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Kate Quinn Books in Order

Kate Quinn has written 17 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is Mistress of Rome (2010) and the newest is The Astral Library (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2010–2026
Confirmed
17 of 17 titles
Pages on record
3,352 in 7 of 17 books
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Historical fiction is Kate Quinn's field, and the 17 catalogued books run from Mistress of Rome (2010) to The Astral Library (2026). Rome, gladiators, the Borgia family, nobility, both World Wars and espionage all appear among the subjects. Quinn's series are Empress of Rome and the Borgia Chronicles, and The Alice Network (2017) and The Huntress (2019) are among the later titles. Quinn is an American writer and still publishing.

Quinn's novels center on complex female protagonists across historical settings, focusing on the emotional impact of war, resilience and the bonds between women.

How many Kate Quinn books are there?

Kate Quinn has 17 books, released between 2010 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.

Kate Quinn Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Kate Quinn 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. Cover of Daughters of Rome by Kate Quinn, book 2 of the Empress Of Rome series (2011)
  2. Cover of Empress of the Seven Hills / Empress of Rome by Kate Quinn, book 3 of the Empress Of Rome series (2012)
  3. Cover of The Serpent and the Pearl by Kate Quinn, book 1 of the Borgia Chronicles (2013)
  4. Cover of The Lion and the Rose by Kate Quinn, book 2 of the Borgia Chronicles (2014)
  5. Cover of Lady of the Eternal City by Kate Quinn, book 5 of the Empress Of Rome series (2015)
  6. Cover of The Alice Network / Call Me Alice by Kate Quinn, book 2 of the Kate Quinn Standalone Novels series (2017)
  7. Cover of The Huntress by Kate Quinn, book 3 of the Kate Quinn Standalone Novels series (2019)
  8. Cover of The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn, book 5 of the Kate Quinn Standalone Novels series (2022)
  9. Cover of The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn, book 6 of the Kate Quinn Standalone Novels series (2024)
  10. Cover of The Briar Club by Kate Quinn, book 7 of the Kate Quinn Standalone Novels series (2024)
  1. 1
    Mistress of RomeEmpress Of Rome #12010 · 469 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010469
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  2. 2
    Daughters of RomeEmpress Of Rome #22011 · confirmed 4/4
    2011–
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  3. 3
    Empress of the Seven Hills / Empress of RomeEmpress Of Rome #32012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012–
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  4. 4
    The Serpent and the PearlBorgia Chronicles #12013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  5. 5
    The Lion and the RoseBorgia Chronicles #22014 · 464 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014464
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  6. 6
    The Three FatesEmpress Of Rome #42015 · confirmed 4/4
    2015–
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  7. 7
    Lady of the Eternal CityEmpress Of Rome #52015 · 528 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015528
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  8. 8
    A Song of WarKate Quinn Standalone Novels #12016 · 428 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016428
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  9. 9
    The Alice Network / Call Me AliceKate Quinn Standalone Novels #22017 · 503 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017503
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  10. 10
    The HuntressKate Quinn Standalone Novels #32019 · 560 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019560
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  11. 11
    Smoke SignalMarie Benedict Short Stories/Novellas #22021 · confirmed 4/4
    2021–
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  12. 12
    The Rose CodeKate Quinn Standalone Novels #42021 · 400 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2021400
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  13. 13
    Signal MoonKate Quinn Short Stories/Novellas #22022 · confirmed 4/4
    2022–
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  14. 14
    The Diamond EyeKate Quinn Standalone Novels #52022 · confirmed 4/4
    2022–
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  15. 15
    The Phoenix CrownKate Quinn Standalone Novels #62024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  16. 16
    The Briar ClubKate Quinn Standalone Novels #72024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024–
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  17. 17
    The Astral LibraryKate Quinn Standalone Novels #82026 · confirmed 4/4
    2026–
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Kate Quinn 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 Quinn Standalone Novels

8 books

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

Empress Of Rome in order

5 books
  1. 1. Mistress of Rome
  2. 2. Daughters of Rome
  3. 3. Empress of the Seven Hills / Empress of Rome
  4. 4. The Three Fates
  5. 5. Lady of the Eternal City

Borgia Chronicles in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Serpent and the Pearl
  2. 2. The Lion and the Rose

Marie Benedict Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Kate Quinn Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Kate Quinn Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Kate Quinn books run from Mistress of Rome (2010) to The Astral Library (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Kate Quinn in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Kate Quinn books in order?

You only need to read Kate Quinn 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 Quinn books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Mistress of Rome (2010), the earliest published title. After it come Daughters of Rome (2011), Empress of the Seven Hills / Empress of Rome (2012), The Serpent and the Pearl (2013) and The Lion and the Rose (2014); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Kate Quinn book?

The Astral Library (2026) is the newest Kate Quinn book released so far.

Is there a new Kate Quinn book coming?

No next Kate Quinn 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 Quinn at a glance

Still publishing
Kate Quinn published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Kate Quinn books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,352 pages across the 7 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 469 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kate Quinn books, 10 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
15 of the 17 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Kate Quinn books are about

11 of the 17 Kate Quinn 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 8 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.