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Bernard Cornwell audiobooks in order

Everything Bernard Cornwell has on this site: 2 series, 41 books published 1981–2025.

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Where to start

Each series here has its own listening order. Sharpe is the longest, at 27 books. The textbook case where publication order is the wrong answer. Cornwell began at the Peninsular War in 1981 and only wrote the India books in the late 1990s, so the list below is CHRONOLOGICAL — the order the story happens in, and what nearly everyone recommends. Skirmish, Christmas and Ransom are short stories rather than novels, and none of the three is sold as an English audiobook on Audible UK, so a listener skips them without losing the thread. Sharpe's Storm, the newest, is a full-length novel set in France in the winter of 1813, which puts it after Sharpe's Regiment and before Sharpe's Siege.

Series in order

Every book, in order

All 41 books across 2 series. Each links to its Audible listing.

The Last Kingdom

  1. 1The Last KingdomThe Last Kingdom (2004)
  2. 2The Pale HorsemanThe Pale Horseman (2005)
  3. 3The Lords of the NorthThe Lords of the North (2006)
  4. 4Sword SongSword Song (2007)
  5. 5The Burning LandThe Burning Land (2009)
  6. 6Death of KingsDeath of Kings (2011)
  7. 7The Pagan LordThe Pagan Lord (2013)
  8. 8The Empty ThroneThe Empty Throne (2014)
  9. 9Warriors of the StormWarriors of the Storm (2015)
  10. 10The Flame BearerThe Flame Bearer (2016)
  11. 11War of the WolfWar of the Wolf (2018)
  12. 12Sword of KingsSword of Kings (2019)
  13. 13War LordWar Lord (2020)
  14. 14Inside the Last Kingdom (short stories)Inside the Last Kingdom (short stories) (2023)

Sharpe

  1. 1Sharpe's TigerSharpe's Tiger (1997)
  2. 2Sharpe's TriumphSharpe's Triumph (1998)
  3. 3Sharpe's FortressSharpe's Fortress (1999)
  4. 4Sharpe's TrafalgarSharpe's Trafalgar (2000)
  5. 5Sharpe's PreySharpe's Prey (2001)
  6. 6Sharpe's RiflesSharpe's Rifles (1988)
  7. 7Sharpe's HavocSharpe's Havoc (2003)
  8. 8Sharpe's EagleSharpe's Eagle (1981)
  9. 9Sharpe's GoldSharpe's Gold (1981)
  10. 10Sharpe's EscapeSharpe's Escape (2004)
  11. 11Sharpe's FurySharpe's Fury (2006)
  12. 12Sharpe's BattleSharpe's Battle (1995)
  13. 13Sharpe's CompanySharpe's Company (1982)
  14. 14Sharpe's CommandSharpe's Command (2023)
  15. 15Sharpe's SwordSharpe's Sword (1983)
  16. 16Sharpe's Skirmish (short story) (1999)
  17. 17Sharpe's Enemy (1984)
  18. 18Sharpe's HonourSharpe's Honour (1985)
  19. 19Sharpe's RegimentSharpe's Regiment (1986)
  20. 20Sharpe's StormSharpe's Storm (2025)
  21. 21Sharpe's Christmas (short story) (1994)
  22. 22Sharpe's SiegeSharpe's Siege (1987)
  23. 23Sharpe's RevengeSharpe's Revenge (1989)
  24. 24Sharpe's WaterlooSharpe's Waterloo (1990)
  25. 25Sharpe's AssassinSharpe's Assassin (2021)
  26. 26Sharpe's Ransom (short story) (1994)
  27. 27Sharpe's DevilSharpe's Devil (1992)

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