Domesday books in order

The Domesday series by Edward Marston follows two Norman commissioners investigating murders as they travel through 11th-century England conducting the great land survey.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Wolves of Savernake 1993 Edward Marston Buy
2 The Ravens of Blackwater 1994 Edward Marston Buy
3 The Dragons of Archenfield 1995 Edward Marston Buy
4 The Lions of the North 1996 Edward Marston Buy
5 The Serpents Of Harbledown 1996 Edward Marston Buy
6 The Stallions of Woodstock 1997 Edward Marston Buy
7 The Hawks of Delamere 1998 Edward Marston Buy
8 The Wildcats of Exeter 1998 Edward Marston Buy
9 The Foxes of Warwick 1999 Edward Marston Buy
10 The Owls of Gloucester 2000 Edward Marston Buy
11 The Elephants of Norwich 2000 Edward Marston Buy

The Domesday series is set in 1086 England, shortly after William the Conqueror ordered a massive survey of all landholdings in the kingdom. Ralph Delchard, a Norman soldier, and Gervase Bret, a young Saxon lawyer, are sent to different counties to hear property disputes and settle claims. At each stop, they find that a murder has complicated things.

The series ran for eleven books between 1993 and 2000, with each title named after a different animal and location: The Wolves of Savernake, The Ravens of Blackwater, The Dragons of Archenfield, and so on. Marston uses the Domesday survey as a framework that naturally moves the characters around England and into new communities with new secrets.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Domesday series?

There are eleven books in the Domesday series, published between 1993 and 2000.

What is the first book in the Domesday series?

The first book in the Domesday series is The Wolves of Savernake, published in 1993.

What is the Domesday series about?

Set in 1086, the series follows Ralph Delchard and Gervase Bret, two commissioners working on the Domesday survey ordered by William the Conqueror. As they travel from county to county settling land disputes, they keep stumbling onto murders that need solving.

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