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Laura Purcell Books in Order

Laura Purcell has written 10 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is God Save the King (2012) and the newest is House of Splinters (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2012–2026
Pages on record
2,128 in 6 of 10 books
Reading time
35–53 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,128 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable Laura Purcell checklist

Laura Purcell is a British novelist and scriptwriter working in historical fiction and horror. The Georgian Queens series sits at the start of the catalogue, which opens with God Save the King (2012) and takes in Queen of Bedlam (2012) and Mistress of the Court (2015). The gothic novels follow: The Silent Companions (2017), The Corset (2018), Bone China (2019) and The Shape of Darkness (2021). 10 titles reach House of Splinters (2026). Purcell led the writing on the historical horror podcast Roanoke Falls, executive produced by John Carpenter and Sandy King.

How many Laura Purcell books are there?

Laura Purcell has 10 books, released between 2012 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the Georgian Queens series.

Laura Purcell Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Laura Purcell 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. Cover of God Save the King by Laura Purcell (2012)
  2. Cover of Queen of Bedlam by Laura Purcell, book 1 of the Georgian Queens series (2012)
  3. Cover of Mistress of the Court by Laura Purcell, book 2 of the Georgian Queens series (2015)
  4. Cover of The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell (2017)
  5. Cover of The Corset / The Poison Thread by Laura Purcell (2018)
  6. Cover of The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell (2021)
  7. Cover of Moonstone by Laura Purcell (2024)
  1. 1
    God Save the King2012 · 394 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012394
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  2. 2
    Queen of BedlamGeorgian Queens #12012 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Mistress of the CourtGeorgian Queens #22015 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015448
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Silent Companions2017 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Corset / The Poison Thread2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Bone China / The House of Whispers2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Shape of Darkness2021 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Whispering Muse2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Moonstone2024 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2024278
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    House of Splinters2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Laura Purcell 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.

Georgian Queens in order

2 books
  1. 1. Queen of Bedlam
  2. 2. Mistress of the Court

Standalone books

8 books

8 Laura Purcell titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Laura Purcell books in order?

You only need to read Laura Purcell books in order within the Georgian Queens series, which holds 2 of the 10 Laura Purcell books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Laura Purcell

Start with God Save the King (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Laura Purcell book?

House of Splinters (2026) is the newest Laura Purcell book released so far.

Is there a new Laura Purcell book coming?

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

Laura Purcell at a glance

Still publishing
Laura Purcell published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Laura Purcell books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,128 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Laura Purcell books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the Laura Purcell books are about

7 of the 10 Laura Purcell 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 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.