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Christopher C.W. Gortner Books in Order

Christopher C.W. Gortner has written 13 books, published between 2006 and 2025. The first book is The Last Queen (2006) and the newest is The Saint Laurent Muse (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2006–2025
Pages on record
3,381 in 8 of 13 books
Reading time
56–85 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,381 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

See all 13 books in order Printable Christopher C.W. Gortner checklist

Christopher C.W. Gortner writes historical and biographical fiction, including the Spymaster Chronicles. The 13 catalogued books run from The Last Queen (2006) to The Saint Laurent Muse (2025). The Confessions of Catherine de Medici (2010), The Tudor Conspiracy (2013), Mademoiselle Chanel (2015) and The Romanov Empress (2018) are among them. Subject headings include espionage, queens, kings and rulers, Spain, France and Great Britain.

How many Christopher C.W. Gortner books are there?

Christopher C.W. Gortner has 13 books, released between 2006 and 2025. 3 of them belong to the Spymaster Chronicles series.

Christopher C.W. Gortner Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Christopher C.W. Gortner 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 The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by Christopher C.W. Gortner (2010)
  2. Cover of The Secret Lion aka The Tudor Secret by Christopher C.W. Gortner, book 1 of the Spymaster Chronicles (2011)
  3. Cover of The Tudor Conspiracy by Christopher C.W. Gortner, book 2 of the Spymaster Chronicles (2013)
  4. Cover of The Tudor Vendetta by Christopher C.W. Gortner, book 3 of the Spymaster Chronicles (2014)
  5. Cover of Mademoiselle Chanel by Christopher C.W. Gortner (2015)
  6. Cover of The Vatican Princess by Christopher C.W. Gortner (2016)
  7. Cover of The Romanov Empress by Christopher C.W. Gortner (2018)
  8. Cover of The First Actress by Christopher C.W. Gortner (2020)
  9. Cover of The American Adventuress by Christopher C.W. Gortner (2022)
  1. 1
    The Last Queen2006 · 378 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006378
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  2. 2
    The Confessions of Catherine de Medici2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  3. 3
    The Secret Lion aka The Tudor SecretSpymaster Chronicles #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  4. 4
    The Queen's Vow2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    The Tudor ConspiracySpymaster Chronicles #22013 · 335 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013335
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  6. 6
    The Tudor VendettaSpymaster Chronicles #32014 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014292
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  7. 7
    Mademoiselle Chanel2015 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015432
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Vatican Princess2016 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016416
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Marlene2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  10. 10
    The Romanov Empress2018 · 760 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018760
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The First Actress2020 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020432
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The American Adventuress2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    The Saint Laurent Muse2025 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2025336
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Christopher C.W. Gortner 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.

Spymaster Chronicles in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Secret Lion aka The Tudor Secret
  2. 2. The Tudor Conspiracy
  3. 3. The Tudor Vendetta

Standalone books

10 books

10 Christopher C.W. Gortner titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Christopher C.W. Gortner books in order?

You only need to read Christopher C.W. Gortner books in order within the Spymaster Chronicles series, which holds 3 of the 13 Christopher C.W. Gortner books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Christopher C.W. Gortner

Start with The Last Queen (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Christopher C.W. Gortner book?

The Saint Laurent Muse (2025) is the newest Christopher C.W. Gortner book released so far.

Is there a new Christopher C.W. Gortner book coming?

No next Christopher C.W. Gortner book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Christopher C.W. Gortner at a glance

Still publishing
Christopher C.W. Gortner published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Christopher C.W. Gortner books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,381 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 397 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Christopher C.W. Gortner books, 9 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Christopher C.W. Gortner books are about

12 of the 13 Christopher C.W. Gortner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 8 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.