Cecelia Holland

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  • Bibliography:
    41 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1960
  • Latest Book:
    December 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Dark Ages

1 - The Soul Thief (Apr-2002)
2 - The Witches' Kitchen (Apr-2004)
3 - The Serpent Dreamer (Nov-2005)
4 - Varanger (Apr-2008)
5 - The High City (Feb-2009)

Heirs of Eleanor of Aquitaine

1 - Eleanor the Queen (Aug-2010)
2 - The King's Witch (Jun-2011)

Railroad Schemes

1 - Railroad Schemes (Jun-1997)
2 - Lily Nevada (Nov-1999)

Book List in Order: 41 titles

  • The Firedrake

    An Irish mercenary knight joins William of Normandy for the invasion of England, and faces a stark choice at Hastings, in this “powerful” novel (The New York Times). In The Firedrake, an Irish mercenary knight in the eleventh century...

  • Rakossy

  • Until the Sun Falls

    In the thirteenth century the Mongol hordes swept out of Mongolia to over-run half the world. This novel follows Psin, a Mongol general, through the military campaigns in Russia and Europe, among his own family and in his own heart....

  • Antichrist: A Novel of the Emperor Frederic II

  • Floating Worlds

    "On a par with Ursula LeGuin or Arthur C. Clarke."--Chicago Tribune

    "A magnificent novel.a colossal achievement.an instant contemporary classic."--Science Fiction Review

    "A.SF masterpiece."--Kim Stanley Robinson

    When the Styths, ...

  • Valley of the Kings

    • / General Fiction
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    An enthralling fictional account of Howard Carter’s famous search for the tomb of King Tut and the mystery behind the tragic death and disappearance of ancient Egypt’s child ruler In ancient times, a boy king occupied the throne in a troubled des...

  • City of God

    • / Historical Romance
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    “Rome at the turn of the 16th century " a city of opulence, violence, intrigue, and lust " the worldly and decadent “City of God.” This is the Rome of the Borgias, where Pope Alexander VI holds court with his mistress, the divine Giulia, at...

  • The Death of Attila

    In THE DEATH OF ATTILA, the great Hun leader dominates the late Roman world; in his shadow a Hun warrior and a German princeling form a fragile comradeship. When Attila dies, the world around them crumbles, and the two men face terrible choices. ...

  • The Earl

    In this, her sixth brilliant novel, Miss Holland demonstrates once more that the novel of history can incorporate the most serious purpose with the color and excitement of large adventure. At the book's heart stands the 12th century Earl of Stafford,...



  • Home Ground

  • The Sea Beggars

    A brave sixteenth-century Dutch family joins forces with pirates and William of Orange to fight the Spanish Inquisition in this thrilling historical adventure. Consistently ranked among the top authors of historical fiction, along with Mary Renaul...

  • Belt of Gold

    In an exotic ancient land, a foreign stranger’s sworn mission of vengeance leads him into the perilous circle of a ruthless Byzantine empress In the early years of the ninth century, the road home from Jerusalem winds through Constantinople for two...

  • Pillar of the Sky

    A novel of primitive England and the birth of the breathtaking monoliths known as Stonehenge, from “a first-class storyteller” (People). In a time before recorded history, on an island that many centuries later would come to be known as Britain, ...

  • The Lords of Vaumartin

    Her assiduous research providing absorbing background details, Holland illumines the words of scholars and soldiers in 14th century France. Young orphaned Everard de Vaumartin is heir to his family's castle in Brittany, but he prefers to immerse hims...

  • The Bear Flag

    Cat Reilly travels from Boston to the California territory by wagon train with the help of John C. Fremont and Kit Carson, and she and her lover, Count Sohrakoff, struggle to make California an independent republic. Widowed on the arduous trek ...

  • Pacific Street

    A small black woman and an Indian carpenter form a conspiracy against an enticing blond performer for the Shining Light saloon, in a vivid tale set against the backdrop of the ramshackle, half-built San Francisco during the Gold Rush....

  • Great Maria

    Courage of a king, Strength of a knight, Heart of a woman “A literary phenomenon.” -- New York TimesHer father is a robber baron…Her husband has grand ambitions and a quick temper…She will become...the Great Maria.A lush portrait of the elev...

  • Jerusalem

    Set in the Holy Land in 1187 A.D., Jerusalem is an epic of war and political intrigue, of passion and religious fervor. "Centering her story on the Knights Templar, ferocious warriors who took vows of chastity and attempted to live like monks, Ms....

  • Railroad Schemes

    Railroad Schemes - 1

    Lily Viner, a young woman orphaned by a stagecoach robbery, finds herself on the run with King Callahan, a notorious outlaw out to undermine the growing power and influence of the Southern Pacific Railroad...



  • An Ordinary Woman

    The remarkable story of the courageous young pioneer who endures the hardships of the wilderness to become the first American woman to enter California A hard life in the Missouri wilderness has made young Nancy Roberts Kelsey strong, fearless, and r...

  • Lily Nevada

    Railroad Schemes - 2

    Its 1877, and Lilys theater company has been engaged to play at the finest new theater in San Francisco. But on the train to San Francisco she encounters the railroad detective Brand, who killed both her father and her foster-father. Lily has bec...

  • The Story of Anna and the King

    Here is the real story behind the woman who inspired a best-selling biography, one of the top Broadway musicals of all time. And two classic films--and it's one that will inspire you. The epic love story between a British governess and the King o...

