Peter Tremayne

Going under the pseudonym of Peter Tremayne, the British author, literary biographer and historian Peter Berresford Ellis has been writing for quite some time now to much acclaim, who, along with his other pen-name of Peter MacAlan, has amassed a large body of work over the course of his career. Well known and equally well regarded for his long-running historical mysteries, most notably that of his Sister Fidelma series, he's managed to garner a lot of positive attention over the years. Appreciated both nationally as well as internationally, he's gotten a lot of traction throughout the years with his…

The best place to start is the Dracula Lives series, the earliest of Peter Tremayne's multi-book series: it opens with Dracula Unborn / Bloodright (1977) and runs to 3 books across 1977–1980, ending with Dracula, My Love (1980). Peter Tremayne's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Peter Tremayne has 94 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1974 and 2026. 45 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Sister Fidelma series with 37 books — and 49 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Peter Tremayne's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dracula Lives (1977–1980, 3 books), Lan-Kern (1980–1984, 3 books) and Sister Fidelma (1994–2026, 37 books), plus 1 more.

This guide splits Peter Tremayne's 94 books into 4 named series and 49 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Sister Fidelma (37 books, 1994–2026); Dracula Lives (3 books, 1977–1980); Lan-Kern (3 books, 1980–1984); Sister Fidelma Collections (2 books, 2000–2004).