Reading order · 3 books · 2019 to 2022 · Set in Chichester
Fairmile Books in Order
The Fairmile books follow an ordinary family of the Sussex tidelands through the seventeenth century and beyond.
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Series facts
The reading order
Every Fairmile book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in Chichester
- 1Tidelands2019With Alinor ReekieIn 1648, Alinor, a poor woman of the Sussex tidelands, a herbalist and midwife, meets a young man on the run, and the meeting changes her life.Buy on Amazon
- 2Dark Tides2020With Alinor ReekieIn 1670, Alinor’s family, now in London, are drawn into a family secret that reaches as far as Venice.Buy on Amazon
- 3Dawnlands2022With Alinor ReekieIn 1685, Alinor’s family are caught up in the rebellion against the king.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Tidelands, Dark Tides and Dawnlands in order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Alinor Reekie | Alys Reekie |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Tidelands | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 Dark Tides | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 Dawnlands | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Fairmile books
2 characters from Philippa Gregory’s chart, with the number of Fairmile books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Alinor ReekieMidwife and herbalist of the marshes | 3 | Tidelands 2019 |
| Alys ReekieAlinor's daughter | 3 | Tidelands 2019 |