Wolf Hall Books in Order
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel contains 3 books, published between 2009 and 2020. The first book is Wolf Hall (2009) and the newest is The Mirror and the Light (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2009–2020
- Confirmed
- 3 of 3 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,216 in 2 of 3 books
Wolf Hall is Hilary Mantel's trilogy about Thomas Cromwell and the court of Henry VIII. The first book, Wolf Hall (2009), covers the years from 1500 to 1535 and follows Cromwell's rise as far as the death of Sir Thomas More; the title comes from Wolfhall in Wiltshire, seat of the Seymour family. Wolf Hall took the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Bring Up the Bodies (2012) took the Man Booker a second time. The Mirror and the Light (2020) closes the trilogy.
How many Wolf Hall books are there?
Wolf Hall has 3 books, released between 2009 and 2020.
Wolf Hall Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 3 Wolf Hall 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.
- 1Wolf Hall2009 · confirmed 3/42009–3/4
- 2Bring Up the Bodies2012 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/420124323/4
- 3The Mirror and the Light2020 · 784 pages · confirmed 3/420207843/4
Is there a chronological order for Wolf Hall?
No separate chronological order is on record for Wolf Hall, 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 Wolf Hall books in order?
You should read the Wolf Hall books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Wolf Hall book also stands alone.
Where to start with Wolf Hall
Start with Wolf Hall (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Wolf Hall book?
The Mirror and the Light (2020) is the newest Wolf Hall book released so far.
Is there a new Wolf Hall book coming?
No next Wolf Hall book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Wolf Hall has won
Wikidata records 3 awards and 1 nomination for Wolf Hall. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Booker Prize2012Wonfor Bring Up the Bodies
- Booker Prize2009Wonfor Wolf Hall
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction2009Wonfor Wolf Hall
- Booker Prize2020Shortlistedfor The Mirror and the Light
Wolf Hall at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Wolf Hall title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Wolf Hall books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
- Length
- 1,216 pages across the 2 of 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 608 pages each.
What the Wolf Hall books are about
All 3 Wolf Hall books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 3 of 3 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 3 books
- Literary fiction 2 of 3 books
- Man Booker Prize Winner 2 of 3 books
- Award:man_booker_prize=2009 1 of 3 books
- Award:man_booker_prize=2012 1 of 3 books
- Biographical fiction 1 of 3 books
- Courts and courtiers 1 of 3 books
- England 1 of 3 books
- Historischer Roman 1 of 3 books
More books by Hilary Mantel
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Hilary Mantel books in order 20 books