Morgan Llywelyn Books in Order
Morgan Llywelyn has written 43 books, published between 1978 and 2023. The first book is The Wind from Hastings (1978) and the newest is Glendower: The Last Prince of Wales (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 43
- Published
- 1978–2023
- Pages on record
- 11,048 in 34 of 43 books
- Reading time
- 184–276 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,048 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 34 of 43 titles with a page count on record.
Irish history and myth are Morgan Llywelyn's material. Born in 1937, the American-Irish novelist has sold more than 40 million copies of her historical and mythological fiction and took the Exceptional Celtic Woman of the Year Award in 1999. Lion of Ireland (1980), The Horse Goddess (1982) and Bard (1984) sit in the Celtic World sequence, alongside the Irish Century and Druids series. Forty-one catalogued books span The Wind from Hastings (1978) to Glendower: The Last Prince of Wales (2023).
How many Morgan Llywelyn books are there?
Morgan Llywelyn has 43 books, released between 1978 and 2023. They include 5 series and 21 titles listed outside any series.
Morgan Llywelyn Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 43 Morgan Llywelyn 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.
- 11978–2/4
- 219804442/4
- 319824802/4
- 419844652/4
- 5Grania1986 · 412 pages · confirmed 2/419864122/4
- 6The Isles of the Blest1989 · confirmed 2/41989–2/4
- 719894932/4
- 819904802/4
- 919902142/4
- 10Strongbow1992 · 155 pages · confirmed 2/419921552/4
- 1119924482/4
- 12The Elementals1993 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/419933042/4
- 13O'Sullivan's March1993 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/419934322/4
- 1419944002/4
- 1519954162/4
- 16Cold Places1995 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/419951442/4
- 17Star Dancer1995 · 159 pages · confirmed 2/419951592/4
- 18The Vikings in Ireland1996 · 94 pages · confirmed 2/41996942/4
- 1919964162/4
- 20100 Essential Books for Irish-American Readers1998 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/419982562/4
- 211998–2/4
- 22The Essential Library For Irish Americans1999 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/419993202/4
- 2320003682/4
- 24A Pocket History of Irish Rebels2000 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/420001202/4
- 25The Earth Is Made of Stardust2000 · 168 pages · confirmed 2/420001682/4
- 2620015332/4
- 27Granuaile: Pirate Queen2001 · confirmed 2/42001–2/4
- 2820035122/4
- 2920053652/4
- 3020063012/4
- 31The Young Rebels2006 · confirmed 2/42006–2/4
- 3220074002/4
- 33Ireland: A Graphic History2009 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/420092242/4
- 342010–2/4
- 35Cave of Secrets2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 36A Short History of Ireland's Rebels2013 · 124 pages · confirmed 2/420131242/4
- 37After Rome2013 · 332 pages · confirmed 2/420133322/4
- 381014: Brian Boru and the Battle for Ireland2014 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/420142562/4
- 39Only the Stones Survive2016 · 301 pages · confirmed 2/420163012/4
- 402018–2/4
- 4120192722/4
- 4220202402/4
- 43Glendower: The Last Prince of Wales2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
Morgan Llywelyn 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.
Celtic World Of Morgan Llywelyn in order
10 booksIrish Century in order
5 booksStep By Step in order
3 booksDruids in order
2 books- 1. Druids
- 2. The Greener Shore
Arcana in order
1 book- 1. Silverhand
Beloved Of The Gods in order
1 book- 1. Etruscans
Standalone books
21 books21 Morgan Llywelyn titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Morgan Llywelyn books in order?
You only need to read Morgan Llywelyn books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Morgan Llywelyn
Start with The Wind from Hastings (1978), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Morgan Llywelyn book?
Glendower: The Last Prince of Wales (2023) is the newest Morgan Llywelyn book released so far.
Is there a new Morgan Llywelyn book coming?
No next Morgan Llywelyn book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Morgan Llywelyn
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Morgan Llywelyn. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award1981Shortlistedfor Lion of Ireland
Morgan Llywelyn at a glance
- Paused
- No new Morgan Llywelyn title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Morgan Llywelyn books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,048 pages across the 34 of 43 books with a recorded length, a median of 326 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Morgan Llywelyn books, 15 of 43, were published in the 1990s.
What the Morgan Llywelyn books are about
32 of the 43 Morgan Llywelyn books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 16 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 16 of 32 books
- Historical fiction 13 of 32 books
- Ireland 10 of 32 books
- Ireland, history 5 of 32 books
- Celts 3 of 32 books
- Druids and Druidism 3 of 32 books
- Fantasy 3 of 32 books
- Science fiction 3 of 32 books
- Biography 2 of 32 books
- Fantasy, historical 2 of 32 books
- Irish americans 2 of 32 books