Elizabeth Speller Books in Order
Elizabeth Speller has written 8 books, published between 2002 and 2021. The first book is Following Hadrian (2002) and the newest is The First of July / At Break of Day (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2002–2021
- Pages on record
- 2,363 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 39–59 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,363 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Elizabeth Speller has eight catalogued books published between 2002 and 2021, with the Laurence Bartram series listed among them. Roman emperors, biography and guidebooks sit in the recorded subjects alongside the First World War and its veterans. Following Hadrian (2002), Athens (2004) and Rome (2005) are the earliest titles; The Return of Captain John Emmett (2010) and The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton (2011) come mid-run. Seven books total 2,363 pages, a median of 328 each.
How many Elizabeth Speller books are there?
Elizabeth Speller has 8 books, released between 2002 and 2021. 2 of them belong to the Laurence Bartram series.
Elizabeth Speller Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Elizabeth Speller 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.
- 1Following Hadrian2002 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/420023281/4
- 2Athens2004 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420042561/4
- 3Rome2005 · 265 pages · confirmed 1/420052651/4
- 4The Sunlight on the Garden2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420062561/4
- 520104421/4
- 620114161/4
- 7The Hedge of Thorns2019 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420194001/4
- 8The First of July / At Break of Day2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
Elizabeth Speller 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.
Laurence Bartram in order
2 booksStandalone books
6 books6 Elizabeth Speller titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Elizabeth Speller books in order?
You only need to read Elizabeth Speller books in order within the Laurence Bartram series, which holds 2 of the 8 Elizabeth Speller books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Elizabeth Speller
Start with Following Hadrian (2002), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Elizabeth Speller book?
The First of July / At Break of Day (2021) is the newest Elizabeth Speller book released so far.
Is there a new Elizabeth Speller book coming?
No next Elizabeth Speller book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Elizabeth Speller at a glance
- Paused
- No new Elizabeth Speller title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Elizabeth Speller books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,363 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Elizabeth Speller books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
What the Elizabeth Speller books are about
5 of the 8 Elizabeth Speller 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 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 2 of 5 books
- History 2 of 5 books
- Veterans 2 of 5 books
- World War, 1914-1918 2 of 5 books
- Ancient 1 of 5 books
- Biografie 1 of 5 books
- Biography 1 of 5 books
- Children 1 of 5 books
- Crimes against 1 of 5 books
- Elizabeth Family Speller 1 of 5 books
- Emperors 1 of 5 books