Bruce Coville books in order
American writer
- Born
- 1950
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 104
- Series
- 1
Bruce Coville has published 24 novels, 13 novellas, 15 short story collections, 46 children's books and 6 other books, beginning with The Monster's Ring (1987). The series is The Unicorn Chronicles (4 books, starting with Into the Land of the Unicorns). 3 feature Pleskit. The best-known is My Teacher Is an Alien (1989). The latest is Wounded Tree (2022).
Updated September 2026
The Unicorn Chronicles books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 Into the Land of the Unicorns (1994) · 2 Song of the Wanderer (1999) · 3 Dark Whispers (2008) · 4 The Last Hunt (2010)
- 1.
Into the Land of the Unicorns (1994)
- 2.
Song of the Wanderer (1999)
- 3.
Dark Whispers (2008)
- 4.
The Last Hunt (Jun 2010)
Where to start with Bruce Coville
Start here
My Teacher Is an Alien
Bruce Coville's most-read book.
Newest
Wounded Tree
Published 2022.
Standalone novels in order
Spirits and Spells (1983)
Waiting Spirits (Chamber of Horrors, Book 4) (1984)
Amulet of Doom (1985)
Operation Sherlock (Ai Gang 1): Operation Sherlock (Ai Gang 1) (1986)
Robot Trouble (1986)
Space Station Ice-3 (1987)
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (Mar 1991)
Book of Aliens (1994)
Book of Nightmares (1995)
Box of Thrills and Chills (1997)
Aliens Stole My Body (1998)
Armageddon Summer (Sep 1998), with Jane Yolen
Farewell to Earth (2001)
The Monsters of Morley Manor (2001)
The Enchanted Files (2016)
Enter the Whisperer (2020)
I Shrank My Teacher (2020)
Lunch Swap Disaster (2020)
Missing―One Brain! (2020)
Wounded Tree (2022)
Novellas in order
The Ghost in the Third Row (1987)
How I Survived My Summer Vacation Rack (1988)
Some of My Best Friends Are Monsters (1988)
My Teacher Is an Alien (1989)
The Dinosaur That Followed Me Home (1990)
Space Brat (1992)
The WORLDS WORST FAIRY GODMOTHER HARDCOVER (1996)
Is Your Teacher an Alien? (1997)
My Teacher Fried My Brains (1999)
My Teacher Glows in the Dark (1999)
Revolt of the Miniature Mutants (2000)
There's an Alien in My Backpack (2000)
Weeping Werewolf (Moongobble and Me (2004)
Short story collections in order
Book of Monsters (1991)
Book of Ghost Tales to Haunt You (1994)
Oddly Enough (Oct 1994)
Book of Magic (1996)
Book of Monsters II (1996)
Book of Ghosts II (1997)
Book of Magic Ii (1997)
Book of Nightmares II (1997)
Book of Spine Tinglers II (1997)
A Glory of Unicorns (1998)
Alien Visitors (1999)
Odder Than Ever (1999)
Strange Worlds (2000)
Half-human (2001)
Oddest of All (2008)
Children's books in order
Sarah's Unicorn (1979)
Eyes of the Tarot (1983)
Forever Begins Tomorrow (1986)
The Monster's Ring (1987)
The Unicorn Treasury (1988)
Monster of the Year (1989)
The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed (1991)
Jennifer Murdley's Toad (1992)
Aliens Ate My Homework (1993)
The Ghost Wore Gray (1993)
I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X (1994)
Space Brat 3 (1994)
William Shakespeare's the Tempest (1994)
Fortune's Journey (1995)
The Search for Snout (1995)
Book of Aliens Ii (1996)
Goblins in the Castle (1996)
My Teacher Flunked the Planet (1996)
William Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream (1996)
MacBeth (Gift Books) (1997)
The Skull of Truth (1997)
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1998)
I Lost My Grandfather's Brain (1999)
Shapeshifters (1999)
The Attack of the Two-inch Teacher (1999)
The Dragonslayers (1999)
Peanut Butter Lover Boy (2000)
Snatched from Earth (2000)
Zombies of the Science Fair (2000)
Juliet Dove, Queen of Love (2003)
The Dragon of Doom (2003)
The Evil Elves (2004)
Thor's Wedding Day (2005)
The Mischief Monster (2006)
Hans Brinker (2007)
Always October (2012)
Amber Brown Is Tickled Pink (2013)
Paula Danziger's Amber Brown Is on the Move (2013)
Amber Brown Horses Around (2014)
Diary of a Mad Brownie (2015)
Goblins on the Prowl (2015)
Hatched (2016)
Trolled (2017)
Other books in order
The Dark Abyss (1989)
Prehistoric People (1990)
Book of Aliens and Ghosts (1996)
Philip Jose Farmer's The Dungeon (2003)
The Unicorn Chronicles (2005)
Book of Fear (2019)
About Bruce Coville
Bruce Farrington Coville is an author of young adult fiction. Coville was first published in 1977 and has written over 100 books.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Bruce Coville FAQ
- How many books has Bruce Coville written?
- Bruce Coville has published 24 novels, 13 novellas, 15 short story collections, 46 children's books and 6 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Bruce Coville's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start The Unicorn Chronicles with Into the Land of the Unicorns. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Bruce Coville's latest book?
- Wounded Tree (2022).
- What is Bruce Coville's most famous book?
- My Teacher Is an Alien (1989) is Bruce Coville's most widely read book.
- Are Bruce Coville's books connected?
- 4 books belong to 1 series (The Unicorn Chronicles); the other 100 books stand alone.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.