy

Thrilling historical adventure from Terry Deary, the 'outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' (Bo... More

(7 reviews)

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The Silver Hand

10th May 2018

The Silver Hand

This brand new, thrilling adventure from bestselling 'Horrible Histories' author Terry Deary brings the closing days of ... More

(5 reviews)

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Terrible Tudors

2nd February 2017

Terrible Tudors

Refreshed, renewed, reloaded! Readers can discover all the foul facts about the TERRIBLE TUDORS, inclu... More

(4 reviews)

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The Woeful Second World War

7th May 2007

The Woeful Second World War

If you ever hear old folk moaning on about the world today, just remind them how woeful things were in the Second World ... More

(3 reviews)

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Terrifying Tudors

4th February 2016

Terrifying Tudors

Refreshed, renewed, reloaded! All the foulfacts about the TERRIFYING TUDORS are ready to uncover, inc... More

(3 reviews)

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Frightful First World War

5th May 2016

Frightful First World War

Refreshed, renewed, reloaded! All the foulfacts about the Frightful First World War are ready to uncov... More

(3 reviews)

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All at Sea

5th March 2020

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Terry Deary's Roman Tales

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1st April 2020

Recent Reviews

Egyptian Tales: The Gold in the Grave

by angep1969

A great little book for those who want to progress from picture books, this tells the tale of Egyptian grave robbers and how they did it. Paneb is re...
Terrifying Tudors

by Horizon

I love Horrible Histories because I love history, and I like how the facts are told in interesting and funny ways. ...
The Woeful Second World War

by Horizon

I really enjoy Horrible Histories, and I enjoyed this one. My grandfather who died before I was born fought in world war two, and I enjoy reading abou...