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The Chronicles of St Mary's Books in Order

by Jodi TaylorScience Fiction & Fantasy

14 books so far (book 15 is due August 12, 2027) and 15 novellas. They run from Just One Damned Thing After Another (2014) to The Good, the Bad and the History (2023). Rated 4.6 across 85,401 listener reviews.

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  1. The Very First Damned Thing

    Novella 0.5 2015 4.3 (4.4k)

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  2. Just One Damned Thing After Another

    Book 1 2014 4.3 (9.6k)

    'One of my favourite books of all time' CHARLAINE HARRIS 'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. K.

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  3. A Symphony of Echoes

    Book 2 2014 4.6 (5.2k)

    The second book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History.

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  4. When a Child is Born

    Novella 2.5 2013 4.5 (6.7k)

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  5. A Second Chance

    Book 3 2014 4.7 (4.1k)

    The third book in the best-selling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History.

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  6. Roman Holiday

    Novella 3.5 2014 4.5 (6.1k)

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  7. A Trail Through Time

    Book 4 2014 4.7 (3.8k)

    The fourth book in the best-selling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History.

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  8. Christmas Present

    Novella 4.5 2015 4.6 (5.5k)

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  9. No Time Like The Past

    Book 5 2015 4.7 (3.3k)

    The fifth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History.

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  10. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

    Book 6 2015 4.7 (3k)

    The sixth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History.

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  11. Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings

    Novella 6.5 2015 4.6 (2.8k)

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  12. Lies, Damned Lies, and History

    Book 7 2016 4.8 (2.8k)

    The seventh book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History.

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  13. The Great St. Mary's Day Out

    Novella 7.5 2016 4.7 (1.7k)

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  14. My Name is Markham

    Novella 7.6 2016 4.6 (1.6k)

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  15. And the Rest Is History

    Book 8 2017 4.7 (2.4k)

    The eighth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History.

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  16. Christmas Past

    Novella 8.5 2017 4.8 (2.2k)

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  17. An Argumentation of Historians

    Book 9 2018 4.8 (2.1k)

    The ninth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History.

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  18. The Battersea Barricades

    Novella 9.5 2018 4.6 (2.7k)

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  19. The Steam-Pump Jump

    Novella 9.6 2018 4.7 (1.3k)

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  20. And Now for Something Completely Different

    Novella 9.7 2018 4.7 (2.8k)

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  21. Hope for the Best

    Book 10 2019 4.8 (1.9k)

    The tenth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. You can't change History. History doesn't like it.

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  22. When Did You Last See Your Father?

    Novella 10.5 2019 4.7 (927)

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  23. Why is Nothing Ever Simple?

    Novella 10.6 2019 4.8 (874)

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  24. Plan for the Worst

    Book 11 2020 4.8 (3k)

    'A great mix of British properness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun' ***** BOOK 11 IN THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S SERIES For fans of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club, Jasper Fforde and Doctor…

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  25. The Ordeal of the Haunted Room

    Novella 11.5 2020 4.8 (862)

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  26. Another Time, Another Place

    Book 12 2021 4.8 (1.2k)

    The 12th book in the best-selling Chronicles of St Mary's series. If you love Jasper Fforde, Ben Aaronovitch or Doctor Who, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. 'It's time, Max.' And so, a whole new chapter opens up.

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  27. The Toast of Time

    Novella 12.5 2021 4.9 (629)

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  28. A Catalogue of Catastrophe

    Book 13 2022 4.9 (1.2k)

    Book 13 in the internationally best-selling Chronicles of St Mary's series. For fans of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club series, Jasper Fforde and Doctor Who. Finally—finally!—Max has that nice office job she's always wanted.

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  29. The Good, the Bad and the History

    Book 14 2023 4.9 (699)

    St Mary's is under investigation. Their director has been shot and Max is Number One Suspect. Can things get any worse? We all know the answer to that one. Max needs to get away - fast - and a Brilliant...

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  30. Well, That Could Have Gone Better

    Book 15 Out August 12, 2027

    'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time... a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. K. MCDONNELL Did you miss them? St Mary's is back - new and improved. More pods. More staff.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for The Chronicles of St Mary's is also the best order to read them in. Novellas and short stories sit between the novels they follow, numbered the way the publisher numbers them (0.5 comes after book 0). They are optional — you can skip them without missing the main story. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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