Sharon Kay Penman

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  • Bibliography:
    14 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 1982
  • Latest Book:
    March 2020
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Full Series List in Order

Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine

1 - When Christ and His Saints Slept (Apr-1995)
2 - Time and Chance (Feb-2002)
3 - Devil's Brood (Oct-2008)

Justin de Quincy

1 - The Queen's Man (Nov-1996)
2 - Cruel As the Grave (Oct-1998)
3 - Dragon's Lair (Oct-2003)
4 - Prince of Darkness (Mar-2005)

Lionheart

1 - Lionheart (Oct-2011)
2 - A King's Ransom (Mar-2014)

Related Books

1 - Here Be Dragons (Jun-1985)
2 - Falls the Shadow (Apr-1988)
3 - The Reckoning (Sep-1991)

Book List in Order: 14 titles

  • The Sunne in Splendour

    He was the last-born on of the Duke of York and the last Plantagenet king. He was Richard III, a complex man living in tumultuous times.... Caught in the vicious power struggle that history has called The War of the Roses, Richard had been raised...

  • Here Be Dragons

    Related Books - 1

    THE PRINCE is Llewelyn, riding forth from the mists of Wales to challenge the awesome might of England. THE KING is John, born a Plantagenet, sworn to defend an empire, even at the cost of a cherished daughter's love. THE WOMAN is Joanna, torn ...

  • Falls the Shadow

    Related Books - 2

    "This day we fight for justice, for Christ's poor, for the weak of England, for the promises broken and the trust betrayed...." This was Simon de Montfort at his best, on the eve of the famous battle of Lewes. A man ahead of his time, he was a dis...

  • The Reckoning

    Related Books - 3

    England, 1271: The last year of the reign of Henry III. Five years have passed since the brutal slaying of Simon de Montfort assured the puppet king his throne. In truth, though Henry wears the crown, his son Edward rules the kingdom. For de Montfor...

  • When Christ and His Saints Slept

    Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine - 1

    In When Christ and His Saints Slept master storyteller and historian Sharon Kay Penman illuminates one of the lesser-known but fascinating periods of English history. The next addition in this highly acclaimed historical fiction series of the middle...

  • The Queen's Man

    Justin de Quincy - 1

    Epiphany, 1193. Eleanor of Aquitaine sits upon England's throne. Her beloved son Richard Lionheart is missing, presumed dead--and the court is whispering that her younger son, John, is plotting to seize the crown. Meanwhile, on the snowy highroad fro...

  • Cruel As the Grave

    Justin de Quincy - 2

    April 1193. England's King Richard Lionheart languishes in a German prison, and treason scents the air. Richard's younger brother, John, seizes Windsor Castle, and Dowager Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine summons her trusted personal "queen's man," Justin ...

  • Time and Chance

    Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine - 2

    It was medieval England's immortal marriage--Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II, bound by passion and ambition, certain to leave a legacy of greatness. But while lust would divide them, it was friendship--and ultimately faith--that brought bloodshed i...

  • Dragon's Lair

    Justin de Quincy - 3

    July 1193: Richard Lionheart, eldest and most favored son of Dowager Queen Eleanor, languishes in a German dungeon, held for ransom by the Holy Roman Emperor. In England, his brother John, desperate for the crown, plots with the King of France to mak...



  • Prince of Darkness

    Justin de Quincy - 4

    The Edgar®-nominated author of the medieval mysteries featuring Justin de Quincy places the Queen’s Man far from home -- and in the presence of a most cunning foe...Justin de Quincy has been lured to Paris by his nemesis, Prince John, on a mission...

  • Devil's Brood

    Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine - 3

    A.D. 1172. HENRY II'S THREE ELDEST SONS CONSPIRE against him and align themselves with his greatest enemy, King Louis of France, but it's Eleanor of Aquitaine's involvement in the plot to overthrow her husband that proves to be the harshest betrayal....

  • Lionheart

    Lionheart - 1

    From the New York Times-bestselling novelist, a stunning story of a great medieval warrior-king, the accomplished and controversial son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine: Richard, Coeur de Lion. They were called "The Devil's Brood," though neve...

  • A King's Ransom

    Lionheart - 2

    From the New York Times-bestselling author of Lionheart comes the dramatic sequel, telling of the last dangerous years of Richard, Couer de Lion's life. This long-anticipated sequel to the national bestseller "Lionheart "is a vivid and heart-wren...

  • The Land Beyond the Sea

    From the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Sharon Kay Penman comes the story of the reign of King Baldwin IV and the Kingdom of Jerusalem's defense against Saladin's famous army. The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Sharon Kay Penman has published 14 books.

Sharon Kay Penman does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Land Beyond the Sea, was published in March 2020.

The first book by Sharon Kay Penman, The Sunne in Splendour, was published in October 1982.

Yes. Sharon Kay Penman has 4 series.
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