  • The Kings in Winter

    VENGEANCE AND WAR Medieval Ireland is the vivid setting for this story of one of the most memorable heroes in historical fiction. Muirtagh, chief of the o Cullinane clan, is a peace-loving man. He wants to end the blood feud with the mac Mahon ...

  • Two Ravens

    Fleeing his country-- unwilling to bear the yoke of his father's ferocious domination-- Bjarni steals the boat upon which is family's survival depends, enlists the help of his younger brothers, and sets sail for the Norway of the Vikings, stirred by ...

  • The Angel and the Sword


    In the dark and bloody days of the Ninth Century, a courageous young woman took the guise of a gallant warrior to preserve the precious legacy of the past, and protect her people from destruction. Here is a bold retelling of one of Europe's great...

  • The Soul Thief

    Dark Ages - 1

      A Viking raid leads a young man on a quest to save his sister in this “potent blend of fantasy, history, and romance . . . Rich with Nordic lore” (Publishers Weekly).   Though Corban and Mav are twins, they could not be...

  • The Witches' Kitchen

    Dark Ages - 2

      “Interweaves . . . romance, magic, and suspense into a superlative historical epic featuring a stoic hero often at odds with the all-powerful Viking warriors.” -- Booklist Corban Loosestrife, his family slain by Viking raid...

  • The Serpent Dreamer

    Dark Ages - 3

    “Expertly researched narrative abounds with fascinating lore . . . this flamboyant re-creation of the distant past . . . is another genre triumph.” -- Kirkus Reviews When Norse raiders slaughtered his family and abd...

  • Varanger

    Dark Ages - 4

      A Viking saga continues with  an “entertaining adventure tale” that’s “imaginative and creditable” with “sharply drawn and authentic” characters (Publishers Weekly).   Conn Corbansson is a clever and strong leader of me...



  • The High City

    Dark Ages - 5

    It is the early years of the reign of Basil II, who became one most successful, and most feared, Byzantine emperors. But for now, Basil rules as a co-emperor with his brother Constantine, and makes war on a would-be usurper, Bardas Phokas, son of a G...

  • Kings of the North

    Having fled from Constantinople, Raef Corbanson and his companions--Lief the Icelander, and Laissa, the young girl who they rescued from Constantinople--are cast up on shore in Normandy. Their goal is to return to Raef's home in the Viking town of Jo...

  • Eleanor the Queen

    Heirs of Eleanor of Aquitaine - 1

    Eleanor of Aquitaine seized hold of life in the 12th century in a way any modern woman would envy! 1151: As Duchess of Aquitaine, Eleanor grew up knowing what it was to be regarded for herself and not for her husband's title. Now, as wife to Louis...

  • The Secret Eleanor

    Eleanor of Aquitaine seized hold of life in the 12th century in a way any modern woman would envy! 1151: As Duchess of Aquitaine, Eleanor grew up knowing what it was to be regarded for herself and not for her husband's title. Now, as wife to Loui...

  • Demon Lover

    in Songs of Love and Death

    IN this star-studded cross-genre anthology, seventeen of the greatest modern authors of fantasy, science fiction, and romance explore the borderlands of their genres with brand-new tales of ill-fated love. From zombie-infested woods in a postapocalyp...

  • The King's Witch

    Heirs of Eleanor of Aquitaine - 2

    Of the women in King Richard's life, she is the least known-and the most powerful. During the Third Crusade, deaths from fever and starvation are common, but King Richard the Lion-Hearted has a secret ally against these impassable enemies-a myster...

  • Vigilante Wars

    The 1849 Gold Rush in California brought to a boiling point the new state’s wild and unruly politics. Before long there was mob rule in the muddy streets of San Francisco. This decline of constitutional authority on the West Coast mirrored the fumb...

  • Dragon Heart

    Where the Cape of the Winds juts into the endless sea, there is Castle Ocean, and therein dwells the royal family that has ruled it from time immemorial. But there is an Empire growing in the east, and its forces have reached the castle. King Reymarr...

  • HEART OF THE WORLD

    When the Mongols sack Baghdad in the year 1258, the renegade Templar Knight Rikart al-Shah'b-Rikart the Ghost-escapes the city. He tries to save two others as well-the Arab boy Daud and Dinah, the teenage daughter of a Jewish scholar-but they are sep...

  • Nevada Rails

    In 1872, the notorious outlaw King Callahan adopts an orphan after Lily's father is killed in a botched robbery in Virginia City. They flee to Los Angeles, where Callahan tries to make a better life, but his talents all run to robbery. He runs afoul ...



  • Grow

    Introducing Grow by Cecelia Holland - a gripping novel that takes you on a thrilling journey into the heart of a close-knit northern California community, where secrets smolder and danger lurks in the shadows. In this captivating tale, Jenny Meek, an...

  • Jack

    Sixteen-year-old Jenny Dolf hates being a girl. She resents the restrictions on her life, and she just feels wrong, and trapped, in her female's body. When the Revolution breaks out, she takes her father's musket and poses as a boy named Jack, to joi...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Cecelia Holland has published 41 books.

Cecelia Holland does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Jack, was published in December 2023.

The first book by Cecelia Holland, The Firedrake, was published in January 1960.

Yes. Cecelia Holland has 3 series.
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