Who This Author Is

Barbara Wood has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 95 catalog-linked books across 1974 to 2025, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Der Fluch der Schriftrollen. Roman. and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1974 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt and Grijalbo.

Best Place To Start

Der Fluch der Schriftrollen. Roman.

Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt • 2000 • standard commitment

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

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt and Grijalbo

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1974 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt and Grijalbo.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Der Fluch der Schriftrollen. Roman.

    Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 298 pages.

  2. Nachtzug.

    Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt • 2000 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 357 pages.

  3. Lockruf der Vergangenheit. Roman.

    Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt • 1990 • standard commitment

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

  4. Heritage, Authority and Power

    Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated • 2025 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2025 • 248 pages.

  5. The Magdalene Scrolls

    Turner • 2016 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2016 • 246 pages.

  6. Curse This House

    Authors Choice Press • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 217 pages.

  7. Star of Babylon

    Severn House Publishers • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 316 pages.

  8. Sombra de un pasado / Yesterday's Child

    Random House Mondadori • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 286 pages.

  9. La Pierre sacrée

    Presses de la Cité • 2003 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 420 pages.

  10. Cancion de Cuna (Mitos Bolsillo)

    Mondadori (IT) • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 336 pages.

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