Ann Chamberlin Books in Order
Ann Chamberlin has written 23 books, published between 1979 and 2023. The first book is The Virgin and the Tower (1979) and the newest is The Levite's Concubine (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1979–2023
- Pages on record
- 2,401 in 6 of 23 books
Ann Chamberlin is an American historical novelist who writes from a feminist perspective on the Middle East. Chamberlin holds that storytelling exists to argue against whatever views a culture's centres of power hold. Her 23 books run from The Virgin and the Tower (1979) to The Levite's Concubine (2023), and the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Islam and Gilgamesh appear among the subjects. Her series are Reign of the Favored Women, Valkyries, Joan of Arc Tapestries and the Sword and the Well trilogy. A History of Women's Seclusion in the Middle East is dated 2006.
How many Ann Chamberlin books are there?
Ann Chamberlin has 23 books, released between 1979 and 2023. They include 4 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.
Ann Chamberlin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Ann Chamberlin 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.
- 1The Virgin and the Tower1979 · confirmed 1/41979–1/4
- 2Tamar1994 · 463 pages · confirmed 1/419944631/4
- 319963641/4
- 419973481/4
- 519984801/4
- 61999–1/4
- 7Leaving Eden1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 82001–1/4
- 920034481/4
- 10A History of Women's Seclusion in the Middle East2006 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/420062981/4
- 11Snakesleeper2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 122011–1/4
- 13Dumpling2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 142012–1/4
- 152014–1/4
- 16The Witch's Cottage2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 17The Fair Maid and the Pirates2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 182014–1/4
- 19The Book of Wizzy2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 20Clogs and Shawls2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 212021–1/4
- 222022–1/4
- 23The Levite's Concubine2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Ann Chamberlin books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Reign of the Favored Women in order
3 booksJoan of Arc Tapestries in order
3 booksSword and the Well trilogy in order
3 booksValkyries in order
3 booksStandalone books
11 books11 Ann Chamberlin titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Ann Chamberlin books in order?
You only need to read Ann Chamberlin books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Ann Chamberlin
Start with The Virgin and the Tower (1979), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ann Chamberlin book?
The Levite's Concubine (2023) is the newest Ann Chamberlin book released so far.
Is there a new Ann Chamberlin book coming?
No next Ann Chamberlin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ann Chamberlin at a glance
- Paused
- No new Ann Chamberlin title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Ann Chamberlin books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,401 pages across the 6 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 406 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ann Chamberlin books, 8 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
What the Ann Chamberlin books are about
9 of the 23 Ann Chamberlin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 6 of 9 books
- History 5 of 9 books
- Women 2 of 9 books