A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Shetland Books in Order

The complete Shetland reading order — 40 books from 1840–2015.

  1. 01 Shetland and the Shetlanders 1840 Amazon — buy Shetland and the Shetlanders ThriftBooks — buy Shetland and the Shetlanders eBooks.com — buy Shetland and the Shetlanders
  2. 02 Shetland 1871 Amazon — buy Shetland Bookshop — buy Shetland ThriftBooks — buy Shetland eBooks.com — buy Shetland
  3. 03 The Orkneys and Shetland 1883 Amazon — buy The Orkneys and Shetland ThriftBooks — buy The Orkneys and Shetland eBooks.com — buy The Orkneys and Shetland
  4. 04 Shetland pony 1913 Amazon — buy Shetland pony Bookshop — buy Shetland pony ThriftBooks — buy Shetland pony eBooks.com — buy Shetland pony
  5. 05 Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony 1918 Amazon — buy Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony Bookshop — buy Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony ThriftBooks — buy Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony eBooks.com — buy Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony
  6. 06 The Shetland bus 1951 Amazon — buy The Shetland bus Bookshop — buy The Shetland bus ThriftBooks — buy The Shetland bus eBooks.com — buy The Shetland bus
  7. 07 Orkney and Shetland 1965 Amazon — buy Orkney and Shetland Bookshop — buy Orkney and Shetland ThriftBooks — buy Orkney and Shetland eBooks.com — buy Orkney and Shetland
  8. 08 The Shetland sheepdog 1967 Amazon — buy The Shetland sheepdog Bookshop — buy The Shetland sheepdog ThriftBooks — buy The Shetland sheepdog eBooks.com — buy The Shetland sheepdog
  9. 09 Greyling 1968 Amazon — buy Greyling Bookshop — buy Greyling ThriftBooks — buy Greyling eBooks.com — buy Greyling
  10. 10 Tracing ancestors in Shetland 1972 Amazon — buy Tracing ancestors in Shetland Bookshop — buy Tracing ancestors in Shetland ThriftBooks — buy Tracing ancestors in Shetland eBooks.com — buy Tracing ancestors in Shetland
  11. 11 Haki the Shetland Pony 1973 Amazon — buy Haki the Shetland Pony Bookshop — buy Haki the Shetland Pony ThriftBooks — buy Haki the Shetland Pony eBooks.com — buy Haki the Shetland Pony
  12. 12 Shetland folk-lore 1973 Amazon — buy Shetland folk-lore Bookshop — buy Shetland folk-lore ThriftBooks — buy Shetland folk-lore eBooks.com — buy Shetland folk-lore
  13. 13 Shetland Cook Book 1978 Amazon — buy Shetland Cook Book Bookshop — buy Shetland Cook Book ThriftBooks — buy Shetland Cook Book eBooks.com — buy Shetland Cook Book
  14. 14 A Shetland pattern book 1979 Amazon — buy A Shetland pattern book Bookshop — buy A Shetland pattern book ThriftBooks — buy A Shetland pattern book eBooks.com — buy A Shetland pattern book
  15. 15 The art of Shetland lace 1980 Amazon — buy The art of Shetland lace Bookshop — buy The art of Shetland lace ThriftBooks — buy The art of Shetland lace eBooks.com — buy The art of Shetland lace
  16. 16 Shetland Sheepdogs 1980 Amazon — buy Shetland Sheepdogs Bookshop — buy Shetland Sheepdogs ThriftBooks — buy Shetland Sheepdogs eBooks.com — buy Shetland Sheepdogs
  17. 17 Traditional Island knitting 1988 Amazon — buy Traditional Island knitting Bookshop — buy Traditional Island knitting ThriftBooks — buy Traditional Island knitting eBooks.com — buy Traditional Island knitting
  18. 18 The Quaternary of Shetland 1993 Amazon — buy The Quaternary of Shetland ThriftBooks — buy The Quaternary of Shetland eBooks.com — buy The Quaternary of Shetland
  19. 19 Shetland Lace 1993 Amazon — buy Shetland Lace Bookshop — buy Shetland Lace ThriftBooks — buy Shetland Lace eBooks.com — buy Shetland Lace
  20. 20 The Shetland dictionary 1993 Amazon — buy The Shetland dictionary Bookshop — buy The Shetland dictionary ThriftBooks — buy The Shetland dictionary eBooks.com — buy The Shetland dictionary
  21. 21 Shetland - North Mainland 1995 Amazon — buy Shetland - North Mainland Bookshop — buy Shetland - North Mainland ThriftBooks — buy Shetland - North Mainland eBooks.com — buy Shetland - North Mainland
  22. 22 Shetland in the shed 1997 Amazon — buy Shetland in the shed Bookshop — buy Shetland in the shed ThriftBooks — buy Shetland in the shed eBooks.com — buy Shetland in the shed
  23. 23 Shetland in statistics 2001, No. 29 2001 Amazon — buy Shetland in statistics 2001, No. 29 ThriftBooks — buy Shetland in statistics 2001, No. 29 eBooks.com — buy Shetland in statistics 2001, No. 29
  24. 24 Jamieson's Shetland Knitting Book 2001 Amazon — buy Jamieson's Shetland Knitting Book Bookshop — buy Jamieson's Shetland Knitting Book ThriftBooks — buy Jamieson's Shetland Knitting Book eBooks.com — buy Jamieson's Shetland Knitting Book
  25. 25 Second Shetland Truck System Report 2002 Amazon — buy Second Shetland Truck System Report Bookshop — buy Second Shetland Truck System Report ThriftBooks — buy Second Shetland Truck System Report eBooks.com — buy Second Shetland Truck System Report
  26. 26 The Shetland Guide Book 2003 Amazon — buy The Shetland Guide Book Bookshop — buy The Shetland Guide Book ThriftBooks — buy The Shetland Guide Book eBooks.com — buy The Shetland Guide Book
  27. 27 Shetland Bus Man 2004 Amazon — buy Shetland Bus Man Bookshop — buy Shetland Bus Man ThriftBooks — buy Shetland Bus Man eBooks.com — buy Shetland Bus Man
  28. 28 Raven Black 2006 Amazon — buy Raven Black Bookshop — buy Raven Black ThriftBooks — buy Raven Black eBooks.com — buy Raven Black
  29. 29 Heirloom Knitting's Shetland hap shawls then & now 2006 Amazon — buy Heirloom Knitting's Shetland hap shawls then & now Bookshop — buy Heirloom Knitting's Shetland hap shawls then & now ThriftBooks — buy Heirloom Knitting's Shetland hap shawls then & now eBooks.com — buy Heirloom Knitting's Shetland hap shawls then & now
  30. 30 White nights 2008 Amazon — buy White nights Bookshop — buy White nights ThriftBooks — buy White nights eBooks.com — buy White nights
  31. 31 Red bones 2009 Amazon — buy Red bones Bookshop — buy Red bones ThriftBooks — buy Red bones eBooks.com — buy Red bones
  32. 32 Blue Lightning 2010 Amazon — buy Blue Lightning Bookshop — buy Blue Lightning ThriftBooks — buy Blue Lightning eBooks.com — buy Blue Lightning
  33. 33 Shetland diaries 2010 Amazon — buy Shetland diaries Bookshop — buy Shetland diaries ThriftBooks — buy Shetland diaries eBooks.com — buy Shetland diaries
  34. 34 Shetland ponies 2011 Amazon — buy Shetland ponies Bookshop — buy Shetland ponies ThriftBooks — buy Shetland ponies eBooks.com — buy Shetland ponies
  35. 35 Ponis Shetland/Shetland Ponies 2012 Amazon — buy Ponis Shetland/Shetland Ponies Bookshop — buy Ponis Shetland/Shetland Ponies ThriftBooks — buy Ponis Shetland/Shetland Ponies eBooks.com — buy Ponis Shetland/Shetland Ponies
  36. 36 Real Shetland yarns 2012 Amazon — buy Real Shetland yarns Bookshop — buy Real Shetland yarns ThriftBooks — buy Real Shetland yarns eBooks.com — buy Real Shetland yarns
  37. 37 Dead Water 2013 Amazon — buy Dead Water Bookshop — buy Dead Water ThriftBooks — buy Dead Water eBooks.com — buy Dead Water
  38. 38 The magic of Shetland lace knitting 2013 Amazon — buy The magic of Shetland lace knitting Bookshop — buy The magic of Shetland lace knitting ThriftBooks — buy The magic of Shetland lace knitting eBooks.com — buy The magic of Shetland lace knitting
  39. 39 Thin Air 2014 Amazon — buy Thin Air Bookshop — buy Thin Air ThriftBooks — buy Thin Air eBooks.com — buy Thin Air
  40. 40 Shetland Pony Stud-Book; Volume 6 2015 Amazon — buy Shetland Pony Stud-Book; Volume 6 Bookshop — buy Shetland Pony Stud-Book; Volume 6 ThriftBooks — buy Shetland Pony Stud-Book; Volume 6 eBooks.com — buy Shetland Pony Stud-Book; Volume 6

