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Constance Heaven Books in Order

33 books are credited to Constance Heaven, published between 1963 and 2013; 2 of them appeared after Constance Heaven's death in 1995. The first book is The Leopard Dagger (As: Constance Fecher) (1963) and the newest is The Fire Still Burns (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Constance Heaven also publishes as Christina Merlin.

Books
33
Published
1963–2013
Pages on record
6,928 in 23 of 33 books
Reading time
115–173 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,928 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 33 titles with a page count on record.

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Constance Heaven (1911-1995) wrote romance novels under three names: the maiden name Constance Fecher, a married name, and the pseudonym Christina Merlin. The Fecher titles open the catalogue - The Leopard Dagger (1963), Queen's Delight (1966), King's Legacy (1967) - and work English history, the theatre and the lives of actresses. The House Of Kuragin won Romantic Novel of the Year in 1973, and the Kuragin and Ravensley series carry the Heaven name. Heaven was the eleventh elected Chairman of the Romantic Novelists' Association, serving from 1981 to 1983. 33 titles are catalogued through 2013.

How many Constance Heaven books are there?

Constance Heaven has 33 books, released between 1963 and 2013. 2 of them were published after Constance Heaven's death in 1995. They include 2 series and 28 titles listed outside any series.

Constance Heaven Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 33 Constance Heaven 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 Leopard Dagger (As: Constance Fecher) by Constance Heaven (1963)
  2. Cover of Queen's Delight (As:Constance Fecher) by Constance Heaven (1966)
  3. Cover of King's Legacy (As:Constance Fecher) by Constance Heaven (1967)
  4. Cover of The Lovely Wanton (As:Constance Fecher) by Constance Heaven (1968)
  5. Cover of Venture for a Crown (As: Constance Fecher) by Constance Heaven (1968)
  6. Cover of Lion of Trevarrock (As:Constance Fecher) by Constance Heaven (1969)
  7. Cover of Bright Star (As: Constance Fecher) by Constance Heaven (1970)
  8. Cover of Tom Hawke (As:Constance Fecher) by Constance Heaven (1971)
  9. Cover of The House of Kuragin by Constance Heaven, book 1 of the Kuragin series (1972)
  10. Cover of The Astrov Inheritance by Constance Heaven, book 2 of the Kuragin series (1973)
  11. Cover of Castle of Eagles by Constance Heaven (1974)
  12. Cover of The Fires Of Glenlochy by Constance Heaven (1975)
  13. Cover of Lord of Ravensley by Constance Heaven, book 1 of the Ravensley series (1978)
  14. Cover of The Ravensley Touch by Constance Heaven, book 2 of the Ravensley series (1982)
  15. Cover of Daughter Of Marignac by Constance Heaven (1983)
  16. Cover of Castle of Doves by Constance Heaven (1984)
  17. Cover of The Raging Fire by Constance Heaven (1987)
  18. Cover of The Wind from the Sea by Constance Heaven (1991)
  1. 1
    The Leopard Dagger (As: Constance Fecher)1963 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1963179
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  2. 2
    Queen's Delight (As:Constance Fecher)1966 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1966274
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  3. 3
    Traitor's Son (As:Constance Fecher)1967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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  4. 4
    King's Legacy (As:Constance Fecher)1967 · 261 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1967261
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  5. 5
    The Lovely Wanton (As:Constance Fecher)1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  6. 6
    Venture for a Crown (As: Constance Fecher)1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  7. 7
    Lion of Trevarrock (As:Constance Fecher)1969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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  8. 8
    Heir to Pendarrow (As: Constance Fecher)1969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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  9. 9
    Bright Star (As: Constance Fecher)1970 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970236
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  10. 10
    Tom Hawke (As:Constance Fecher)1971 · 177 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971177
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  11. 11
    The House of KuraginKuragin #11972 · 197 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972197
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  12. 12
    The Last Elizabethan (As: Constance Fecher)1972 · 241 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972241
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  13. 13
    The Astrov InheritanceKuragin #21973 · 468 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973468
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  14. 14
    Castle of Eagles1974 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974309
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  15. 15
    The Night of the Wolf (As: Constance Fecher)1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  16. 16
    The Fires Of Glenlochy1975 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975232
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  17. 17
    The Place of Stones1975 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975200
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  18. 18
    Lord of RavensleyRavensley #11978 · 374 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978374
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  19. 19
    Heir to KuraginKuragin #31978 · 247 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978247
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  20. 20
    Queen and the Gypsy1978 · confirmed 1/4
    1978–
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  21. 21
    Spy Concerts (As: Christina Merlin)1980 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980207
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  22. 22
    The Wildcliffe bird1981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  23. 23
    The Ravensley TouchRavensley #21982 · 327 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982327
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  24. 24
    Sword of Mithras (As: Christina Merlin)1982 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982192
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  25. 25
    Daughter Of Marignac1983 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983342
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  26. 26
    Castle of Doves1984 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984328
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  27. 27
    By the Light of the Moon1985 · 203 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985203
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  28. 28
    Larksghyll1986 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986464
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  29. 29
    The Raging Fire1987 · 503 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987503
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  30. 30
    The Wind from the Sea1991 · 503 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991503
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  31. 31
    Love's Shadow1994 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994464
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  32. 32
    The Love Child2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  33. 33
    The Fire Still Burns2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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Constance Heaven 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.

Kuragin in order

3 books
  1. 1. The House of Kuragin
  2. 2. The Astrov Inheritance
  3. 3. Heir to Kuragin

Ravensley in order

2 books
  1. 1. Lord of Ravensley
  2. 2. The Ravensley Touch

Standalone books

28 books

28 Constance Heaven titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Constance Heaven books in order?

You only need to read Constance Heaven 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 Constance Heaven

Start with The Leopard Dagger (As: Constance Fecher) (1963), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Constance Heaven book?

The Fire Still Burns (2013) is the newest Constance Heaven book released so far.

Is there a new Constance Heaven book coming?

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

Awards Constance Heaven has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Constance Heaven. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Romantic Novelists' Association Awards1973Won

Constance Heaven at a glance

Died
Constance Heaven died in 1995, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Constance Heaven are still being published after Constance Heaven's death in 1995; the newest appeared in 2013.
Release pace
Constance Heaven books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
6,928 pages across the 23 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 261 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Constance Heaven books, 12 of 33, were published in the 1970s.

What the Constance Heaven books are about

23 of the 33 Constance Heaven 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 7 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.