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Sebastian St. Cyr Books in Order

Sebastian St. Cyr by C.S. Harris contains 21 books, published between 2005 and 2026. The first book is What Angels Fear (2005) and the newest is When the Wolves Are Silent (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
2005–2026
Confirmed
21 of 21 titles
Pages on record
4,877 in 14 of 21 books
Reading time
81–122 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,877 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

See all 21 books in order Printable Sebastian St. Cyr checklist

Sebastian St. Cyr is a historical mystery series by C.S. Harris, following a British nobleman who investigates murders. What Angels Fear (2005) opens the run, and the titles that follow keep to a question-like pattern: When Gods Die, Why Mermaids Sing, Where Serpents Sleep, What Remains of Heaven. Twenty-one books reach When the Wolves Are Silent in 2026, and the series continues.

How many Sebastian St. Cyr books are there?

Sebastian St. Cyr has 21 books, released between 2005 and 2026.

Sebastian St. Cyr Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Sebastian St. Cyr 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 What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris, book 1 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2005)
  2. Cover of When Gods Die by C.S. Harris, book 2 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2006)
  3. Cover of Why Mermaids Sing by C.S. Harris, book 3 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2007)
  4. Cover of Where Serpents Sleep by C.S. Harris, book 4 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2008)
  5. Cover of What Remains of Heaven by C.S. Harris, book 5 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2009)
  6. Cover of Where Shadows Dance by C.S. Harris, book 6 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2011)
  7. Cover of When Maidens Mourn by C.S. Harris, book 7 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2012)
  8. Cover of Why Kings Confess by C.S. Harris, book 9 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2014)
  9. Cover of Who Buries the Dead by C.S. Harris, book 10 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2015)
  10. Cover of When Falcons Fall by C.S. Harris, book 11 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2016)
  11. Cover of Where the Dead Lie by C.S. Harris, book 12 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2017)
  12. Cover of Who Speaks for the Damned by C.S. Harris, book 15 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2020)
  13. Cover of What the Devil Knows by C.S. Harris, book 16 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2021)
  14. Cover of When Blood Lies by C.S. Harris, book 17 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2022)
  15. Cover of Who Cries for the Lost by C.S. Harris, book 18 of the Sebastian St. Cyr series (2023)
  1. 1
    What Angels Fear2005 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2005432
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  2. 2
    When Gods Die2006 · 338 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2006338
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  3. 3
    Why Mermaids Sing2007 · 342 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2007342
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  4. 4
    Where Serpents Sleep2008 · 341 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008341
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  5. 5
    What Remains of Heaven2009 · confirmed 4/4
    2009–
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  6. 6
    Where Shadows Dance2011 · 342 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011342
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  7. 7
    When Maidens Mourn2012 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012352
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  8. 8
    What Darkness Brings2013 · confirmed 4/4
    2013–
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  9. 9
    Why Kings Confess2014 · 340 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014340
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  10. 10
    Who Buries the Dead2015 · 338 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015338
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  11. 11
    When Falcons Fall2016 · 355 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016355
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  12. 12
    Where the Dead Lie2017 · 338 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017338
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  13. 13
    Why Kill the Innocent2018 · 335 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018335
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  14. 14
    Who Slays the Wicked2019 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019352
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  15. 15
    Who Speaks for the Damned2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  16. 16
    What the Devil Knows2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2021336
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  17. 17
    When Blood Lies2022 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2022336
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  18. 18
    Who Cries for the Lost2023 · confirmed 4/4
    2023–
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  19. 19
    What Cannot Be Said2024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024–
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  20. 20
    Who Will Remember?2025 · confirmed 4/4
    2025–
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  21. 21
    When the Wolves Are Silent2026 · confirmed 4/4
    2026–
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Is there a chronological order for Sebastian St. Cyr?

No separate chronological order is on record for Sebastian St. Cyr, 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 Sebastian St. Cyr books in order?

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

Where to start with Sebastian St. Cyr

Start with What Angels Fear (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sebastian St. Cyr book?

When the Wolves Are Silent (2026) is the newest Sebastian St. Cyr book released so far.

Is there a new Sebastian St. Cyr book coming?

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

Sebastian St. Cyr at a glance

Still running
Sebastian St. Cyr is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Sebastian St. Cyr books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,877 pages across the 14 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 340 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sebastian St. Cyr books, 9 of 21, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
19 of the 21 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Sebastian St. Cyr books are about

16 of the 21 Sebastian St. Cyr books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: sebastian saint cyr (fictitious character) is tagged on 13 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by C.S. Harris

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