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Hilary Mantel Books in Order

Find every Hilary Mantel book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 34 books / 7 series

British author best known for the Wolf Hall trilogy, a fictional account of Thomas Cromwell. A two-time winner of the Booker Prize, her books have sold millions worldwide. This page provides the Hilary Mantel books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Hilary Mantel Books in Chronological Order

1985 Every Day is Mother's Day POoAFB / 1 Buy
1986 Vacant Possession POoAFB / 2 Buy
1988 Eight Months on Ghazzah Street POoSN / 1 Buy
1989 Fludd POoSN / 2 Buy
1992 A Place of Greater Safety POoSN / 3 Buy
1994 A Change of Climate POoSN / 4 Buy
1995 An Experiment in Love POoSN / 5 Buy
1998 The Giant, O'Brien POoSN / 6 Buy
2003 Learning to Talk POoSSC / 1 Buy
2003 Giving Up the Ghost POoNB / 1 Buy
2005 Beyond Black POoSN / 7 Buy
2009 Wolf Hall POoTWHB / 1 Buy
2010 The BBC National Short Story Award 2010(By: Helen Oyeyemi,David Constantine,Sarah Hall,Aminatta Forna,Jon McGregor) POoTBNSSAB / 1 Buy
2011 The BBC National Short Story Award 2011(By: Alison MacLeod,M.J. Hyland,Jon McGregor,K.J. Orr,Sue MacGregor) POoTBNSSAB / 2 Buy
2012 Bring Up the Bodies POoTWHB / 2 Buy
2012 The BBC International Short Story Award 2012(By: Miroslav Penkov,Carrie Tiffany,Deborah Levy,M.J. Hyland,Clive Anderson,Lucy Caldwell,Henrietta Rose-Innes,Julian Gough,Chris Womersley,Krys Lee,Adam Ross) POoTBNSSAB / 3 Buy
2013 The BBC National Short Story Award 2013(By: Lionel Shriver,Sarah Hall,Lavinia Greenlaw,Lucy Wood) POoTBNSSAB / 4 Buy
2014 How Shall I Know You? POoSS / 1 Buy
2014 The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher POoSSC / 2 Buy
2014 The BBC National Short Story Award 2014(By: Tessa Hadley,Lionel Shriver,Zadie Smith,Rose Tremain,Francesca Rhydderch,Alan Yentob) POoTBNSSAB / 5 Buy
2015 The School of English POoSS / 2 Buy
2015 The BBC National Short Story Award 2015(By: Jeremy Page) POoTBNSSAB / 6 Buy
2016 BBC National Short Story Award 2016(With: Claire-Louise Bennett,Lavinia Greenlaw,Tahmima Anam,Jenni Murray,K.J. Orr) POoTBNSSAB / 7 Buy
2017 The BBC National Short Story Award 2017(By: Joanna Trollope,Helen Oyeyemi,Jenni Fagan,Benjamin Markovits,Will Eaves,Cynan Jones) POoTBNSSAB / 8 Buy
2018 The BBC National Short Story Award 2018(By: Kerry Andrew,Sarah Hall,Ingrid Persaud,Nell Stevens,Kiare Ladner,Stig Abell) POoTBNSSAB / 9 Buy
2019 The BBC National Short Story Award 2019(By: Lucy Caldwell,Jo Lloyd,Lynda Clark,Jacqueline Crooks,Nikki Bedi) POoTBNSSAB / 10 Buy
2020 Mantel Pieces POoSSC / 3 Buy
2020 The Mirror and the Light POoTWHB / 3 Buy
2020 The BBC National Short Story Award 2020(By: Eley Williams,Sarah Hall,Caleb Azumah Nelson,Jan Carson,Jack Houston) POoTBNSSAB / 11 Buy
2021 The BBC National Short Story Award 2021(By: Danny Rhodes,James Runcie,Richard Smyth,Lucy Caldwell,Rory Gleeson,Georgina Harding) POoTBNSSAB / 12 Buy
2022 The BBC National Short Story Award 2022(By: Kerry Andrew,Elizabeth Day,Jenn Ashworth,Anna Bailey,Vanessa Onwuemezi,Saba Sams) POoTBNSSAB / 13 Buy
2023 A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing POoNB / 2 Buy
2023 The BBC National Short Story Award 2023(By: Kamila Shamsie,NickMulgrew,NaomiWood,CheriseSaywell,KPatrick,Reeta Chakrabarti) POoTBNSSAB / 14 Buy
2024 The BBC National Short Story Award 2024(By: Lucy Caldwell,Ross Raisin,Will Boast,Manish Chauhan,Paddy O’Connell,Vee Walker) POoTBNSSAB / 15 Buy

