Chronicles Of Christoval Alvarez Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Secret World of Christoval Alvarez |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Enterprise of England |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Portuguese Affair |
2014 |
Buy |
| Bartholomew Fair |
2014 |
Buy |
| Suffer the Little Children |
2015 |
Buy |
| Voyage to Muscovy |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Play’s the Thing |
2016 |
Buy |
| That Time May Cease |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Lopez Affair |
2017 |
Buy |
Fenland Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Flood |
2014 |
Buy |
| Betrayal |
2015 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| In Defence of Fantasy |
1984 |
Buy |
Oxford Medieval Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Bookseller’s Tale |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Novice’s Tale |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Huntsman’s Tale |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Merchant’s Tale |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Troubadour’s Tale |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Stonemason’s Tale |
2018 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Envy |
2014 |
Buy |
| A Mutual Silence |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Scent of Oranges |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Secret of Santa Fabriata |
2014 |
Buy |
| A Walk in the Woods |
2014 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Anniversary |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Travellers |
1997 |
Buy |
| A Running Tide |
1998 |
Buy |
| Mere Incidents of War |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Testament of Mariam |
2009 |
Buy |
| This Rough Ocean |
2015 |
Buy |
Ann Swinfen is a British author who began her writing career with an academic study of fantasy literature before turning to historical fiction. Her first novel, The Anniversary, was published in 1996, and she went on to write nearly thirty books across several series and standalone titles.
Her most extensive work is the Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez, a nine-book series set in the 1580s and 1590s. The protagonist, Christoval, is a young Portuguese doctor living in London who gets drawn into espionage for Sir Francis Walsingham’s intelligence network. The Oxford Medieval Mysteries follow a bookseller in 14th-century Oxford who keeps stumbling into murder. Her Fenland novels are set in the East Anglian marshlands, and her standalones range from contemporary to historical settings.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Ann Swinfen written?
Ann Swinfen has written 29 books across six series.
What was Ann Swinfen's first book?
Ann Swinfen’s first book is In Defence of Fantasy, published in 1984.
What is Ann Swinfen best known for?
She is best known for the Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez, a nine-book series set in Elizabethan England following a young Portuguese doctor who works as a spy for Sir Francis Walsingham. Her Oxford Medieval Mysteries series, set in 14th-century Oxford, is also popular.