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Anya Seton Books in Order

Anya Seton has written 12 books, published between 1941 and 1972. The first book is Dragonwyck (1941) and the newest is Green Darkness (1972). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1941–1972
Pages on record
3,611 in 9 of 12 books
Reading time
60–90 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,611 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

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Twelve novels make up Anya Seton's catalogue, published between Dragonwyck in 1941 and Green Darkness in 1972, with the 1950s the strongest decade. Katherine (1954), Avalon (1956) and The Winthrop Woman (1958) sit among them. The books are historical fiction drawing on English and American history, Dutch American settlers, nobility and Vikings, with gothic romance and suspense in the mix. Seton, an American writer born Ann Seton, preferred the label biographical novels for them.

How many Anya Seton books are there?

Anya Seton has 12 books, released between 1941 and 1972.

Anya Seton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Anya Seton 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.

  1. Cover of Dragonwyck by Anya Seton (1941)
  2. Cover of The Turquoise by Anya Seton (1946)
  3. Cover of The Hearth and Eagle by Anya Seton (1948)
  4. Cover of Katherine by Anya Seton (1954)
  5. Cover of Avalon by Anya Seton (1956)
  6. Cover of The Winthrop Woman by Anya Seton (1958)
  7. Cover of Devil Water by Anya Seton (1962)
  8. Cover of Smouldering Fires by Anya Seton (1971)
  9. Cover of Green Darkness by Anya Seton (1972)
  1. 1
    Dragonwyck1941 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1941352
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  2. 2
    My Theodosia1941 · confirmed 1/4
    1941–
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  3. 3
    The Turquoise1946 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1946320
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  4. 4
    The Hearth and Eagle1948 · 476 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1948476
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  5. 5
    Foxfire1950 · confirmed 1/4
    1950–
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  6. 6
    Katherine1954 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1954512
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  7. 7
    The Mistletoe and the Sword1955 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1955192
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  8. 8
    Avalon1956 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1956448
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  9. 9
    The Winthrop Woman1958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  10. 10
    Devil Water1962 · 544 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962544
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  11. 11
    Smouldering Fires1971 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971159
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  12. 12
    Green Darkness1972 · 608 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972608
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Anya Seton 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.

Standalone books

12 books

12 Anya Seton titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Anya Seton books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 12 Anya Seton books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Anya Seton

Start with Dragonwyck (1941), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Anya Seton book?

Green Darkness (1972) is the newest Anya Seton book released so far.

Is there a new Anya Seton book coming?

No next Anya Seton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Anya Seton at a glance

Died
Anya Seton died in 1990, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Anya Seton on record dates from 1972.
Release pace
Anya Seton books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
3,611 pages across the 9 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Anya Seton books, 5 of 12, were published in the 1950s.

What the Anya Seton books are about

11 of the 12 Anya Seton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 5 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.