Clifton Chronicles Books in Order
Clifton Chronicles by Jeffrey Archer contains 7 books, published between 2011 and 2016. The first book is Only Time Will Tell (2011) and the newest is This Was a Man (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2011–2016
- Confirmed
- 7 of 7 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,992 in 5 of 7 books
- Reading time
- 33–50 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,992 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 7 titles with a page count on record.
Clifton Chronicles is a family saga by Jeffrey Archer, seven books published between 2011 and 2016. Only Time Will Tell (2011) opens the sequence, followed by The Sins of the Father (2012), Best Kept Secret (2013), Be Careful What You Wish For (2014), Mightier Than the Sword (2015) and Cometh the Hour (2016). This Was a Man (2016) ends it. Subject headings cover families, social classes, family secrets and the Second World War.
How many Clifton Chronicles books are there?
Clifton Chronicles has 7 books, released between 2011 and 2016.
Clifton Chronicles Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Clifton Chronicles 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.
- 1Only Time Will Tell2011 · confirmed 4/42011–4/4
- 2The Sins of the Father2012 · confirmed 4/42012–4/4
- 3Best Kept Secret2013 · 373 pages · confirmed 4/420133734/4
- 4Be Careful What You Wish For2014 · 387 pages · confirmed 4/420143874/4
- 5Mightier Than the Sword2015 · 400 pages · confirmed 4/420154004/4
- 6Cometh the Hour2016 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/420164164/4
- 7This Was a Man2016 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/420164164/4
Is there a chronological order for Clifton Chronicles?
No separate chronological order is on record for Clifton Chronicles, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Clifton Chronicles books in order?
You should read the Clifton Chronicles books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Clifton Chronicles book also stands alone.
Where to start with Clifton Chronicles
Start with Only Time Will Tell (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Clifton Chronicles book?
This Was a Man (2016) is the newest Clifton Chronicles book released so far.
Is there a new Clifton Chronicles book coming?
No next Clifton Chronicles book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Clifton Chronicles at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Clifton Chronicles title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Clifton Chronicles books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,992 pages across the 5 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Clifton Chronicles books, 7 of 7, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 7 of the 7 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Clifton Chronicles books are about
All 7 Clifton Chronicles books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family life is tagged on 7 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Family life 7 of 7 books
- History 6 of 7 books
- Social classes 5 of 7 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 7 books
- Family secrets 2 of 7 books
- Sagas 2 of 7 books
- Suspense 2 of 7 books
More books by Jeffrey Archer
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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