E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson Books in Order

E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson has written 52 books, published between 1977 and 2012. The first book is Chase the Wind (1977) and the newest is The Bonds of Earth (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
52
Published
1977–2012
Pages on record
16,679 in 43 of 52 books
Reading time
278–417 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 16,679 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 43 of 52 titles with a page count on record.

E.V. Thompson, also credited as Ernest Victor Thompson, wrote historical sagas set largely in Cornwall. The Retallick Saga follows the Retallick family, with the Jagos of Cornwall and Amos Hawke books beside it. The catalogue holds 52 titles dated 1977 to 2012, from Chase the Wind (1977) to The Bonds of Earth (2012), and takes in local guides such as Discovering Bodmin Moor. Novels are long, a median of 419 pages, and the 1990s were the peak decade.

How many E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson books are there?

E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson has 52 books, released between 1977 and 2012. They include 3 series and 37 titles listed outside any series.

E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 52 E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson 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. 1
    Chase the WindRetallick Saga #11977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977
  2. 2
    Harvest of the SunRetallick Saga #21978 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978384
  3. 3
    The Music Makers1979 · 445 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979445
  4. 4
    Discovering Bodmin Moor1980 · 102 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980102
  5. 5
    Ben RetallickRetallick Saga #31980 · 474 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980474
  6. 6
    Dream Traders1981 · 627 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981627
  7. 7
    Discovering Cornwall's South Coast1982 · 102 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982102
  8. 8
    Singing SpearsRetallick Saga #41982 · 444 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982444
  9. 9
    The Restless SeaJagos of Cornwall #11983 · 560 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983560
  10. 10
    100 Years on Bodmin Moor1984 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984120
  11. 11
    Cry Once Alone1984 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984432
  12. 12
    Republic!1984 · 557 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984557
  13. 13
    PolruddenJagos of Cornwall #21985 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985448
  14. 14
    The Stricken LandRetallick Saga #51985 · 419 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985419
  15. 15
    People and Places in Bristol1986 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986112
  16. 16
    E.V. Thompson's Westcountry1986 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198696
  17. 17
    Becky1988 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988384
  18. 18
    God's Highlander1989 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989400
  19. 19199040
  20. 20
    Lottie TragoRetallick Saga #61991 · 403 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991403
  21. 21
    Cassie1991 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991416
  22. 22
    Homeland1991 · 552 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991552
  23. 23
    Bodmin Moor Through the Years1992 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199296
  24. 24
    Wychwood1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992
  25. 25
    Blue Dress Girl1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992
  26. 26
    Mistress of PolruddenJagos of Cornwall #31993 · 608 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993608
  27. 271993
  28. 28
    The Tolpuddle Woman1994 · 630 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994630
  29. 29
    RuddlemoorRetallick Saga #71995 · 684 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995684
  30. 30
    Walks on Bodmin Moor1996 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199648

E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson 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.

Jagos of Cornwall in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Restless Sea
  2. 2. Polrudden
  3. 3. Mistress of Polrudden

Amos Hawke in order

3 books
  1. 1. Though the Heavens May Fall
  2. 2. Churchyard and Hawke
  3. 3. Hawke's Tor

Standalone books

37 books

37 E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson books in order?

You only need to read E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson

Start with Chase the Wind (1977), the first Retallick Saga book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson book?

The Bonds of Earth (2012) is the newest E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson book released so far.

Is there a new E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson book coming?

No next E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson at a glance

No recent titles
The newest E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
16,679 pages across the 43 of 52 books with a recorded length, a median of 419 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson books, 18 of 52, were published in the 1990s.

What the E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson books are about

38 of the 52 E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson 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 10 of 38. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.