Sovereign
About this book
The third installment of C. J. Sansom's acclaimed Matthew Shardlake mystery seriesC. J . Sansom has garnered a wider audience and increased critical praise with each new novel published. His first book in the Matthew Shardlake series, Dissolution, was selected by P. D. James in The Wall Street Journal as one of her top-five all-time favorite books. Now in Sovereign, Shardlake and his loyal assistant, Jack Barak, find themselves embroiled in royal intrigue when a plot against King Henry VIII is uncovered in York and a dangerous conspirator they've been charged with transporting to London is connected to the death of a local glazer.
Reader Profile
4.3/5 · 33953 readers · 578 pages · ≈ 10 h 42 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Shardlake series series?
Read Sovereign first, then follow the publication order above — Dissolution.
How long does it take to read Sovereign?
About ≈ 10 h 42 m — 578 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Sovereign?
578 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Sovereign?
It sits on the Historical Fiction, Mystery, History shelves.
Is Sovereign in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Sovereign?
C. J. Sansom.
Shardlake series — reading order
- → Sovereign (2001) you are here
- 1 Dissolution (2001)