Sharon Kay Penman Reading Order

1 book (2013–2013)

5 books (1994–2014)

Sharon Kay Penman's Plantagenets series comprises five historical fiction novels published between 1994 and 2014, following the tumultuous reigns of England's medieval royal house. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with When Christ and His Saints Slept and continuing through Time and Chance, Devil's Brood, Lionheart, and concluding with A King's Ransom. These books blend mystery and historical detail to bring the Plantagenet era to life through interconnected narratives spanning multiple generations of the dynasty.

Start with When Christ and His Saints Slept, the first of 5 books in the Plantagenets series.

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1	When Christ and His Saints Slept 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Time and Chance 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Devil's Brood 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Lionheart 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A King's Ransom 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1996–2005)

Sharon Kay Penman's Queen's Man series comprises four historical mystery novels published between 1996 and 2005. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Queen's Man and continuing through Cruel as the Grave, Dragon's Lair, and concluding with Prince of Darkness. Each installment builds on the previous, making sequential reading essential to fully appreciate the interconnected mysteries and character development throughout the span of the series.

Start with The Queen's Man, the first of 4 books in the Queen's Man series.

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1	The Queen's Man 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cruel as the Grave 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dragon's Lair 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Prince of Darkness 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1982–2020)

Sharon Kay Penman's two standalone historical fiction novels should be read in publication order, beginning with The Sunne in Splendour from 1982 and concluding with The Land Beyond the Sea in 2020. Though they are independent works rather than a connected series, reading them chronologically by release date offers the best experience of Penman's evolving craft across her four-decade writing career. Both novels blend mystery elements with richly detailed historical settings.

Start with The Sunne in Splendour and read in order.

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1	The Sunne in Splendour 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Land Beyond the Sea 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1985–1991)

Sharon Kay Penman's Welsh Princes trilogy spans from 1985 to 1991 and follows the tumultuous history of Wales and England during the medieval period. This complete historical fiction series should be read in publication order, beginning with Here be Dragons, followed by Falls the Shadow, and concluding with The Reckoning. The three books explore the lives and struggles of Welsh princes against the backdrop of political intrigue and conflict between nations.

Start with Here be Dragons and read in order.

#	Title
1	Here be Dragons 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Falls the Shadow 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Reckoning 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible