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Roberta Gellis Books in Order

39 books are credited to Roberta Gellis, published between 1964 and 2020; 1 of them appeared after Roberta Gellis's death in 2016. The first book is Knight's Honor (1964) and the newest is A Confusion of Sins (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
39
Published
1964–2020
Pages on record
8,121 in 19 of 39 books
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Roberta Leah Jacobs Gellis, September 27, 1927 to May 6, 2016, was an American writer of historical fiction, historical romance and fantasy, and held master's degrees in both biochemistry and medieval literature. Major historical romance writers have named Gellis an influence, and Gellis collaborated with Mercedes Lackey on historical fantasy. The catalogue holds 39 books from Knight's Honor (1964) to A Confusion of Sins (2020), grouped into Roselynde Chronicles, Magdalene La Batarde, Royal Dynasty and Tales of Jernaeve. Medieval Britain is among the recorded settings.

How many Roberta Gellis books are there?

Roberta Gellis has 39 books, released between 1964 and 2020. 1 of them were published after Roberta Gellis's death in 2016. They include 6 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.

Roberta Gellis Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 39 Roberta Gellis 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 Bond of Blood by Roberta Gellis (1976)
  2. Cover of Alinor by Roberta Gellis, book 2 of the Roselynde Chronicles (1978)
  3. Cover of The Cornish Heiress by Roberta Gellis, book 2 of the Heiress series (1981)
  4. Cover of The Kent Heiress by Roberta Gellis, book 3 of the Heiress series (1982)
  5. Cover of Sybelle by Roberta Gellis, book 6 of the Roselynde Chronicles (1983)
  6. Cover of Fire Song by Roberta Gellis, book 3 of the Royal Dynasty series (1984)
  7. Cover of A Tapestry of Dreams by Roberta Gellis, book 1 of the Tales of Jernaeve series (1985)
  8. Cover of Fires of Winter by Roberta Gellis, book 2 of the Tales of Jernaeve series (1987)
  9. Cover of How to Write Historical Fiction by Roberta Gellis (1988)
  10. Cover of Masques Of Gold by Roberta Gellis (1988)
  11. Cover of A Silver Mirror by Roberta Gellis, book 4 of the Royal Dynasty series (1989)
  12. Cover of A Delicate Balance by Roberta Gellis (1993)
  13. Cover of Dazzling Brightness by Roberta Gellis, book 1 of the Greek Myths series (1994)
  14. Cover of Enchanted Fire by Roberta Gellis, book 3 of the Greek Myths series (1996)
  15. Cover of A Mortal Bane by Roberta Gellis, book 1 of the Magdalene La Batarde series (1999)
  16. Cover of Bull God by Roberta Gellis, book 4 of the Greek Myths series (2000)
  17. Cover of Overstars Mail by Roberta Gellis (2000)
  18. Cover of A Personal Devil by Roberta Gellis, book 2 of the Magdalene La Batarde series (2001)
  19. Cover of Thrice Bound by Roberta Gellis, book 5 of the Greek Myths series (2001)
  20. Cover of Bone of Contention by Roberta Gellis, book 3 of the Magdalene La Batarde series (2002)
  21. Cover of Lucrezia Borgia and the Mother of Poisons by Roberta Gellis (2003)
  22. Cover of Desiree by Roberta Gellis, book 7 of the Roselynde Chronicles (2005)
  23. Cover of Chains of Folly by Roberta Gellis, book 4 of the Magdalene La Batarde series (2006)
  1. 1
    Knight's Honor1964 · 396 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1964396
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  2. 2
    Bond of Blood1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  3. 3
    The Sword And The Swan1977 · confirmed 1/4
    1977–
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  4. 4
    RoselyndeRoselynde Chronicles #11978 · confirmed 1/4
    1978–
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  5. 5
    AlinorRoselynde Chronicles #21978 · 558 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978558
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  6. 6
    JoannaRoselynde Chronicles #31978 · confirmed 1/4
    1978–
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  7. 7
    The English HeiressHeiress #11979 · 379 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979379
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  8. 8
    GillianeRoselynde Chronicles #41979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  9. 9
    The Dragon and the Rose1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  10. 10
    Siren SongRoyal Dynasty #11980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  11. 11
    The Cornish HeiressHeiress #21981 · 499 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981499
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  12. 12
    RhiannonRoselynde Chronicles #51981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  13. 13
    The Kent HeiressHeiress #31982 · 478 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982478
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  14. 14
    Fortune's BrideHeiress #41983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  15. 15
    Sing Witch, Sing Death1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  16. 16
    SybelleRoselynde Chronicles #61983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  17. 17
    Winter SongRoyal Dynasty #21984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  18. 18
    Fire SongRoyal Dynasty #31984 · 374 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984374
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  19. 19
    A Woman's EstateHeiress #51984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  20. 20
    A Tapestry of DreamsTales of Jernaeve #11985 · 483 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985483
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  21. 21
    The Rope Dancer1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  22. 22
    Fires of WinterTales of Jernaeve #21987 · 490 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987490
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  23. 23
    How to Write Historical Fiction1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  24. 24
    Masques Of Gold1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  25. 25
    A Silver MirrorRoyal Dynasty #41989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  26. 26
    A Delicate Balance1993 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993272
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  27. 27
    Dazzling BrightnessGreek Myths #11994 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994448
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  28. 28
    Shimmering SplendorGreek Myths #21995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  29. 29
    Enchanted FireGreek Myths #31996 · 478 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996478
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  30. 30
    A Mortal BaneMagdalene La Batarde #11999 · 350 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999350
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  31. 31
    Bull GodGreek Myths #42000 · 468 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000468
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  32. 32
    Overstars Mail2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  33. 33
    A Personal DevilMagdalene La Batarde #22001 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001316
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  34. 34
    Thrice BoundGreek Myths #52001 · 534 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001534
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  35. 35
    Bone of ContentionMagdalene La Batarde #32002 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002432
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  36. 36
    Lucrezia Borgia and the Mother of Poisons2003 · 333 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003333
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  37. 37
    DesireeRoselynde Chronicles #72005 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005358
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  38. 38
    Chains of FollyMagdalene La Batarde #42006 · 475 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006475
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  39. 39
    A Confusion of SinsMagdalene La Batarde #52020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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Roberta Gellis 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.

