Reading Order
7 series · 30 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wine of Angels | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Midwinter of the Spirit | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | A Crown of Lights | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Cure of Souls | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | The Lamp of the Wicked | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Prayer of the Night Shepherd | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Smile of a Ghost | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Remains of an Altar | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The Fabric of Sin | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | To Dream of the Dead | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | The Secrets of Pain | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | The Magus of Hay | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | The House of Susan Lulham | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Friends of the Dusk | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | All of a Winter's Night | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | The Fever of the World | 2019 | Buy from Amazon |
Merrily Watkins Companion Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merrily's Border | 2009 | Buy from Amazon |
Grayle Underhill & Bobby Maiden Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cold Calling | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Mean Spirit | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Night After Night | 2014 | Buy from Amazon |
John Dee Papers Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bones of Avalon | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Heresy of Dr Dee | 2012 | Buy from Amazon |
Marco Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco's Pendulum | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Marco and the Blade of Night | 2007 | Buy from Amazon |
Phil Rickman Other Novels
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candlenight | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Curfew / Crybbe | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | December | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Man in the Moss | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | The Chalice | 1997 | Buy from Amazon |
Phil Rickman Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best of Cemetery Dance II | 2008 | Buy from Amazon |
Phil Rickman (born 1964) is a British author known for his historical crime novels. Raised in the Forest of Dean, he worked as a teacher before turning to writing full-time. Rickman's Merrily Watkins series features a female Church of England vicar who solves crimes involving the supernatural. The first novel, "The Wine of Angels," won the CWA Dagger Award for Best First Crime Novel in 2000. The series has been adapted into a BBC television drama. Rickman has also written several stand-alone novels, including "The Chalice" (2005) and "Curtain Call" (2009). His work has been praised for its atmospheric settings, strong characters, and exploration of religious themes. Rickman has won numerous awards, including the British Book Awards Historical Fiction Award for "The Remains of an Altar" (2016).