Michelle Moran Books in Order

Michelle Moran has written 9 books, published between 2007 and 2024. The first book is Nefertiti (2007) and the newest is Maria (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2007–2024
Pages on record
3,131 in 8 of 9 books
Reading time
52–78 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,131 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

Michelle Moran is an American novelist of historical fiction. Egypt supplies the first three books, Nefertiti (2007), The Heretic Queen (2008) and Cleopatra's Daughter (2009), and later titles take in Madame Tussaud (2011), The Second Empress (2012), Rebel Queen (2015), Mata Hari's Last Dance (2016) and Maria (2024). Nine books are catalogued to 2024, with queens, kings and rulers, Egypt, India and the First World War among the recorded subjects.

How many Michelle Moran books are there?

Michelle Moran has 9 books, released between 2007 and 2024. 3 of them belong to the Egyptian Royals series.

Michelle Moran Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Michelle Moran 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. 1
    NefertitiEgyptian Royals #12007 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007480
  2. 2
    The Heretic QueenEgyptian Royals #22008 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008416
  3. 3
    Cleopatra's DaughterEgyptian Royals #32009 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009448
  4. 4
    Madame Tussaud2011 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011480
  5. 5
    The Second Empress2012 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012326
  6. 6
    The Last Queen of India2015 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015368
  7. 7
    Rebel Queen2015 · 354 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015354
  8. 8
    Mata Hari's Last Dance2016 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016259
  9. 9
    Maria2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024

Michelle Moran 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.

Egyptian Royals in order

3 books
  1. 1. Nefertiti
  2. 2. The Heretic Queen
  3. 3. Cleopatra's Daughter

Standalone books

6 books

6 Michelle Moran titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Michelle Moran books in order?

You only need to read Michelle Moran books in order within the Egyptian Royals series, which holds 3 of the 9 Michelle Moran books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Michelle Moran

Start with Nefertiti (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Michelle Moran book?

Maria (2024) is the newest Michelle Moran book released so far.

Is there a new Michelle Moran book coming?

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

Michelle Moran at a glance

Still publishing
Michelle Moran published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Michelle Moran books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,131 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 392 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Michelle Moran books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2010s.

What the Michelle Moran books are about

8 of the 9 Michelle Moran 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 7 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.