Fools' Guild Books in Order
Fools' Guild by Alan Gordon contains 8 books, published between 1998 and 2010. The first book is Thirteenth Night (1998) and the newest is The Parisian Prodigal (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1998–2010
- Total pages
- 2,377 across 8 books
- Reading time
- 40–59 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,377 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Alan Gordon wrote the eight Fools' Guild novels, published between 1998 and 2010. The catalogue files the series as historical mystery and detective fiction, with fools and jesters, murder, investigation, the Crusades and Italy among its subjects; Feste appears in the subject list as a fictitious character, as does William Shakespeare. Thirteenth Night (1998) begins the sequence, The Parisian Prodigal (2010) ends it, and the eight volumes total 2,377 catalogued pages.
How many Fools' Guild books are there?
Fools' Guild has 8 books, released between 1998 and 2010.
Fools' Guild Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Fools' Guild 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.
- 1Thirteenth Night1998 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419982561/4
- 2Jester Leaps In2000 · 291 pages · confirmed 1/420002911/4
- 3A Death in the Venetian Quarter2002 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420023201/4
- 4The Widow of Jerusalem2003 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/420032761/4
- 5An Antic Disposition2004 · 337 pages · confirmed 1/420043371/4
- 6The Lark's Lament2007 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/420072741/4
- 7The Moneylender of Toulouse2008 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420083041/4
- 8The Parisian Prodigal2010 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/420103191/4
Is there a chronological order for Fools' Guild?
No separate chronological order is on record for Fools' Guild, 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 Fools' Guild books in order?
You should read the Fools' Guild books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Fools' Guild book also stands alone.
Where to start with Fools' Guild
Start with Thirteenth Night (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Fools' Guild book?
The Parisian Prodigal (2010) is the newest Fools' Guild book released so far.
Is there a new Fools' Guild book coming?
No next Fools' Guild book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Fools' Guild at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Fools' Guild title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Fools' Guild books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,377 pages across all 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 298 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Fools' Guild books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
What the Fools' Guild books are about
All 8 Fools' Guild books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fools and jesters is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fools and jesters 5 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 8 books
- Feste (Fictitious character) 3 of 8 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 8 books
- Investigation 3 of 8 books
- Murder 3 of 8 books
- Crusades 2 of 8 books
- Feste (Fictitious character : Gordon) 2 of 8 books
- History 2 of 8 books
More books by Alan Gordon
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Characters in the Fools' Guild books
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
Other series by Alan Gordon
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.