Bernard Cornwell Reading Order

5 books (1983–1986)

Start with A Crowning Mercy(With: Susannah Kells), the first of 5 books in the Crowning Mercy series.

#	Title
1	A Crowning Mercy(With: Susannah Kells) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Fallen Angels(With: Susannah Kells) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Coat of Arms / The Aristocrats(By: Susannah Kells) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Coat of Arms(By: Susannah Kells) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Aristocrats(By: Susannah Kells) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2000–2012)

Start with Harlequin / The Archer's Tale, the first of 4 books in the Grail Quest series.

#	Title
1	Harlequin / The Archer's Tale 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Vagabond 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Heretic 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	1356 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2015–2015)

5 books (1988–1992)

Start with Wildtrack, the first of 5 books in the Sailing Thrillers series.

#	Title
1	Wildtrack 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Killer's Wake / Sea Lord 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Crackdown 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Stormchild 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Scoundrel 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

27 books (1981–2025)

Start with Sharpe's Eagle, the first of 27 books in the Sharpe series.

#	Title
1	Sharpe's Eagle 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sharpe's Gold 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sharpe's Company 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Sharpe's Sword 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Sharpe's Enemy 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Sharpe's Honor 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Sharpe's Regiment 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Sharpe's Siege 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Sharpe's Rifles 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Sharpe's Revenge 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Sharpe's Waterloo 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Sharpe's Devil 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Sharpe's Christmas 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Sharpe's Ransom 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Sharpe's Battle 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Sharpe's Tiger 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Sharpe's Triumph 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Sharpe's Fortress 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Sharpe's Skirmish 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Sharpe's Trafalgar 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Sharpe's Prey 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Sharpe's Havoc 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Sharpe's Escape 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Sharpe's Fury 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Sharpe’s Assassin 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Sharpe's Command 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Sharpe's Storm 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2007–2007)

#	Title
1	Sharpe's Story 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1987–2017)

Start with Redcoat, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Redcoat 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Stonehenge 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Gallows Thief 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Agincourt / Azincourt 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Fort 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Fools and Mortal 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1993–1996)

Start with Rebel, the first of 4 books in the Starbuck Chronicles series.

#	Title
1	Rebel 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Copperhead 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Battle Flag 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Bloody Ground 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

14 books (2004–2023)

Start with The Last Kingdom, the first of 14 books in the The Warrior Chronicles / Saxon Stories series.

#	Title
1	The Last Kingdom 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Pale Horseman 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Lords of the North 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Sword Song 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Burning Land 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Death of Kings 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Pagan Lord 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Empty Throne 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Warriors of the Storm 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Flame Bearer 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	War of the Wolf 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Sword of Kings 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	War Lord 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Uhtred’s Feast 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1995–1997)

Start with The Winter King and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Winter King 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Enemy of God 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Excalibur 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible