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Retallick Saga Books in Order

Retallick Saga by E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson contains 9 books, published between 1977 and 2006. The first book is Chase the Wind (1977) and the newest is Brothers in War (2006). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
1977–2006
Pages on record
3,745 in 8 of 9 books
Reading time
62–94 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,745 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

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Retallick Saga follows the Retallick family, the fictitious characters the subjects name, across nine books credited to E.V. Thompson, also recorded as Ernest Victor Thompson. Recorded subjects include Cornwall, the clay industries, families, social conditions, South Africa, war and military fiction, and the First World War. Chase the Wind (1977) opens the saga and Brothers in War (2006) closes it, with Harvest of the Sun (1978), Ben Retallick (1980), Singing Spears (1982), The Stricken Land (1985), Lottie Trago (1991), Ruddlemoor (1995) and Fires of Evening (1999) in between. A chronological order is recorded beside publication order, and the median recorded length is 432 pages.

How many Retallick Saga books are there?

Retallick Saga has 9 books, released between 1977 and 2006.

Retallick Saga Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Retallick Saga 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 Harvest of the Sun by E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson, book 2 of the Retallick Saga (1978)
  2. Cover of Singing Spears by E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson, book 4 of the Retallick Saga (1982)
  3. Cover of The Stricken Land by E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson, book 5 of the Retallick Saga (1985)
  4. Cover of Lottie Trago by E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson, book 6 of the Retallick Saga (1991)
  5. Cover of Ruddlemoor by E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson, book 7 of the Retallick Saga (1995)
  6. Cover of Fires of Evening by E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson, book 8 of the Retallick Saga (1999)
  7. Cover of Brothers in War by E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson, book 9 of the Retallick Saga (2006)
  1. 1
    Chase the Wind1977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  2. 2
    Harvest of the Sun1978 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978384
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  3. 3
    Ben Retallick1980 · 474 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980474
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  4. 4
    Singing Spears1982 · 444 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982444
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  5. 5
    The Stricken Land1985 · 419 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985419
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  6. 6
    Lottie Trago1991 · 403 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991403
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  7. 7
    Ruddlemoor1995 · 684 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995684
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  8. 8
    Fires of Evening1999 · 521 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999521
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  9. 9
    Brothers in War2006 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006416
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Retallick Saga Books in Chronological Order

In story order, Ben Retallick comes first and Brothers in War comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 9 books below run in that in-universe sequence.

  1. 3
    Ben Retallick1980 · 474 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980474
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  2. 1
    Chase the Wind1977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  3. 2
    Harvest of the Sun1978 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978384
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  4. 6
    Lottie Trago1991 · 403 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991403
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  5. 4
    Singing Spears1982 · 444 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982444
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  6. 5
    The Stricken Land1985 · 419 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985419
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  7. 7
    Ruddlemoor1995 · 684 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995684
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  8. 8
    Fires of Evening1999 · 521 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999521
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  9. 9
    Brothers in War2006 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006416
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Do you have to read Retallick Saga books in order?

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

Where to start with Retallick Saga

Start with Chase the Wind (1977), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, Ben Retallick comes first.

What is the newest Retallick Saga book?

Brothers in War (2006) is the newest Retallick Saga book released so far.

Is there a new Retallick Saga book coming?

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

Retallick Saga at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Retallick Saga title on record dates from 2006, 20 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Retallick Saga books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
3,745 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Retallick Saga books, 3 of 9, were published in the 1990s.

What the Retallick Saga books are about

8 of the 9 Retallick Saga books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: retallick family (fictitious characters) is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson

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