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Home / Authors / Ariana Franklin Ariana Franklin British author best known for the Mistress of the Art of Death historical mystery series. Her novels have sold over one million copies and won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger. This page provides the Ariana Franklin books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
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1970 Stately Ghosts of England POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1979 Road From Singapore POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1980 Fitzempress' Law POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1981 King Of The Last Days POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1985 Morning Gift POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1988 Terrible Beauty POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1988 Daughter of Lir POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1991 The Pirate Queen POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1994 The Vizard Mask POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1996 Shores Of Darkness POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1998 Blood Royal POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 2002 A Catch of Consequence POoMHB · 1 Buy ↗ 2003 Taking Liberties POoMHB · 2 Buy ↗ 2006 The Sparks Fly Upward POoMHB · 3 Buy ↗ 2006 City of Shadows POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 2007 Mistress of the Art of Death POoMotAoDB · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 The Serpent's Tale / Death Maze POoMotAoDB · 2 Buy ↗ 2009 Relics of the Dead / Grave Goods POoMotAoDB · 3 Buy ↗ 2010 A Murderous Procession / The Assassin's Prayer POoMotAoDB · 4 Buy ↗ 2014 The Siege Winter POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 2020 Death and the Maiden(With: Samantha Norman) POoMotAoDB · 5 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Makepeace Hedley Books 3 books · 2002–2006
01 A Catch of Consequence 2002 Buy ↗ 02 Taking Liberties 2003 Buy ↗ 03 The Sparks Fly Upward 2006 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 3 books · 1970–1988
01 Stately Ghosts of England 1970 Buy ↗ 02 Road From Singapore 1979 Buy ↗ 03 Terrible Beauty 1988 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 10 books · 1980–2014
01 Fitzempress' Law 1980 Buy ↗ 02 King Of The Last Days 1981 Buy ↗ 04 Daughter of Lir 1988 Buy ↗ 05 The Pirate Queen 1991 Buy ↗ 06 The Vizard Mask 1994 Buy ↗ 07 Shores Of Darkness 1996 Buy ↗ 09 City of Shadows 2006 Buy ↗ 10 The Siege Winter 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mistress of the Art of Death Books 5 books · 2007–2020
01 Mistress of the Art of Death 2007 Buy ↗ 02 The Serpent's Tale / Death Maze 2008 Buy ↗ 03 Relics of the Dead / Grave Goods 2009 Buy ↗ 04 A Murderous Procession / The Assassin's Prayer 2010 Buy ↗ 05 Death and the Maiden(With: Samantha Norman) 2020 Buy ↗