Eli Bell
Boy growing up in Brisbane’s suburbs
1 book · 2018First appears in Boy Swallows UniverseTrent Dalton books in order · Trent Dalton reading order · 3 books · 2018 to 2023 · Mostly set in Brisbane
Trent Dalton Books in Order and Reading Order
Trent Dalton, a Brisbane journalist, writes big-hearted, magical novels about Brisbane’s underside. Boy Swallows Universe became a phenomenon and a Netflix series.
Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip.
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Trent Dalton books in order
Trent Dalton’s first book is Boy Swallows Universe (2018). There are 3 books in all, published from 2018 to 2023.
The Trent Dalton reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.
Novels
3 books · Mostly set in Brisbane- 1Boy Swallows Universe2018With Eli BellBuy on Amazon
- 2All Our Shimmering Skies2020With Molly Hook · Set in Darwin and the Top EndBuy on Amazon
- 3Lola in the Mirror2023Buy on Amazon
Who appears in which book
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Characters
4 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.
Leads
August Bell
His silent older brother
1 book · 2018First appears in Boy Swallows UniverseSlim Halliday
Escape artist and babysitter
1 book · 2018First appears in Boy Swallows UniverseMolly Hook
Gravedigger’s daughter
1 book · 2020First appears in All Our Shimmering SkiesSimilar authors
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