The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 5 books · 1986 to 2002

Barbara Erskine

HorrorHistorical fictionSupernatural horrorTime-slip and dual timeline

Barbara Erskine writes time-slip novels in which modern women are drawn into the lives of women in the past. In Lady of Hay, a journalist under hypnosis relives the life of Matilda de Braose, a twelfth-century noblewoman.

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Barbara Erskine books in order

Each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Novels

5 booksTime-slip and dual timelineSupernatural horror
  1. 1Lady of Hay1986With Jo Clifford and Matilda de Braose · Set in LondonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Kingdom of Shadows1988With Clare Royland · Set in ScotlandBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Child of the Phoenix1992With Eleyne · Set in Scotland and WalesBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Midnight Is a Lonely Place1994With Kate Kennedy · Set in the Essex coastBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Hiding from the Light2002With Emma Dickson · Set in SuffolkBuy on Amazon

Characters

6 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

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