Thomas B. Costain Reading Order
1 series · 35 books
Thomas Bertram Costain was a Canadian-American writer who launched a remarkably successful career in historical fiction during his late fifties, eventually producing dozens of acclaimed novels. His sweeping narratives bring distant historical periods to vivid life through meticulous research and compelling storytelling. Though he worked primarily as a journalist for much of his life, Costain became one of the twentieth century's most popular authors of historical fiction, captivating readers with immersive tales spanning centuries and continents.
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Standalone Novels Series
35 books
Thomas B. Costain wrote 35 standalone novels spanning historical fiction and narrative history, published across the mid-twentieth century. These books should be read in publication order and include titles such as The Silver Chalice, The Black Rose, Below the Salt, and Son of a Hundred Kings. The series encompasses both fictional narratives and historical accounts, with some volumes focusing on English medieval history. While the completion status of the full series remains unclear, readers can approach each novel independently.
Start with A History of The Plantagenets The Three Edwards, the first of 35 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A History of The Plantagenets The Three Edwards |
| 2 | A History of the Plantagenets. the Magnificent Century |
| 3 | Below the Salt |
| 4 | For My Great Folly |
| 5 | For My Great Folly and The Moneyman |
| 6 | Ride With Me |
| 7 | SON OF A HUNDRED KINGS |
| 8 | Silver Chalice, The |
| 9 | Son of hundred kings |
| 10 | THE SILVER CHALICE BY THOMAS B. COSTAIN~1952 |
| 11 | THE SILVER CHALICE ILLUSTRATED EDITION |
| 12 | TONTINE Volume 1 |
| 13 | Te Magnificent Century the Pageant of England |
| 14 | The Black Rose |
| 15 | The Chord of Steel |
| 16 | The Conquering Family |
| 17 | The Conquerors (1949) |
| 18 | The Darkness And the Dawn |
| 19 | The Darkness and The Dawn; A Novel |
| 20 | The History of the Plantagenets |
| 21 | The Last Love |
| 22 | The Magnificent Century |
| 23 | The Pageant of England |
| 24 | The Silver Chalice |
| 25 | The Three Edwards |
| 26 | The Tontine A Novel by Thomas B. Costain Vol. 1 |
| 27 | The Tontine Volume Two |
| 28 | The moneyman |
| 29 | The silver chalice |
| 30 | The white and the gold |
| 31 | Thomas B. Costain Collection of 10 Hardback Novels (TONTINE, WHITE AND THE GOLD, BELOW THE SALT, RIDE WITH ME, DARKNESS AND THE DAWN, FOR MY GREAT FOLLY, THE MONEYMAN, SILVER CHALICE, LAST LOVE, and HIGH TOWERS) |
| 32 | Twelve Short Novels Selected By Thomas B. Costain |
| 33 | Two Famous Novels |
| 34 | read with me |
| 35 | the silver chalice a novel |
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