Tim Collins

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  • Bibliography:
    40 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2006
  • Latest Book:
    September 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Cosmic Colin

1 - Stinky Space Race (Nov-2014)
2 - Sneezy Alien Attack (Nov-2014)
3 - Hairy Hamster Horror (Jun-2017)
4 - Ticking Time Bomb (Jun-2017)

Diary of Dorkius Maximus

1 - Diary of Dorkius Maximus (Sep-2014)
2 - Diary of Dorkius Maximus in Egypt (Aug-2013)
3 - Diary of Dorkius Maximus in Pompeii (Feb-2015)

Long-Lost Secret Diary

1 - The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Pirate (Sep-2017)
2 - The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Knight (Jan-2018)

Notes From an Utterly Lame Vampire

1 - Notes From an Utterly Lame Vampire (Aug-2010)
2 - Prince of Dorkness (Sep-2011)
3 - Notes from a Hairy-Not-Scary Werewolf (Aug-2013)
4 - Fangs a Lot (Sep-2014)

Book List in Order: 40 titles

  • Like Butterflies

    In a daring and unprovoked spark of madness, one man declares war on the impossible, the sun itself as it rests in the heavens, and sets off on a roller coaster ride through the world, both rich and poor, seen and unseen, to create complete destructi...

  • Notes From an Utterly Lame Vampire

    Notes From an Utterly Lame Vampire - 1

    Nigel Mullet isn't your typical teenager... HE'S A VAMPIRE! But unfortunately, when Nigel transformed, he didn't become all broody and interesting, and as for super strength and speed ... well, forget it! Nigel got acne, a voice that squeaks, a ten...

  • Prince of Dorkness

    Notes From an Utterly Lame Vampire - 2

    With his newfound vampire powers and his girlfriend, Chloe, Nigel mullet is finally enjoying the immortal life. But things begin to go wrong when a new guy, Jason, comes to school. Suddenly the girls don't think Nigel is so good-looking. On top of th...

  • Diary of a Grumpy Old Git

    f Adrian Mole had grown up to be a grumpy old git who had to cope with failed marriage and a life-sucking job, and worse, whose colleagues actually thought he was a miserable old git, he might be a bit like Dave Cross. Diary of a Grumpy Old Git is th...

  • Notes from a Hairy-Not-Scary Werewolf

    Notes From an Utterly Lame Vampire - 3

    An unassuming werewolf joins forces with a teen vampire in this humorous addition to the Totally Lame Vampire series. Luke Thorpe is great at math and terrible at sports. He prefers to stay in the background when possible, but suddenly he s found ...

  • Diary of Dorkius Maximus in Egypt

    Diary of Dorkius Maximus - 2

    The brilliant follow up to Diary Of Dorkius Maximus. When Dorkius is invited by Julius Caesar on a trip to Egypt he's in for one big adventure. In a hilarious string of events, Dorkius encounters the 13-year-old King Ptolemy (that spoilt brat) and hi...

  • The Black-Eyed Girl

    Dark Reads have short chapters and very low word counts of roughly 600 each. These short, gripping stories are punctuated on every other page with bold, two-tone illustrations, which have a graphic novel feel to grab the interest of teenagers. Dark R...

  • Dawn of the Daves

    Perfect for pupils with a low reading age of 8 to 9, but a high interest age of 12 to 15, our Teen Reads will have readers on the edge of their seats. Just the right level of challenging vocabulary and plot-lines make these books highly accessible, d...

  • Troll

    Perfect for pupils with a low reading age of 8 to 9, but a high interest age of 12 to 15, our Teen Reads will have readers on the edge of their seats. Just the right level of challenging vocabulary and plot-lines make these books highly accessible, d...



  • Diary of Dorkius Maximus

    Diary of Dorkius Maximus - 1

    From the author of the successful Diary of a Wimpy Vampire series, a new series of adventures explores life as an ancient geek

    Dorkius Maximus is a young boy growing up in ancient Rome. This hilarious diary recounts his exploits as, ...

  • Fangs a Lot

    Notes From an Utterly Lame Vampire - 4

    Nigel Mullet (vampire, diarist, not-so-heroic hero) puts his leadership -- and romantic -- skills to the test in this fun, funny, and not-at-all-lame conclusion to the Totally Lame Vampire series. Nigel Mullet finds himself in charge of a vampire ...

  • Joke Shop

    Perfect for pupils with a low reading age of 8 to 9, but a high interest age of 12 to 15, our Teen Reads will have readers on the edge of their seats. Just the right level of challenging vocabulary and plot-lines make these books highly accessible, d...

  • The Locals

    Perfect for pupils with a low reading age of 8 to 9, but a high interest age of 12 to 15, our Teen Reads will have readers on the edge of their seats. Just the right level of challenging vocabulary and plot-lines make these books highly accessible, d...

  • Sneezy Alien Attack

    Cosmic Colin - 2

    Colin comes back down to Earth with a bang when his parents force him to look after his annoying little brother, David, for the day. To make matters worse, David has a terrible cold and his constant sniffles and sneezes are starting to really annoy C...

  • Stinky Space Race

    Cosmic Colin - 1

    Colin has a strange new classmate. His name is Harry. He is suspiciously neat ... and he spends a lot of time in the bin at the back of the school. When curious Colin dives into the bin after Harry one day, he doesn't find banana peel and custard in ...

  • Diary of Dorkius Maximus in Pompeii

    Diary of Dorkius Maximus - 3

    Dorkius is annoyed when he has to move with his family to Pompeii for the summer. He has to leave behind all the joys of Rome for a boring small town. He finds the people of Pompeii to be even more superstitious than his mum, and watches in disbelief...

