diff --git a/client/src/features/book/components/VirtualBookTable.vue b/client/src/features/book/components/VirtualBookTable.vue
index 6c538187a..e10e08663 100644
--- a/client/src/features/book/components/VirtualBookTable.vue
+++ b/client/src/features/book/components/VirtualBookTable.vue
@@ -878,7 +878,12 @@ defineExpose({
                 @click="focusTableCell(vItem.index, colIdx, $event, rowBook(vItem.index).id, col.id)"
               >
                 <template v-if="rowBook(vItem.index).collapsedSeries">
-                  <BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell :book="rowBook(vItem.index)" :col-id="col.id" @open-series="handleOpenSeries(rowBook(vItem.index))" />
+                  <BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell
+                    :book="rowBook(vItem.index)"
+                    :col-id="col.id"
+                    :link-fn="getChipsLinkFn(col.id)"
+                    @open-series="handleOpenSeries(rowBook(vItem.index))"
+                  />
                 </template>
                 <template v-else>
                   <BookTableCellDispatcher
diff --git a/client/src/features/book/components/__tests__/VirtualBookTable.collapsedSeries.spec.ts b/client/src/features/book/components/__tests__/VirtualBookTable.collapsedSeries.spec.ts
index fd59cc806..57b21c37e 100644
--- a/client/src/features/book/components/__tests__/VirtualBookTable.collapsedSeries.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/features/book/components/__tests__/VirtualBookTable.collapsedSeries.spec.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ function makeBook(id: number, overrides: Partial<BookCard> = {}): BookCard {
 const collapsedSeriesBook = makeBook(1, {
   seriesId: 7,
   seriesName: 'Discworld',
+  authors: ['Terry Pratchett'],
   collapsedSeries: { bookCount: 3, readCount: 0, coverBookIds: [1], seriesLatestAddedAt: null },
 })
 const plainBook = makeBook(2)
@@ -139,4 +140,13 @@ describe('VirtualBookTable collapsed series rows', () => {
 
     expect(wrapper.emitted('select')?.[0]?.[0]).toBe(plainBook.id)
   })
+
+  it('gives a collapsed series row the author link used by book rows', () => {
+    const wrapper = mountTable()
+    const authorsCell = wrapper.findAllComponents({ name: 'BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell' }).find((cell) => cell.props('colId') === 'authors')
+    const linkFn = authorsCell?.props('linkFn') as ((chip: string) => string | null) | undefined
+
+    expect(authorsCell?.props('book')).toMatchObject({ authors: ['Terry Pratchett'] })
+    expect(linkFn?.('Terry Pratchett')).toBe('/authors?q=Terry%20Pratchett')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/client/src/features/book/components/table/BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell.vue b/client/src/features/book/components/table/BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell.vue
index f0791197d..62aa37581 100644
--- a/client/src/features/book/components/table/BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell.vue
+++ b/client/src/features/book/components/table/BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell.vue
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import { ChevronRight, LibraryBig } from '@lucide/vue'
 import { FORMAT_TO_GROUP, type BookCard } from '@bookorbit/types'
 import BookCoverSurface from '../BookCoverSurface.vue'
+import BookTableChipsCell from './BookTableChipsCell.vue'
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
 import { useCoverVersions } from '@/features/book/composables/useCoverVersions'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   book: BookCard
   colId: string
+  linkFn?: (chip: string) => string | null
 }>()
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -95,6 +97,8 @@ function handleOpenSeries() {
     >
   </div>
 
+  <BookTableChipsCell v-else-if="colId === 'authors'" :value="book.authors" :is-active="false" is-read-only :link-fn="linkFn" />
+
   <div v-else-if="colId === 'actions'" class="flex h-full w-6 items-center justify-center">
     <Tooltip>
       <TooltipTrigger as-child>
diff --git a/client/src/features/book/components/table/__tests__/BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell.spec.ts b/client/src/features/book/components/table/__tests__/BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell.spec.ts
index f70e6ffbe..bb6468240 100644
--- a/client/src/features/book/components/table/__tests__/BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/features/book/components/table/__tests__/BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { mount, RouterLinkStub } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import type { BookCard } from '@bookorbit/types'
 import BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell from '../BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell.vue'
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ vi.mock('@/features/book/composables/useCoverVersions', () => ({
   }),
 }))
 
-function makeBook(format: string | null): BookCard {
+function makeBook(format: string | null, overrides: Partial<BookCard> = {}): BookCard {
   return {
     id: 1,
     status: 'present',
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ function makeBook(format: string | null): BookCard {
       coverUpdatedAtByBookId: { 10: '2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z', 11: '2024-02-01T00:00:00.000Z' },
       seriesLatestAddedAt: null,
     },
+    ...overrides,
   } as BookCard
 }
 
@@ -59,11 +60,16 @@ const CoverSurfaceStub = {
   template: '<div data-testid="surface" :data-comic="isComic"><slot /></div>',
 }
 
-function mountCell(format: string | null, colId = 'cover') {
+function mountCell(
+  format: string | null,
+  colId = 'cover',
+  options: { overrides?: Partial<BookCard>; linkFn?: (chip: string) => string | null } = {},
+) {
   return mount(BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell, {
-    props: { book: makeBook(format), colId },
+    props: { book: makeBook(format, options.overrides), colId, linkFn: options.linkFn },
     global: {
       stubs: {
+        RouterLink: RouterLinkStub,
         BookCoverSurface: CoverSurfaceStub,
         Tooltip: { template: '<div><slot /></div>' },
         TooltipTrigger: { template: '<div><slot /></div>' },
@@ -115,4 +121,23 @@ describe('BookTableCollapsedSeriesCell comic flag', () => {
     await button.trigger('click')
     expect(wrapper.emitted('open-series')).toEqual([[]])
   })
+
+  it('links the series authors in the authors column', () => {
+    const wrapper = mountCell('epub', 'authors', {
+      overrides: { authors: ['Terry Pratchett', 'Neil Gaiman', 'Stephen Baxter'] },
+      linkFn: (name) => `/authors?q=${encodeURIComponent(name)}`,
+    })
+    const links = wrapper.findAllComponents(RouterLinkStub)
+
+    expect(links.map((link) => link.text())).toEqual(['Terry Pratchett', 'Neil Gaiman'])
+    expect(links.map((link) => link.props('to'))).toEqual(['/authors?q=Terry%20Pratchett', '/authors?q=Neil%20Gaiman'])
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('+1')
+  })
+
+  it('shows a dash in the authors column when the series has no authors', () => {
+    const wrapper = mountCell('epub', 'authors', { linkFn: (name) => `/authors?q=${name}` })
+
+    expect(wrapper.findAllComponents(RouterLinkStub)).toHaveLength(0)
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toBe('-')
+  })
 })