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  • Bibliography:
    27 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2004
  • Latest Book:
    November 2017
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Full Series List in Order

Caldwell

1 - Calm Before the Storm (Jun-2009)
2 - Death before Dishonor (Jul-2009)
3 - Lull After the Storm (Sep-2009)
4 - Jigsaw (Sep-2010)
5 - War of the Nations (Feb-2011)
6 - The General (May-2011)
7 - London (Oct-2011)
8 - Enigma (Dec-2011)

Maximilian and the Magic Story Book

1 - Land of Dinosaurs (Apr-2017)
2 - Down Under (May-2017)
3 - Pirate Island (May-2017)

Sam Sam and Marzipan

1 - The Cubby House (Feb-2017)
2 - Upsie Down Land (Mar-2017)
3 - The Jungle (Mar-2017)
4 - The Secret Garden (Mar-2017)
5 - The Treasure Chest (Jul-2017)
6 - At the Beach (Aug-2017)
7 - The Train That Saves Christmas (Nov-2017)

Books in Order: 27 titles

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  • Saving Christmas is what every child wants to hear or read! Sam and his friends receive a visit from Jingle, Santa Claus’ elf who tells them that a train with all of the children’s letters to Santa has been left behind at the station. Jingle want...



  • Lost at the beach? Sam and his friends travel to the beach where they come across Homer the Labrador who is lost and sad. The group help him find his way home with a pelican, crab, turtle and cheeky Seagull helping along the way. This early learning ...



  • WOW…imagination like only a little boy can have, captured in a picture book! Sam Sam is a four year old boy whose imagination sees his cubby friends, Marzipan (his faithful cat â€" who also talks), Spoon, Dish and Tock (the cubby wall clock) come t...



  • Being SHORT is good, and being BIG is too! How BIG is that bear is a fun early picture reader book that children will laugh and love. Maloo is Ben’s best friend, a large lovable bear that he met at the zoo where his father works. The pair are insep...



  • Imagine a story book that comes to life with each chapter! In this entertaining children’s book Max has been given a magic book by his uncle that does just that - with every chapter coming to life! In the second book in the series Max travels to ce...



  • Are you looking for a children's picture story book that is highly entertaining, great for early readers, and has kids imagining that a ‘Magic Story book’ really can come to life? This book is an exciting read with superb illustrations! In this b...



  • Imagine a story book that comes to life with each chapter! In this entertaining children’s book Max has been given a magic book by his uncle that does just that - with every chapter coming to life! In the second book in the series Max travels to ce...



  • Imagine an adventure to the jungle where the animals talk! Sam Sam is a four year old boy whose imagination sees his cubby friends, Marzipan (his faithful cat â€" who also talks), Spoon, Dish and Tock (the cubby wall clock) come to life and join him ...



  • In The Secret Garden the plants, caterpillars, butterflies and more are lifelike but Sam Sam and friends have shrunk in size! Sam Sam is a four year old boy whose imagination sees his cubby friends, Marzipan (his faithful cat â€" who also talks); Spo...






  • Imagine a land where everything is UPSIDE down! Sam Sam is a four year old boy whose imagination sees his cubby friends, Marzipan (his faithful cat â€" who also talks), Spoon, Dish and Tock (the cubby wall clock) come to life and join him on an adven...



  • WOW…imagination like only a little boy can have, captured in a picture book! Sam Sam is a four year old boy whose imagination sees his cubby friends, Marzipan (his faithful cat â€" who also talks), Spoon, Dish and Tock (the cubby wall clock) come t...



  • When a client of 11-year-old Lexie Thatcher's father is accused of murdering a female jogger, only two people believe that he is innocent - Lexie and the mother of the murdered girl. So Lexie does the only thing she can think of to help him: she call...



  • Dorneywood is a continuation of the novel Enigma and it is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places and incidents portrayed in this novel are the product of the author's imagination or have been used fictitiously. The characters are placed in...



  • Engima is the continuation of the story begun in the novel LONDON. It is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places and incidents portrayed in this novel are the product of the authors imagination or have been used fictitiously. The charact...



  • LONDON is the continuation of the story begun in WAR OF THE NATIONS. It is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places and incidents portrayed in this novel are the product of the authors imagination or have been used fictitiously. The chara...



  • Merryweather USMC: is a story about two young men in 1833, living in South Carolina. One would become a United States Marine Corps General, the other an admiral in the United States Navy. This book describes in vivid detail what may have occurred in...



  • The General: is a continuation of the story begun in War of the Nations. Admiral James Caldwell discovers an unpublished manuscript written by his father in 1895. This ninth book in the Caldwell Series describes in vivid detail what may have occurred...



  • War of the Nations: is a continuation of the story begun in Admirals and Generals. This fourth book describes in vivid detail what may have occurred in the United States Military under the Wilson Presidential administration. The Narration is by the s...



  • Catywampus: is a continuation of the story begun in Admiral's Son General's Daughter and is a parallel to Jigsaw. This book describes in vivid detail what may have occurred in the United States Military between 1896 and 1906 during the McKinley and R...






  • Jigsaw: is a continuation of the story begun in Admirals Son Generals Daughter. This book describes in vivid detail what may have occurred in the United States Military during the Roosevelt Presidential administration. The narration is by the grandso...



  • Admiral's Son General's Daughter: is a continuation of the story begun in Admirals and Generals. This second book describes in vivid detail what may have occurred in the United States Military under the Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harison, Mc...





  • Admirals and Generals: describes in vivid detail what may have occurred in the United States military from 1833 to 1877. It is the continuation of The Caldwell Series. The narration is by a career naval officer, born in Beaufort, South Carolina. Th...



  • Lull After the Storm: describes in vivid detail what may have occurred in the United States under the Johnson and Grant Administration. The narration is by a career naval officer just before his retirement and serving President Johnson in the White H...



  • Death Before Dishonor: describes in vivid detail what may have occurred in the United States under the Lincoln and Johnson administrations. The narration is by a career naval officer, born in Beaufort, South Carolina and serving in the Army Navy Buil...



  • Calm Before the storm describes in vivid detail what may have occurred in the United States under the Pierce and Buchanan Presidential administrations. The narration is by a middle-aged career naval officer, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, and ser...



  • When 10-year-old Ethan's Blaine's parents decide to have another baby, it's the happiest day of their lives. But the sudden, unexplained death of the baby plunges their world into tragedy. And things get worse when Ethan's mother is accused of murder...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Dan Ryan has published 27 books.

Dan Ryan does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Train That Saves Christmas, was published in November 2017.

The first book by Dan Ryan, How I Cleared My Mother of a Murder Charge When I Was Eleven, was published in October 2004.

Yes. Dan Ryan has 3 series.