Sarah Perry

Sarah Perry

5 Series • 9 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: After Me Comes the Flood (2014)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Collections
Start with: A Quaint and Curious Volume: Tales and Poems of the Gothic (2019)
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Publication Order of Picture Books
Start with: If... (2020)

ⓘ About Sarah Perry

Sarah Perry is a bestselling English author born in Chelmsford, Essex in 1979 to a family of dedicated Christians. The author grew up with almost no access to culture, art, and writing and instead filled her time with classic novels, classical music, poetry and church related activities. Perry admits that her early involvement with the King James Bible and old literature highly influenced her writing style. She attained her Ph.D. in creative writing from Royal Holloway University. She has written some publications for the Guardian, Slightly Foxed, the Independent, and the Spectator. Perry became a published novelist in 2014 when her first novel After Me Comes the Flood was released. Her book two The Essex Serpent was published in 2016.

All Book Series by Sarah Perry

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After Me Comes the Flood

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2014

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2014
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The Essex Serpent

Book 2 of 4 · published 2016

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2016
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Melmoth

Book 3 of 4 · published 2018

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2018
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Enlightenment

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2024

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2024
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A Quaint and Curious Volume: Tales and Poems of the Gothic

Single-title series · published 2019

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2019
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If...

Single-title series · published 2020 Co-authored · Sarah Perry

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2020
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Essex Girls

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2020

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2020
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Death of an Ordinary Man

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025

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2025
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SHERLOCK

Single-title series · published 2026

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2026

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Sarah Perry?

Sarah Perry is a bestselling English author born in Chelmsford, Essex in 1979 to a family of dedicated Christians. The author grew up with almost no access to culture, art, and writing and instead filled her time with classic novels, classical music, poetry and church related activities. Perry admits that her early involvement with the King James Bible and old literature highly influenced her writing style.

Which Sarah Perry series should I start with?

Sarah Perry's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is After Me Comes the Flood (2014).

How many books has Sarah Perry written?

Sarah Perry has 9 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2026. They are filed under 5 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Non-Fiction and Collections.

In what order should Sarah Perry's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 9 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Sarah Perry's books organised into series?

This guide splits Sarah Perry's 9 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (4 books); Non-Fiction (2 books); Collections (1 book); Picture (1 book); Anthologies (1 book).