Michael Morpurgo

  • 171

    Catalog books

  • 15

    Works

  • 1986 to 2025

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Michael Morpurgo has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 171 catalog-linked books across 1986 to 2025, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Horror & Supernatural.

Best for readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy. If you want the easiest first click, start with Nine Lives of Montezuma and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1986 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from HarperCollins Publishers Limited and Egmont Books, Limited.

Best Place To Start

Nine Lives of Montezuma

HarperCollins Publishers Limited • 2025 • 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: Horror & Supernatural entry points • common used copies from HarperCollins Publishers Limited and Egmont Books, Limited

Genres and themes: Horror & Supernatural

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 1986 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from HarperCollins Publishers Limited and Egmont Books, Limited.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Nine Lives of Montezuma

    HarperCollins Publishers Limited • 2025 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2025 • 176 pages.

  2. When Fishes Flew

    HarperCollins Publishers Limited • 2025 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2025 • 192 pages.

  3. Boy Giant

    HarperCollins Publishers Limited • 2019 • standard commitment

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

  4. Private Peaceful

    HarperCollins Publishers Limited • 2016 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2016 • 208 pages.

  5. Shadow

    HarperCollins Publishers Limited • 2012 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2012 • 288 pages.

  6. White Horse of Zennor

    Egmont Books, Limited • 2021 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2021 • 160 pages.

  7. Hee-Haw Hooray!

    HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks • 2018 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 160 pages.

  8. A medal for Leroy

    Feiwel & Friends • 2014 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2014 • 140 pages.

  9. Eliffant yn yr Ardd

    Gwasg Carreg Gwalch • 2013 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2013 • 180 pages.

  10. Gentle Giant

    HarperCollins Publishers Limited • 2013 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2013 • 32 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Nine Lives of Montezuma is the easier short commitment, while When Fishes Flew asks for more reading time up front.

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