The Books

Note that those marked with as * were made as films.

The Original Saga of Noggin the Nog

  *1961

king.jpg (17116 bytes) 1. King of the Nogs
How Noggin saw the face of his bride on the white bone knife which the green bird had brought him, and how he sailed beyond the black ice at the edge of the world to bring her home.
Kaye and Ward - 1968 - SBN 718202902
*1962 icedrag.jpg (18015 bytes) 2. The Ice Dragon
How Noggin came to fight the dragon and met its cold breath, how the dragon fled, and who it was that carried the cold treasure back to its rightful place.
Kaye and Ward - 1968 - SBN 718202910
*1963 flying.jpg (15887 bytes) 3. The Flying Machine
How Olaf the Lofty and Graculus' strange intricate device serves the Nogs, and descends on the dry Land of Silver Sand to bring justice and happiness to that sad place.
Kaye and Ward - 1968 - SBN 718202929
*1964 omruds.jpg (15067 bytes) 4. The Omruds
How Olaf the Lofty's fire machine ends in disaster, and how the King-under-the-Hill saves the Nogs from the results of Olaf's other scientific follies.
Kaye and Ward - 1968 - SBN 718202937
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5. The Island
How Nogbad the Bad uses a tropical island for his evil purposes and how the crown of the Northlands is saved.
Kaye and Ward - 1969 - SBN 718202945
Collins - 1990 - ISBN 0006617085 Paperback
*1966 firecake.jpg (17577 bytes) 6. The Firecake
How Nogbad the Bad takes Olaf's invention to help him in his evil schemes, and how the magic forces he unleashes are more than he can master.
Kaye and Ward - 1969 - SBN 718202953
*1981 pie.jpg (16868 bytes) 7. The Pie
How Noggin's young son Knut manages to prevent this massive masterpiece of pastrycook's art from being set before his father, and what the unsavoury filling is.
Kaye and Ward - 1971 - SBN 718202961
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8. The Flowers
'Green fingers' has Nogbad the Bad and his flowers grow tall and beautiful and very strange.  For him the way to achieve his wicked aims lies in his skill and knowledge of the gentle art of gardening.
Kaye and Ward - 1969 - SBN 718202945
Collins - 1990 - ISBN 0006617085 Paperback
game.jpg (17930 bytes) 9. The Game
How the terrible ledgend of Troldeskow became a game to play in the dark nights of the Northland, and how the game became a dark contest between the forces of good and evil.
Kaye and Ward - 1972 - SBN 718202988

More about this story, and the game "Hnefetafl".

monster.jpg (16000 bytes) 10. The Monster
How Olaf the Lofty invented a musical instrument so massive that it awoke the denizens of the deep and how Nogbad the Bad used it for his evil purposes and rose to a great height.
Kaye and Ward - 1972 - SBN 718202996
blackwsh.jpg (14332 bytes) 11. The Blackwash
How Nogbad the Bad turned the tide of time and brought darkness to the Land of Nog, and how the darkness was washed away by the folly of Olaf the Lofty.
Kaye and Ward - 1975 - SBN 718203003
icebergs.jpg (15515 bytes) 12. The Icebergs
How Nogbad the Bad harnessed the fire beneath the sea and sought to bend the world to his evil will and how a mermaid and several Great Orps lifted him away.
Kaye and Ward - 1975 - SBN 718203011

 

"Starting to Read" books
theking.jpg (21398 bytes) 1. Noggin the King
Kaye and Ward - 1965 - ISBN 0718202330
Kaye and Ward - 1965 - ISBN 0718203607 Paperback
whale.jpg (22090 bytes) 2. Noggin and the Whale
Kaye and Ward - 1965 - ISBN ?
Kaye and Ward - 1965 - ISBN ? Paperback
dragon.jpg (24706 bytes) 3. Noggin and the Dragon
Kaye and Ward - 1966 & 1972 - ISBN 0718202325
Kaye and Ward - 1966 & 1972 - ISBN 0718203615 Paperback
badback.jpg (26244 bytes) 4. Nogbad comes back
Kaye and Ward - 1966 & 1972 - ISBN 0718202333
Kaye and Ward - 1966 & 1972 - ISBN 0718203623 Paperback
mouse.jpg (23577 bytes) 5. Noggin and the Moon Mouse
The first recorded sighting of a Clanger
Kaye and Ward - 1967 & 1972 - ISBN 0718202341
Kaye and Ward - 1967 & 1972 - ISBN 0718203631 Paperback
elephant.jpg (19019 bytes) 6. Nogbad and the Elephants
Kaye and Ward - 1967 & 1972 - ISBN 0718202333
Kaye and Ward - 1967 & 1972 - ISBN 0718203623 Paperback
money.jpg (22170 bytes) 7. Noggin and the Money
Kaye and Ward - 1973 - ISBN 0718203674 Paperback
storks.jpg (23007 bytes) 8. Noggin and the Storks
Kaye and Ward - 1973 - ISBN 0718203682 Paperback
3tales1.jpg (19065 bytes) Three Tales of Noggin Vol 1
1. Noggin the King
2. Noggin and the Whale
5. Noggin and the Moon Mouse
Kaye and Ward - 1981 - ISBN 0718202384
3tales2.jpg (19203 bytes) Three Tales of Noggin Vol 2
2. Noggin and the Dragon
6. Nogbad and the Elephants
8. Noggin and the Storks
Kaye and Ward - 1981 - ISBN 0718202392

 

Other books
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Nogmania
A large black and white book depicting aspects of Nog life
Kaye and Ward - 1977 - ISBN 0718211804 paperback

Now republished in a slightly different format by the Dragons' Friendly Society - 2000 - ISBN 1-903708-00-1

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The Saga of Noggin the Nog
1. King of the Nogs
2. The Ice Dragon
3. The Flying Machine
4. The Omruds
Harper Collins- 1992 - ISBN 000193610.7
Harper Collins- 1992 - ISBN 000664535.6 paperback

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