Hilary Mantel Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Learning to Talk 2003 Buy
02 The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher 2014 Buy
03 Mantel Pieces 2020 Buy
01 How Shall I Know You? 2014 Buy
02 The School of English 2015 Buy
01 The BBC National Short Story Award 2010(By: Helen Oyeyemi,David Constantine,Sarah Hall,Aminatta Forna,Jon McGregor) 2010 Buy
02 The BBC National Short Story Award 2011(By: Alison MacLeod,M.J. Hyland,Jon McGregor,K.J. Orr,Sue MacGregor) 2011 Buy
03 The BBC International Short Story Award 2012(By: Miroslav Penkov,Carrie Tiffany,Deborah Levy,M.J. Hyland,Clive Anderson,Lucy Caldwell,Henrietta Rose-Innes,Julian Gough,Chris Womersley,Krys Lee,Adam Ross) 2012 Buy
04 The BBC National Short Story Award 2013(By: Lionel Shriver,Sarah Hall,Lavinia Greenlaw,Lucy Wood) 2013 Buy
05 The BBC National Short Story Award 2014(By: Tessa Hadley,Lionel Shriver,Zadie Smith,Rose Tremain,Francesca Rhydderch,Alan Yentob) 2014 Buy
06 The BBC National Short Story Award 2015(By: Jeremy Page) 2015 Buy
07 BBC National Short Story Award 2016(With: Claire-Louise Bennett,Lavinia Greenlaw,Tahmima Anam,Jenni Murray,K.J. Orr) 2016 Buy
08 The BBC National Short Story Award 2017(By: Joanna Trollope,Helen Oyeyemi,Jenni Fagan,Benjamin Markovits,Will Eaves,Cynan Jones) 2017 Buy
09 The BBC National Short Story Award 2018(By: Kerry Andrew,Sarah Hall,Ingrid Persaud,Nell Stevens,Kiare Ladner,Stig Abell) 2018 Buy
10 The BBC National Short Story Award 2019(By: Lucy Caldwell,Jo Lloyd,Lynda Clark,Jacqueline Crooks,Nikki Bedi) 2019 Buy
11 The BBC National Short Story Award 2020(By: Eley Williams,Sarah Hall,Caleb Azumah Nelson,Jan Carson,Jack Houston) 2020 Buy
12 The BBC National Short Story Award 2021(By: Danny Rhodes,James Runcie,Richard Smyth,Lucy Caldwell,Rory Gleeson,Georgina Harding) 2021 Buy
13 The BBC National Short Story Award 2022(By: Kerry Andrew,Elizabeth Day,Jenn Ashworth,Anna Bailey,Vanessa Onwuemezi,Saba Sams) 2022 Buy
14 The BBC National Short Story Award 2023(By: Kamila Shamsie,NickMulgrew,NaomiWood,CheriseSaywell,KPatrick,Reeta Chakrabarti) 2023 Buy
15 The BBC National Short Story Award 2024(By: Lucy Caldwell,Ross Raisin,Will Boast,Manish Chauhan,Paddy O’Connell,Vee Walker) 2024 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 7 books / 1988-2005
01 Eight Months on Ghazzah Street 1988 Buy
02 Fludd 1989 Buy
03 A Place of Greater Safety 1992 Buy
04 A Change of Climate 1994 Buy
05 An Experiment in Love 1995 Buy
06 The Giant, O'Brien 1998 Buy
07 Beyond Black 2005 Buy
01 Every Day is Mother's Day 1985 Buy
02 Vacant Possession 1986 Buy
01 Giving Up the Ghost 2003 Buy
02 A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing 2023 Buy
01 Wolf Hall 2009 Buy
02 Bring Up the Bodies 2012 Buy
03 The Mirror and the Light 2020 Buy

Where to start with Hilary Mantel

What is the best order to read Hilary Mantel books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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