Alan Gordon Books in Order
Alan Gordon has written 13 books, published between 1998 and 2026. The first book is Thirteenth Night (1998) and the newest is Fire Must Burn (As:Allison Montclair) (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 8 of the 13 books listed here are in the Fools' Guild series, which has its own page: Fools' Guild books in order.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 1998–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,713 in 9 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 45–68 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,713 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
Alan Gordon writes historical mystery. The catalogue holds 13 books dated between 1998 and 2026, from Thirteenth Night (1998) to Fire Must Burn in 2026, with later titles bylined Allison Montclair. Two series carry the Gordon name: Fools' Guild and Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery. Recorded subjects include fools and jesters, murder and investigation, the Crusades, Italy and William Shakespeare, with Feste listed as a fictitious character. Other titles include Jester Leaps In (2000), The Widow of Jerusalem (2003), The Lark's Lament (2007) and A Royal Affair (2020).
How many Alan Gordon books are there?
Alan Gordon has 13 books, released between 1998 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
Alan Gordon Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Alan Gordon books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119982561/4
- 220002911/4
- 320023201/4
- 420032761/4
- 520043371/4
- 620072741/4
- 720083041/4
- 820103191/4
- 920203361/4
- 102021–1/4
- 112022–1/4
- 122025–1/4
- 132026–1/4
Alan Gordon series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
Do you have to read Alan Gordon books in order?
You only need to read Alan Gordon books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Alan Gordon
Start with the first book of the Alan Gordon series you want to read: Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery starts with The Right Sort of Man (As:Allison Montclair) (2019), Fools' Guild starts with Thirteenth Night (1998) and Fools’ Guild Mystery starts with Thirteenth Night (1998). The earliest catalogued title overall is Thirteenth Night (1998).
What is the newest Alan Gordon book?
Fire Must Burn (As:Allison Montclair) (2026) is the newest Alan Gordon book released so far.
Is there a new Alan Gordon book coming?
No next Alan Gordon book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Alan Gordon at a glance
- Still publishing
- Alan Gordon published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Alan Gordon books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,713 pages across the 9 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Alan Gordon books, 6 of 13, were published in the 2000s.
What the Alan Gordon books are about
9 of the 13 Alan Gordon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fools and jesters is tagged on 5 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fools and jesters 5 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 9 books
- Feste (Fictitious character) 3 of 9 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 9 books
- Investigation 3 of 9 books
- Murder 3 of 9 books
- Crusades 2 of 9 books
- Feste (Fictitious character : Gordon) 2 of 9 books
- History 2 of 9 books