  • Painkiller

  • The Adventures of a Wimpy Superhero

    After years of watching superhero movies, reading comics, and fantasizing about being a crime-fighter, Josh decides to become one. First he needs a superhero name, a superhero costume, and some superpowers. Then he needs to find some crime to fight. ...

  • Hairy Hamster Horror

    Cosmic Colin - 3

    When the spacebin lands on a strange planet where hamsters have developed into the dominant life form, Harry and Colin are in for another adventure.  Unfortunately, the boys are captured by the humongous hamster hosts during a sightseeing trip t...



  • Ticking Time Bomb

    Cosmic Colin - 4

    When Harry discovers that the most evil villain in the galaxy, Galactic Gary, has escaped from prison, it’s not just humankind that is in danger, but time itself.  Galactic Gary is trying to discover the whereabouts of a special time bomb that...

  • The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Pirate

    Long-Lost Secret Diary - 1

    Meet Thomas -- a young man sailing with his parents aboard a merchant ship in the 18th century and prone to daydreaming about living an exciting life as a pirate on the high seas. When a pirate crew led by Captain Bartholomew Morgan takes over the sh...

  • The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Knight

    Long-Lost Secret Diary - 2

    Meet Roderick -- a scrawny, unremarkable teenager keeping a diary of his life in the Middle Ages. When he’s chosen to become a knight on a quest to find a holy relic (the fingers of St. Stephen), Roderick is determined to prove his honor and gradua...

  • The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Astronaut

    Meet Ellie -- an enthusiastic, bumbling teenager who is fascinated with Mars. When a misunderstanding lands her in the astronaut training program for the first human mission to Mars, Ellie is determined to prove her worth. The hilarious Long-Lost Sec...

  • The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Dinosaur Hunter

    Meet Ann -- a smart but unlucky teenager keeping a diary of her life as she hunts for dinosaur bones. When she gets an opportunity to search for fossils in the American West, Ann is determined to turn her luck around and show the world her discoverie...

  • The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Hollywood Director

    Meet Claraa girl living in Los Angeles, California, in 1915. Major motion-picture companies have moved out to Hollywood, and shes right in the middle of all the action. When she finds herself working behind the scenes in the film industry for a big-s...

  • The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Tomb Hunter

    Meet Clara -- a girl living in Los Angeles, California, in 1915. Major motion-picture companies have moved out to Hollywood, and she’s right in the middle of all the action. When she finds herself working behind the scenes in the film industry for ...

  • The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Olympic Athlete

    Meet Alexander -- a boy living in Athens, Greece, in 380 BC. The famous Olympic games are just around the corner, and he gets to go and assist one of Athens’ prized athletes. But when the athlete gets sick the day of his competition, can Alexander ...

  • The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Samurai

    Meet Suki -- a fourteen-year-old girl in sixteenth-century Japan. All she wants is to become a samurai warrior like her father and brother. But all her training attempts end in disaster. Yet when bandits threaten her village while the men are away at...

  • The Discovery

    The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes....



  • The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Viking

  • Adventures of a Wimpy Werewolf

  • Zero to Hero: Engineers

    The Zero to Hero series of hilarious fictional diaries puts the reader inside the heads of hapless children in frazzling historical situations.  Engineers follows a set of twins who help Gustave Eiffel build the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel ...

  • Zero to Hero: Gladiator

    The Zero to Hero series of hilarious fictional diaries puts the reader inside the heads of hapless children in frazzling historical situations.  Gladiator follows a child who is tricked into becoming a gladiator in ancient Rome. "Get Real&q...

  • Zero to Hero: Shakespearean Actor

    The Zero to Hero series of hilarious fictional diaries puts the reader inside the heads of hapless children in frazzling historical situations.  Shakespearean Actor follows a child in Elizabethan England who becomes a member of Shakespeare's...

  • Zero to Hero: Viking

    The Zero to Hero series of hilarious fictional diaries puts the reader inside the heads of hapless children in frazzling historical situations.  Viking follows a child who embarks on a voyage of pillage and discovery with a Viking crew. &qu...

  • Sherlock Bones and the Case of the Crown Jewels

    When the crown jewels go missing from Kennel Palace, it’s up to super-sleuth Sherlock Bones and his trusty feline sidekick Dr. Catson to solve the crime. But with multiple suspects and a trail that’s starting to run cold, will they be abl...

  • Sherlock Bones and the Curse of the Pharaoh's Mask

    Sherlock Bones, the world’s greatest dog detective, and his trusty sidekick Dr. Catson are back for another crime-solving adventure. This time, the pair are visiting the tombs of the ancient feline kings in Egypt when they discover that a preci...

  • Sherlock Bones and the Mystery of the Vanishing Magician

    Sherlock Bones, the world’s greatest dog detective, and his trusty sidekick Dr. Jane Catson are back for another crime-solving adventure. Bones and Catson are on a train bound for Paris when another passenger, a famous magician, vanishes in the...

  • Sherlock Bones and the Horror of the Haunted Castle

    Sherlock Bones, the world’s greatest dog detective, and his trusty sidekick Dr. Jane Catson are back for another crime-solving adventure. When a wealthy dog spots a ghostly figure haunting her kennel in the Catpathian Mountains, she come to Bon...



  • Sherlock Bones and the Mischief in Manhattan

    Sherlock Bones, the world’s greatest dog detective, and his trusty sidekick Dr Jane Catson are back for another crime-solving adventure. Bones and Catson are visiting New York when the local police chief tracks them down. She explains that the ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Tim Collins has published 40 books.

The next book by Tim Collins, Sherlock Bones and the Mischief in Manhattan, will be published in September 2024.

The first book by Tim Collins, Like Butterflies, was published in April 2006.

Yes. Tim Collins has 4 series.
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