Iris Gower Books in Order
Iris Gower has written 40 books, published between 1975 and 2010. The first book is Burn Bright Shadow (1975) and the newest is House of Shadows (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.
Iris Gower also publishes as Susanne Richardson.
- Books
- 40
- Published
- 1975–2010
- Pages on record
- 4,222 in 13 of 40 books
Iris Gower is the pen name of Iris Davies (1935-2010), a British novelist from Swansea, Wales. The seaport and the neighbouring Gower Peninsula, the source of the pseudonym, give the historical romances their setting. Social conditions and the lives of women recur as subjects, and three sagas carry the Gower name: Sweyn's Eye Saga, Cordwainers and Potter's. The 40 catalogued books run from Burn Bright Shadow (1975) to House of Shadows (2010), taking in Copper Kingdom and Proud Mary, both 1984.
How many Iris Gower books are there?
Iris Gower has 40 books, released between 1975 and 2010. They include 4 series and 19 titles listed outside any series.
Iris Gower Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 40 Iris Gower 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.
- 1Burn Bright Shadow1975 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419751921/4
- 2Copper Cloud1976 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419761601/4
- 3Return to Tip Row1977 · confirmed 1/41977–1/4
- 4Beloved Captive1981 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/419812511/4
- 5Beloved Rebel1981 · confirmed 1/41981–1/4
- 6Beloved Traitor1981 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/419812521/4
- 71984–1/4
- 81984–1/4
- 91985–1/4
- 1019863841/4
- 111987–1/4
- 121988–1/4
- 13The Sins of Eden1990 · 795 pages · confirmed 1/419907951/4
- 141991–1/4
- 151992–1/4
- 161993–1/4
- 171994–1/4
- 181995–1/4
- 191996–1/4
- 201998–1/4
- 211998–1/4
- 22Emerald1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 23Sea Witch1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 241999–1/4
- 25Destiny's Child1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 26A Royal Ambition1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 272000–1/4
- 28Heart on Fire2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 29When Night Closes In2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 30Heart In Ice2001 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420012561/4
- 31Heart of Stone2001 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420011761/4
- 322002–1/4
- 332002–1/4
- 3420034471/4
- 352004–1/4
- 3620064391/4
- 37Act of Love2006 · 334 pages · confirmed 1/420063341/4
- 38Bargain Bride2007 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420073041/4
- 39Bombers' Moon2009 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/420092321/4
- 40House of Shadows2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
Iris Gower 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.
Sweyn's Eye Saga in order
6 booksCordwainers in order
6 booksPotter's in order
6 booksDrover in order
3 booksStandalone books
19 books19 Iris Gower titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Iris Gower books in order?
You only need to read Iris Gower books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Iris Gower
Start with Burn Bright Shadow (1975), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Iris Gower book?
House of Shadows (2010) is the newest Iris Gower book released so far.
Is there a new Iris Gower book coming?
No next Iris Gower book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Iris Gower at a glance
- Died
- Iris Gower died in 2010, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Iris Gower on record dates from 2010.
- Release pace
- Iris Gower books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,222 pages across the 13 of 40 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Iris Gower books, 14 of 40, were published in the 1990s.
What the Iris Gower books are about
13 of the 40 Iris Gower books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: social conditions is tagged on 4 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Social conditions 4 of 13 books
- Romance 3 of 13 books
- Historical romance 2 of 13 books
- Wales 2 of 13 books