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Brother Cadfael Reading Order
Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters has 20 main books (1977–1994), plus 1 novella or companion. Start with A Morbid Taste for Bones (1977) and read the numbered books in order.
By Ellis Peters
Brother Cadfael books in order
Your reading speed
- 4 h 35 min
#2
One Corpse Too Many
1979
—- 4 h 2 min
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#4
Saint Peter's Fair
1981
—#5
The Leper of Saint Giles
1981
—#6
The Virgin in the Ice
1982
—- 4 h 2 min
- 3 h 22 min
#9
Dead Man's Ransom
1984
—- 3 h 41 min
#11
An Excellent Mystery
1985
—#12
The Raven in the Foregate
1986
—#13
The Rose Rent
1986
—#14
The Hermit of Eyton Forest
1987
—#15
The Confession of Brother Haluin
1988
—#16
The Heretic's Apprentice
1989
—- 3 h 28 min
- 3 h 28 min
#19
The Holy Thief
1992
—#20
Brother Cadfael's Penance
1994
—Companion
A Rare Benedictine
1988
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Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Brother Cadfael: common questions
- How many books are in the Brother Cadfael series?
- There are 20 main books in Brother Cadfael, plus 1 novella or companion book. The most recent main book listed here is Brother Cadfael's Penance (1994).
- What order should I read Brother Cadfael in?
- Read Brother Cadfael in its numbered order: A Morbid Taste for Bones, One Corpse Too Many, Monk's Hood, Saint Peter's Fair, and so on.
- What is the first Brother Cadfael book?
- The first book is A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters, published in 1977.
- Do I need to read the Brother Cadfael novellas?
- The 1 novella or companion book (A Rare Benedictine) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.