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Ursula Blanchard Books in Order

Ursula Blanchard by Valerie Anand/Fiona Buckley contains 23 books, published between 1997 and 2024. The first book is The Robsart Mystery / To Shield the Queen (1997) and the newest is To Seize a Queen (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1997–2024
Pages on record
1,839 in 6 of 23 books
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Ursula Blanchard is the sleuth in a historical mystery series credited to Valerie Anand / Fiona Buckley. Twenty-three books are catalogued between 1997 and 2024, opening with The Robsart Mystery, also published as To Shield the Queen (1997), and reaching To Seize a Queen (2024). The Doublet Affair (1998), Queen's Ransom (2000), To Ruin a Queen (2000), Queen of Ambition (2001), A Pawn for a Queen (2002), The Fugitive Queen (2003) and The Siren Queen (2004) follow. Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603), her court and courtiers, and Renaissance England are the recurring subjects. The series is ongoing.

How many Ursula Blanchard books are there?

Ursula Blanchard has 23 books, released between 1997 and 2024.

Ursula Blanchard Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Ursula Blanchard 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 A Pawn for a Queen by Valerie Anand/Fiona Buckley, book 6 of the Ursula Blanchard series (2002)
  2. Cover of The Siren Queen by Valerie Anand/Fiona Buckley, book 8 of the Ursula Blanchard series (2004)
  3. Cover of Forest of Secrets by Valerie Anand/Fiona Buckley, book 19 of the Ursula Blanchard series (2021)
  4. Cover of Golden Cargoes by Valerie Anand/Fiona Buckley, book 20 of the Ursula Blanchard series (2022)
  5. Cover of The Net of Steel by Valerie Anand/Fiona Buckley, book 22 of the Ursula Blanchard series (2023)
  1. 1
    The Robsart Mystery / To Shield the Queen1997 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997328
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  2. 2
    The Doublet Affair1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  3. 3
    Queen's Ransom2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  4. 4
    To Ruin a Queen2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  5. 5
    Queen of Ambition2001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  6. 6
    A Pawn for a Queen2002 · 359 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002359
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  7. 7
    The Fugitive Queen2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  8. 8
    The Siren Queen2004 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004288
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  9. 9
    Queen Without a Crown2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  10. 10
    Queen's Bounty2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    A Rescue for a Queen2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  12. 12
    A Traitor's Tears2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  13. 13
    A Perilous Alliance2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  14. 14
    The Heretic's Creed2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  15. 15
    A Deadly Betrothal2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  16. 16
    The Reluctant Assassin2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  17. 17
    A Web of Silk2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  18. 18
    The Scent of Danger2020 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020368
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  19. 19
    Forest of Secrets2021 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021240
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  20. 20
    Golden Cargoes2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  21. 21
    Shadow of Spain2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  22. 22
    The Net of Steel2023 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023256
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  23. 23
    To Seize a Queen2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Is there a chronological order for Ursula Blanchard?

No separate chronological order is on record for Ursula Blanchard, 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 Ursula Blanchard books in order?

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

Where to start with Ursula Blanchard

Start with The Robsart Mystery / To Shield the Queen (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ursula Blanchard book?

To Seize a Queen (2024) is the newest Ursula Blanchard book released so far.

Is there a new Ursula Blanchard book coming?

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

Ursula Blanchard at a glance

Still running
Ursula Blanchard is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Ursula Blanchard books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,839 pages across the 6 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 308 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ursula Blanchard books, 9 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

What the Ursula Blanchard books are about

6 of the 23 Ursula Blanchard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: english literature is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Valerie Anand/Fiona Buckley

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