Kate Mosse Books in Order

Kate Mosse has written 21 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is Becoming a Mother (1993) and the newest is Autumn (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
1993–2026
Confirmed
21 of 21 titles
Pages on record
3,087 in 7 of 21 books
Photo of Kate Mosse, author

Kate Mosse is a British novelist, non-fiction writer, short story writer and broadcaster. Her 21 catalogued titles begin with Becoming a Mother in 1993 and take in Labyrinth (2005), Sepulchre (2007), The Winter Ghosts (2010) and Citadel (2012). Labyrinth alone has been translated into more than 37 languages. The work divides into the Languedoc novels, the Joubert Family Chronicles, standalone novels, short stories and non-fiction, with grief, history, families and ghost stories as recurring subjects. Mosse co-founded the prize now known as the Women's Prize for Fiction in 1996, and her newest title, Autumn, appeared in 2026.

How many Kate Mosse books are there?

Kate Mosse has 21 books, released between 1993 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.

Kate Mosse Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Kate Mosse books in the order they were released, 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
    Becoming a MotherKate Mosse Non-Fiction #11993 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993448
  2. 2
    The HouseKate Mosse Non-Fiction #21995 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995192
  3. 3
    Eskimo KissingKate Mosse Standalone Novels #11996 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996320
  4. 4
    Crucifix LaneKate Mosse Standalone Novels #21998 · 309 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998309
  5. 5
    LabyrinthLanguedoc #12005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005
  6. 6
    SepulchreLanguedoc #22007 · 572 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007572
  7. 7
    The CaveKate Mosse Short Stories/Novellas #12009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009
  8. 8
    The Winter GhostsKate Mosse Standalone Novels #32010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010
  9. 9
    CitadelLanguedoc #32012 · 686 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012686
  10. 10
    The Mistletoe Bride & Other Haunting TalesKate Mosse Short Story #12013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  11. 11
    The Mistletoe BrideKate Mosse Short Story #22013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  12. 12
    The Taxidermist's DaughterKate Mosse Standalone Novels #42014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014
  13. 13
    The Burning ChambersJoubert Family Chronicles #12018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018
  14. 14
    The City of TearsJoubert Family Chronicles #22020 · 560 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020560
  15. 15
    An Extra Pair of HandsKate Mosse Non-Fiction #32021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  16. 16
    The Black MountainKate Mosse Short Stories/Novellas #22022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  17. 17
    Warrior Queens & Quiet RevolutionariesKate Mosse Non-Fiction #42022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  18. 18
    The Ghost ShipJoubert Family Chronicles #32023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023
  19. 19
    The Map of BonesJoubert Family Chronicles #42025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025
  20. 20
    Feminist History for Every Day of the YearKate Mosse Non-Fiction #52025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025
  21. 21
    AutumnKate Mosse Non-Fiction #62026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026

Kate Mosse 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.

Kate Mosse Non-Fiction

6 books

6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Kate Mosse Standalone Novels

4 books

4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Joubert Family Chronicles in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Burning Chambers
  2. 2. The City of Tears
  3. 3. The Ghost Ship
  4. 4. The Map of Bones

Languedoc in order

3 books
  1. 1. Labyrinth
  2. 2. Sepulchre
  3. 3. Citadel

Kate Mosse Short Stories/Novellas

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Kate Mosse Short Story

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Kate Mosse Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Kate Mosse books run from Becoming a Mother (1993) to Autumn (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Kate Mosse in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Kate Mosse books in order?

You only need to read Kate Mosse books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Kate Mosse books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Becoming a Mother (1993), the earliest published title. After it come The House (1995), Eskimo Kissing (1996), Crucifix Lane (1998) and Labyrinth (2005); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Kate Mosse book?

Autumn (2026) is the newest Kate Mosse book released so far.

Is there a new Kate Mosse book coming?

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

Kate Mosse at a glance

Still publishing
Kate Mosse published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Kate Mosse books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,087 pages across the 7 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kate Mosse books, 8 of 21, were published in the 2020s.

What the Kate Mosse books are about

10 of the 21 Kate Mosse books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ghosts is tagged on 2 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Ghosts 2 of 10 books
  • Grief 2 of 10 books
  • History 2 of 10 books