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ⓘ About Sally Beauman
Sally Beauman was an English author of fiction. She also went by the pen name of Vanessa James. She was born in the United Kingdom on July 25, 1944, in Devon, England. She passed away on July 11, 2016. Beauman did well in the fiction market and had both commercial and critical success with her books. Under James, she first came out with the 1982 novel The Dark One. This would be followed by several more novels, including The Fire and the Ice, The Devil’s Advocate, and more. She also wrote books such as 1987’s Destiny, the 1990 novel Dark Angel, and several others, including the Lovers and Liars series. Many of her books have reached best selling status all over the world and have been translated into multiple languages.
All Book Series by Sally Beauman
Piers Clarendon
Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 1980 Pen name · Vanessa James
The Royal Shakespeare Company's Centenary Production of Henry V
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1976
The Royal Shakespeare Company
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1982
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sally Beauman?
Sally Beauman was an English author of fiction. She also went by the pen name of Vanessa James. She was born in the United Kingdom on July 25, 1944, in Devon, England.
Which Sally Beauman series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Journalists series, the earliest of Sally Beauman's multi-book series: it opens with Lovers and Liars (1994) and runs to 3 books across 1994–1997, ending with Sextet (1997). Sally Beauman's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Sally Beauman written?
Sally Beauman has 52 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1976 and 2021. 34 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Satan's Outcasts series with 6 books — and 18 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Sally Beauman's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sally Beauman's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Journalists (1994–1997, 3 books), Healing Hands (2020, 6 books) and The Best Man (2020, 5 books), plus 3 more.
How are Sally Beauman's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sally Beauman's 52 books into 7 named series and 18 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Satan's Outcasts (6 books, 2021); Healing Hands (6 books, 2020); The Best Man (5 books, 2020); Satan's Outcasts Outlaw Riders (5 books, 2021); Inked (4 books, 2020), plus 2 further series.