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Sharon Kay Penman

(1945 - 2021)

Sharon Penman was hailed by Publishers' Weekly as 'an historical novelist of the first rank'. Her bestselling debut about Richard III, THE SUNNE IN SPLENDOUR (1982) was a worldwide hit, and her acclaimed Welsh trilogy was similarly successful.

Genres: Historical

Series

Welsh Princes
   1. Here Be Dragons (1985)
   2. Falls the Shadow (1988)
   3. The Reckoning (1991)

Eleanor of Aquitaine
   1. When Christ and His Saints Slept (1994)
   2. Time and Chance (2002)
   3. Devil's Brood (2008)

Justin de Quincy
   1. The Queen's Man (1996)
   2. Cruel As the Grave (1998)
   3. Dragon's Lair (2003)
   4. Prince of Darkness (2005)

Lionheart
1. Lionheart (2011)
2. A King's Ransom (2014)

Novels

The Sunne in Splendour (1982)
The Land Beyond the Sea (2019)

Books containing stories by Sharon Kay Penman

Dangerous Women 2 (2014)
(Dangerous Women, book 2)
edited by
Gardner Dozois and George R R Martin

Dangerous Women 1 (2013)
(Dangerous Women, book 1)
edited by
Gardner Dozois and George R R Martin

Award nominations

1997 Edgar Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Queen's Man

Sharon Kay Penman recommends

Gate of the Dead (2015)
(Master of War, book 3)
David Gilman
"I'm totally bedazzled. The suspense is ratcheted up to a truly brutal level – it is impossible for a reader to predict what will be coming next."

Lies Told In Silence (2014)
M K Tod
"Dramatically depicts the horror and heartbreak of war, while also celebrating the resilience of the human spirit."

A Marked Man (2010)
(Abigail Adams Mystery, book 2)
Barbara Hamilton
"Abigail Adams could become my favorite historical sleuth."