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Book of the Ancestor · Mark Lawrence
Book of the Ancestor books in order
There are 3 books in Book of the Ancestor. The latest, Holy Sister, came out in 2019, and Mark Lawrence hasn't announced another one yet.
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Release information last checked 12 November 2026.
Book of the Ancestor books in order
2017Book 1Red Sister
2018Book 2Grey Sister
2019Book 3Holy Sister
Companion stories
2021CompanionThe Devil You Know / The Hero of Aral Pass / A Thousand Years
2018CompanionBound- 2024CompanionThaw
What Book of the Ancestor is about
From the description of Red Sister, the first book.
“I was born for killing – the gods made me to ruin” At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen since the tribes beached their ships on Abeth. Sweet Mercy hones its novices’ skills to deadly effect: it takes ten years to educate a Red Sister in the ways of blade and fist. But even the mistresses of sword and shadow don’t truly understand what they have purchased when Nona Grey is brought to their halls as a bloodstained child of eight, falsely accused of murder: guilty of worse.
Book of the Ancestor at a glance
- Author
- Mark Lawrence
- Books published
- 3
- Companion stories
- 3
- Still to come
- None announced yet
- First book published
- 2017
Questions readers ask
Is there going to be another Book of the Ancestor book?
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How many books are in Book of the Ancestor?
3 books have been published in Book of the Ancestor so far, plus 3 companion stories.
What order should I read Book of the Ancestor in?
Read the main books in order: 1. Red Sister, 2. Grey Sister, 3. Holy Sister. The 3 companions can be read alongside them.
Is Book of the Ancestor finished?
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