Rory Clements Books in Order
Rory Clements has written 19 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Martyr (2009) and the newest is Invitation from a Dictator (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 2009–2026
- Confirmed
- 19 of 19 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,573 in 6 of 19 books
Rory Clements is a British writer of historical fiction working across three series and a set of standalone novels. John Shakespeare, begun with Martyr (2009), is set in the Elizabethan era; Tom Wilde is a Second World War espionage sequence; the Sebastian Wolff crime novels take place in Nazi Germany of the 1930s. Clements has 19 catalogued books spanning 2009 to Invitation from a Dictator (2026), and has twice won the Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger.
How many Rory Clements books are there?
Rory Clements has 19 books, released between 2009 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
Rory Clements Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Rory Clements 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.
- 12009–3/4
- 220104293/4
- 32011–3/4
- 42012–3/4
- 52012–3/4
- 620134483/4
- 720144963/4
- 82015–3/4
- 920173523/4
- 1020184483/4
- 112019–3/4
- 1220204003/4
- 132021–3/4
- 142022–3/4
- 152023–3/4
- 162024–3/4
- 172025–3/4
- 182025–3/4
- 192026–3/4
Rory Clements series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Tom Wilde books in order 8 books
Rory Clements 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.
John Shakespeare in order
8 books- 1. Martyr
- 2. Revenger
- 3. Prince
- 4. Traitor
- 5. The Man in the Snow
- 6. The Heretics
- 7. The Queen's Man
- 8. Holy Spy
Sebastian Wolff in order
2 booksRory Clements Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Rory Clements Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Rory Clements books run from Martyr (2009) to Invitation from a Dictator (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Rory Clements in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Rory Clements books in order?
You only need to read Rory Clements books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Rory Clements
Start with Corpus (2017), the first Tom Wilde book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Martyr (2009).
What is the newest Rory Clements book?
Invitation from a Dictator (2026) is the newest Rory Clements book released so far.
Is there a new Rory Clements book coming?
No next Rory Clements book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Rory Clements at a glance
- Still publishing
- Rory Clements published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Rory Clements books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,573 pages across the 6 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 438 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Rory Clements books, 10 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
What the Rory Clements books are about
9 of the 19 Rory Clements 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 5 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 5 of 9 books
- Thrillers 5 of 9 books
- Great Britain 4 of 9 books
- Intelligence service 4 of 9 books
- Suspense 4 of 9 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 9 books
- John Shakespeare (Fictitious character) 3 of 9 books
- World War, 1939-1945 3 of 9 books
- England 2 of 9 books
- Espionage 2 of 9 books
- Murder 2 of 9 books