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Shetland

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Shetland and the Shetlanders 1840
2 Shetland 1871
3 The Orkneys and Shetland 1883
4 Shetland pony 1913
5 Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony 1918
6 The Shetland bus 1951
7 Orkney and Shetland 1965
8 The Shetland sheepdog 1967
9 Greyling 1968
10 Tracing ancestors in Shetland 1972
11 Haki the Shetland Pony 1973
12 Shetland folk-lore 1973
13 Shetland Cook Book 1978
14 A Shetland pattern book 1979
15 The art of Shetland lace 1980
16 Shetland Sheepdogs 1980
17 Traditional Island knitting 1988
18 The Quaternary of Shetland 1993
19 Shetland Lace 1993
20 The Shetland dictionary 1993
21 Shetland - North Mainland 1995
22 Shetland in the shed 1997
23 Shetland in statistics 2001, No. 29 2001
24 Jamieson's Shetland Knitting Book 2001
25 Second Shetland Truck System Report 2002
26 The Shetland Guide Book 2003
27 Shetland Bus Man 2004
28 Raven Black 2006
29 Heirloom Knitting's Shetland hap shawls then & now 2006
30 White nights 2008
31 Red bones 2009
32 Blue Lightning 2010
33 Shetland diaries 2010
34 Shetland ponies 2011
35 Ponis Shetland/Shetland Ponies 2012
36 Real Shetland yarns 2012
37 Dead Water 2013
38 The magic of Shetland lace knitting 2013
39 Thin Air 2014
40 Shetland Pony Stud-Book; Volume 6 2015

Shetland reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Shetland and the Shetlanders (1840). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Shetland — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Shetland books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1840–2015.

What is the newest Shetland book?

Shetland Pony Stud-Book; Volume 6, published in 2015.