Order of Ariana Franklin Books
Ariana Franklin is the pen name of British author Diana Norman (1933-2011), who writes historical fiction novels. She writes the Mistress of the Art of Death and Makepeace Hedley series. Ariana began her career working as a journalist and was the youngest reporter on Fleet Street. After marrying film critic Barry Norman, she discovered her journalism career didn’t mix with his work. It was because of that she became a mother in the English countryside, continuing to write whenever and whatever she could.
Ariana Franklin became a published author in 1980 with the novel Fitzempress’ Law as Diana Norman. She adopted the Ariana Franklin nom de plume in 2006 with the novel City of Shadows. The novel was nominated for a Barry Award for Best Novel. Below is a list of Ariana Franklin’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Makepeace Hedley Books
| A Catch of Consequence | (2002) |    |
| Taking Liberties | (2003) | |
| The Sparks Fly Upward | (2006) | |
Publication Order of Mistress of the Art of Death Books
| Mistress of the Art of Death | (2007) | |
| The Serpent's Tale/Death Maze | (2008) | |
| Relics of the Dead/Grave Goods | (2009) | |
| A Murderous Procession/The Assassin's Prayer | (2010) | |
| Death and the Maiden | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Fitzempress' Law | (1980) | |
| King Of The Last Days | (1981) | |
| Morning Gift | (1985) | |
| Daughter of Lir | (1988) | |
| The Pirate Queen | (1991) | |
| The Vizard Mask | (1994) | |
| Shores Of Darkness | (1996) | |
| Blood Royal | (1998) | |
| City of Shadows | (2006) | |
| The Siege Winter | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Stately Ghosts of England | (1970) | |
| Road From Singapore | (1979) | |
| Terrible Beauty | (1988) | |
Notes: The Makepeace Hedley series, the non-fiction book Terrible Beauty and the standalone novels Fitzempress’ Law, King of the Last Days, The Morning Gift, Daughter of Lir, Pirate Queen, The Vizard Mask, Shores of Darkness and Blood Royal were written as Diana Norman.
The Siege Winter is co-authored by Samantha Norman. The Serpent’s Tale was also published as The Death Maze. Relics of the Dead is also known as Grave Goods. A Murderous Procession is also titled The Assassin’s Prayer.
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Grave Goods should be added to the MotAoD series
It’s already on there as Relics of the Dead. (One of those books that have multiple titles)