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ⓘ About Roberta Gellis
Author Roberta Leah Jacobs Gellis was born September 27, 1927 and wrote historical romance, mystery, thriller, historical fiction, and fantasy. Gellis had master’s degrees in medieval literature and biochemistry. She is cited by many historical romance authors as one of their important influences. Besides her own name, she has published books in at least three different pen names; these include Max Daniels, Priscilla Hamilton, Leah Jacobs. She was married to husband Charles for more than fifty years and lived in Lafayette, Indiana together with Taffy, a Lakeland terrier. In her life, she had one child named Mark. She died on May 6, 2016 at the age of 88.
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Lucrezia Borgia and the Mother of Poisons
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Who is Roberta Gellis?
Author Roberta Leah Jacobs Gellis was born September 27, 1927 and wrote historical romance, mystery, thriller, historical fiction, and fantasy. Gellis had master's degrees in medieval literature and biochemistry. She is cited by many historical romance authors as one of their important influences.
Which Roberta Gellis series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Roselynde Chronicles series, the earliest of Roberta Gellis's multi-book series: it opens with Roselynde (1978) and runs to 7 books across 1978–2005, ending with Desiree (2005). Roberta Gellis's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Roberta Gellis written?
Roberta Gellis has 44 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1964 and 2020. 32 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being The Roselynde Chronicles series with 7 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Roberta Gellis's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Roberta Gellis's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Roselynde Chronicles (1978–2005, 7 books), Heiress (1979–1984, 5 books) and Royal Dynasty (1980–1989, 4 books), plus 4 more.
How are Roberta Gellis's books organised into series?
This guide splits Roberta Gellis's 44 books into 7 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Roselynde Chronicles (7 books, 1978–2005); Greek Myths (5 books, 1994–2001); Heiress (5 books, 1979–1984); Magdalene La Batarde (5 books, 1999–2020); Doubled Edge (4 books, 2004–2008), plus 2 further series.