Reading order · 6 books · 1998 to 2010 · Set in the fictional Paradise, New York
Wilderness Books in Order
The Wilderness books follow Elizabeth Middleton, an independent English gentlewoman who travels to the New York frontier in 1792 to teach, and marries Nathaniel Bonner, a frontiersman raised among the Mohawk. The series follows them and their children through war and family drama.
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Series facts
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1998 to 2010
- First book
- Into the Wilderness
- Latest
- The Endless Forest (2010)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Paradise, New York
The reading order
Every Wilderness book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
6 books · Set in the fictional Paradise, New York
- 1Into the Wilderness1998With Elizabeth Middleton Bonner and Nathaniel BonnerIn 1792, Elizabeth Middleton, a spinster from England, travels to her father’s settlement of Paradise in upstate New York to teach.Buy on Amazon
- 2Dawn on a Distant Shore2000With Elizabeth Middleton Bonner and Nathaniel BonnerNathaniel Bonner is taken prisoner in Canada, and Elizabeth, with their newborn twins, sets out to free him, a journey that leads to Scotland.Buy on Amazon
- 3Lake in the Clouds2002With Elizabeth Middleton Bonner and Nathaniel BonnerIn 1802, Hannah Bonner, now a skilled healer, shelters a gravely ill runaway slave, and the bounty hunter on the trail is Liam Kirby, her first love.Buy on Amazon
- 4Fire Along the Sky2004With Elizabeth Middleton Bonner and Nathaniel BonnerIn 1812, Hannah Bonner returns alone to Paradise carrying a painful story she cannot yet tell, while her headstrong half-sister Lily begins a reckless affair and war draws closer.Buy on Amazon
- 5Queen of Swords2006With Elizabeth Middleton Bonner and Nathaniel BonnerIn 1814, Hannah Bonner and her half-brother Luke search the Caribbean for Luke’s wife, Jennet, and the man who abducted her.Buy on Amazon
- 6The Endless Forest2010With Elizabeth Middleton Bonner and Nathaniel BonnerIn 1824, the Bonner children come home to Paradise, where Martha and her childhood friend Daniel grow closer, until Martha’s scheming mother reappears after ten years away.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the six books in order, starting with Into the Wilderness.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Elizabeth Middleton Bonner | Nathaniel Bonner | Hannah Bonner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Into the Wilderness | LLead | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 Dawn on a Distant Shore | LLead | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 Lake in the Clouds | LLead | LLead | MMajor |
| 4 Fire Along the Sky | LLead | LLead | MMajor |
| 5 Queen of Swords | LLead | LLead | LLead |
| 6 The Endless Forest | LLead | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Wilderness books
3 characters from Sara Donati’s chart, with the number of Wilderness books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Middleton BonnerEnglish schoolteacher | 6 | Into the Wilderness 1998 |
| Nathaniel BonnerFrontiersman | 6 | Into the Wilderness 1998 |
| Hannah BonnerNathaniel's daughter, a healer | 6 | Into the Wilderness 1998 |