The Thomas Cromwell (Wolf Hall) is a Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction series by Hilary Mantel, made up of 4 books published between 2009 and 2020. It begins with Wolf Hall (2009), and is best read in publication order. The most recent entry is Wolf Hall & Bring Up The Bodies (2012), spanning 11 years of storytelling.
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | |||
| 1 | Wolf Hall ★ NYT 51w · peaked #7 🏆 Audie Award 2010🏆 Walter Scott Prize 2010🏆 Booker Prize 2009🏆 National Book Critics Circle Award 2009Golden Man Booker Prize 2018Orange Prize 2010Women's Prize for Fiction 2010James Tait Black Memorial Prize 2009+1 moreFull award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | 2009 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 2010s | |||
| 2 | Bring Up the Bodies ★ NYT 8w · peaked #3 🏆 Audie Award 2013🏆 Booker Prize 2012🏆 Costa Book Award 2012🏆 Costa Book of the Year 2012🏆 Costa Novel Award 2012Women's Prize for Fiction 2013Andrew Carnegie Medal 2013Walter Scott Prize 2013+2 moreFull award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 2020s | |||
| 3 | The Mirror and the LightLatest Booker Prize 2020Women's Prize for Fiction 2020Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | 2020 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 2010s | |||
| 4 | Wolf Hall & Bring Up The Bodies | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Thomas Cromwell (Wolf Hall) series: frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Thomas Cromwell (Wolf Hall) series?
Start with Wolf Hall (2009), the first book in the Thomas Cromwell (Wolf Hall) series by Hilary Mantel. Follow the books in publication order for the best reading experience.
How many books are in the Thomas Cromwell (Wolf Hall) series?
There are 4 books in the Thomas Cromwell (Wolf Hall) series by Hilary Mantel, published between 2009 and 2020.
What is the first book in the Thomas Cromwell (Wolf Hall) series?
The first book in the Thomas Cromwell (Wolf Hall) series is Wolf Hall, published in 2009 by Hilary Mantel.
What is the latest book in the Thomas Cromwell (Wolf Hall) series?
The most recent book in the Thomas Cromwell (Wolf Hall) series is Wolf Hall & Bring Up The Bodies (2012) by Hilary Mantel.
About the Thomas Cromwell (Wolf Hall) series
Hilary Mantel's Thomas Cromwell trilogy (Wolf Hall) is a towering achievement of historical fiction, twice winning the Booker Prize. It reimagines the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell — the blacksmith's son who became Henry VIII's most powerful minister — from the inside, in vivid, present-tense prose that puts you inside one of history's most consequential and enigmatic men.
Mantel transforms the well-worn Tudor court into something urgent and startlingly intimate, charting power, faith and survival with extraordinary psychological depth. It is literary fiction that reads with the tension of a thriller.
Read in order — "Wolf Hall," "Bring Up the Bodies," "The Mirror & the Light" — as Cromwell rises to dizzying heights and the ground gives way beneath him.