Who This Author Is

Peter Hicks has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 30 catalog-linked books across 1993 to 2015, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Ancient Greece and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1993 to 2015; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Heinemann/Raintree and Heinemann Library.

Best Place To Start

Ancient Greece

Heinemann/Raintree • 2000 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Heinemann/Raintree and Heinemann Library

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1993 to 2015; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Heinemann/Raintree and Heinemann Library.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Ancient Greece

    Heinemann/Raintree • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 48 pages.

  2. How Castles Were Built (The Age of Castles)

    Heinemann/Raintree • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 48 pages.

  3. Technology in the Time of the Vikings (Technology in the Time of)

    Heinemann/Raintree • 1998 • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

  4. Transmission

    Inter Varsity • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 192 pages.

  5. The Hidden Past (Remarkable World)

    Heinemann/Raintree • 1997 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 48 pages.

  6. Troy and Knossos (Digging Up the Past (New York, N.Y.).)

    Heinemann/Raintree • 1997 • quick commitment

  7. People, Problems and God

    Baptist Union of Great Britain • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 141 pages.

  8. Civilian Bravery in the World Wars

    Hachette Children's Group • 2015 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 32 pages.

  9. Charles Dickens

    Wayland • 2010 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 32 pages.

  10. How castles were built

    PowerKids Press • 2008 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 48 pages.

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