Roselynde Chronicles in order

7 books
  1. 1. Roselynde
  2. 2. Alinor
  3. 3. Joanna
  4. 4. Gilliane
  5. 5. Rhiannon
  6. 6. Sybelle
  7. 7. Desiree

Heiress in order

5 books
  1. 1. The English Heiress
  2. 2. The Cornish Heiress
  3. 3. The Kent Heiress
  4. 4. Fortune's Bride
  5. 5. A Woman's Estate

Greek Myths in order

5 books
  1. 1. Dazzling Brightness
  2. 2. Shimmering Splendor
  3. 3. Enchanted Fire
  4. 4. Bull God
  5. 5. Thrice Bound

Magdalene La Batarde in order

5 books
  1. 1. A Mortal Bane
  2. 2. A Personal Devil
  3. 3. Bone of Contention
  4. 4. Chains of Folly
  5. 5. A Confusion of Sins

Royal Dynasty in order

4 books
  1. 1. Siren Song
  2. 2. Winter Song
  3. 3. Fire Song
  4. 4. A Silver Mirror

Tales of Jernaeve in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Tapestry of Dreams
  2. 2. Fires of Winter

Standalone books

11 books

11 Roberta Gellis titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Roberta Gellis books in order?

You only need to read Roberta Gellis books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Roberta Gellis

Start with Knight's Honor (1964), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Roberta Gellis book?

A Confusion of Sins (2020) is the newest Roberta Gellis book released so far.

Is there a new Roberta Gellis book coming?

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

Roberta Gellis at a glance

Died
Roberta Gellis died in 2016, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Roberta Gellis are still being published after Roberta Gellis's death in 2016; the newest appeared in 2020.
Release pace
Roberta Gellis books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
8,121 pages across the 19 of 39 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Roberta Gellis books, 16 of 39, were published in the 1980s.

What the Roberta Gellis books are about

32 of the 39 Roberta Gellis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical romance is tagged on 19 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.