Jill Paton Walsh

  • 60

    Catalog books

  • 18

    Works

  • 1967 to 2016

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Jill Paton Walsh has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 60 catalog-linked books across 1967 to 2016, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Horror & Supernatural, Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy. If you want the easiest first click, start with A Parcel of Patterns (Aerial Fiction) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1967 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Hodder & Stoughton.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Horror & Supernatural entry points • Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Hodder & Stoughton

Genres and themes: Horror & Supernatural • Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1967 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Hodder & Stoughton.

Top Books To Start With

  1. A Parcel of Patterns (Aerial Fiction)

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1992 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 144 pages.

  2. A Chance Child

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 192 pages.

  3. Torch

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1988 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1988 • 175 pages.

  4. Knowledge of Angels

    Transworld Publishers Limited • 2011 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  5. Serpentine Cave

    Transworld Publishers Limited • 2011 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2011 • 224 pages.

  6. Wyndham Case

    Hodder & Stoughton • 2011 • standard commitment

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  7. Debts of Dishonour

    Hodder & Stoughton • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 272 pages.

  8. The Emperor's Winding Sheet

    Hand Print • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 251 pages.

  9. Presumption of Death

    Hodder & Stoughton • 2003 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 384 pages.

  10. The Serpentine Cave

    Ulverscroft Large Print • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 251 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • A Parcel of Patterns (Aerial Fiction) is the easier short commitment, while A Chance Child asks for more reading time up front.
  • A Chance Child gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while A Parcel of Patterns (Aerial Fiction) leans later in the catalog.

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