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Hawkenlye Books in Order

Alys Clare has written 17 Hawkenlye books, published between 1999 and 2017. The first book is Fortune Like the Moon (1999) and the newest is The Devil's Cup (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
1999–2017
Confirmed
17 of 17 titles
Pages on record
3,571 in 13 of 17 books
Reading time
60–89 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,571 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

See all 17 books in order Printable Hawkenlye checklist

Hawkenlye names the Alys Clare mysteries catalogued as the Hawkenlye Mysteries: 17 books from Fortune Like the Moon (1999) to The Devil's Cup (2017). Abbess Helewise and Josse D'Acquin are the fictional characters recorded in the subjects. England, history, knighthood and abbesses recur, and the books are filed as women-sleuth mysteries. Ashes of the Elements (2000), The Faithful Dead (2002) and Girl in a Red Tunic (2005) are other titles.

How many Hawkenlye books are there?

Hawkenlye has 17 books, released between 1999 and 2017.

Hawkenlye Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Hawkenlye 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 Fortune Like the Moon by Alys Clare, book 1 of the Hawkenlye Mysteries series (1999)
  2. Cover of Ashes of the Elements by Alys Clare, book 2 of the Hawkenlye Mysteries series (2000)
  3. Cover of The Tavern in the Morning by Alys Clare, book 3 of the Hawkenlye Mysteries series (2000)
  4. Cover of The Chatter of the Maidens by Alys Clare, book 4 of the Hawkenlye Mysteries series (2001)
  5. Cover of The Faithful Dead by Alys Clare, book 5 of the Hawkenlye Mysteries series (2002)
  6. Cover of A Dark Night Hidden by Alys Clare, book 6 of the Hawkenlye Mysteries series (2003)
  7. Cover of Whiter Than the Lily by Alys Clare, book 7 of the Hawkenlye Mysteries series (2004)
  8. Cover of Girl in a Red Tunic by Alys Clare, book 8 of the Hawkenlye Mysteries series (2005)
  9. Cover of Heart of Ice by Alys Clare, book 9 of the Hawkenlye Mysteries series (2006)
  10. Cover of The Rose of the World by Alys Clare, book 13 of the Hawkenlye Mysteries series (2011)
  11. Cover of The Song of the Nightingale by Alys Clare, book 14 of the Hawkenlye Mysteries series (2012)
  12. Cover of A Shadowed Evil by Alys Clare, book 16 of the Hawkenlye Mysteries series (2015)
  1. 1
    Fortune Like the MoonHawkenlye Mysteries #11999 · 242 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999242
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  2. 2
    Ashes of the ElementsHawkenlye Mysteries #22000 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000272
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  3. 3
    The Tavern in the MorningHawkenlye Mysteries #32000 · 230 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000230
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  4. 4
    The Chatter of the MaidensHawkenlye Mysteries #42001 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001256
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  5. 5
    The Faithful DeadHawkenlye Mysteries #52002 · 305 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002305
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  6. 6
    A Dark Night HiddenHawkenlye Mysteries #62003 · 259 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003259
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  7. 7
    Whiter Than the LilyHawkenlye Mysteries #72004 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004272
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  8. 8
    Girl in a Red TunicHawkenlye Mysteries #82005 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005320
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  9. 9
    Heart of IceHawkenlye Mysteries #92006 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006368
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  10. 10
    The Enchanter's ForestHawkenlye Mysteries #102007 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007344
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  11. 11
    The Paths of the AirHawkenlye Mysteries #112008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  12. 12
    The Joys of My LifeHawkenlye Mysteries #122008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  13. 13
    The Rose of the WorldHawkenlye Mysteries #132011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  14. 14
    The Song of the NightingaleHawkenlye Mysteries #142012 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012240
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  15. 15
    The Winter KingHawkenlye Mysteries #152014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  16. 16
    A Shadowed EvilHawkenlye Mysteries #162015 · 232 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015232
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  17. 17
    The Devil's CupHawkenlye Mysteries #172017 · 231 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017231
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Do you have to read Hawkenlye books in order?

You should read the Hawkenlye books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Hawkenlye book also stands alone.

Where to start with Hawkenlye

Start with Fortune Like the Moon (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Hawkenlye book?

The Devil's Cup (2017) is the newest Hawkenlye book released so far.

Is there a new Hawkenlye book coming?

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

Hawkenlye at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Hawkenlye title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Hawkenlye books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,571 pages across the 13 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 259 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Hawkenlye books, 11 of 17, were published in the 2000s.

What the Hawkenlye books are about

14 of the 17 Hawkenlye books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: abbess helewise (fictitious character) is tagged on 7 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Alys Clare

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.