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History. Tea. Catastrophe.

The Chronicles of St Mary’s

Join Max and a disaster-prone team of historians as they investigate historical events in contemporary time. Do not call it time travel.

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Original unofficial fan art: a lamplit archive, tea and a glowing doorway into a Roman landscape.
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Published titles
37
Novels
14
Shorter works
22
Collections
3
Publication span
2013–2025

YOUR READING JOURNEY

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YOUR FIRST ADVENTURE

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Begin with Just One Damned Thing After Another. Follow the novels in sequence, with shorter adventures alongside them.

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The novels in reading order
  1. Just One Damned Thing After Another
  2. A Symphony of Echoes
  3. A Second Chance
  4. A Trail Through Time
  5. No Time Like the Past
  6. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
  7. Lies, Damned Lies, and History
  8. And the Rest Is History
  9. An Argumentation of Historians
  10. Hope for the Best
  11. Plan for the Worst
  12. Another Time, Another Place
  13. A Catalogue of Catastrophe
  14. The Good, the Bad and the History

Shorter works appear in suggested sequence in the catalogue below. More reading guidance →

MIXED-SERIES COLLECTIONS

St Mary’s stories in collections

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These collections stay on the Standalones & Collections shelf, but the stories below belong in a St Mary’s reading journey.

ST MARY’S

From this world

FORTHCOMING · 25 December 2026

Twelfth Night

Short story · Dates may change.

Catalogue checked 6 September 2026. All release news →

Beyond the books

Short stories & web extras →Character profiles & portraits →Shared connections guide →Audiobook & edition guide →

Also collected in: The Long and the Short of It · Long Story Short · The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Visit the collections shelf →

THE BOOK LIBRARY

Every adventure, in order.

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37 titles

Catalogue checked 6 September 2026. Includes book releases and principal shorter works, not every newsletter piece. Publication years refer to original releases where verified; editions may differ. Sources & corrections →