Octavia Randolph Books in Order

Ceridwen's life at the Saxon fortress of Kilton is strained by her husband's inability to fight and growing tensions with his brother. A friend's visit and the return of Sidroc complicate loyalties as Danish threats gather.

In ninth-century England, fifteen-year-old Ceridwen is rescued by warriors escorting a Saxon bride to a Danish husband. Her decision to support the bride draws her into rebuilding a captured settlement and navigating divided religious and personal loyalties.

Sidroc's desire for Ceridwen draws them away from England into hardship and uncertain loyalties. As she struggles with her ties to Kilton, the rescue of a stranger creates new complications for their plans and their relationship.

A wealthy Icelandic farmer brings home an enslaved woman who appears unable to speak. Her concealed connection to a missing royal daughter holds the seeds of a carefully planned revenge, drawing distant lives into a story of loss and resistance.

This historical novel explores John Ruskin's public work and private struggles through the Victorian art world. His connections with Turner, the Pre-Raphaelites, Effie Gray, and Whistler shape a life marked by passion, controversy, and mental distress.

Lady Godiva recounts the forces that compel her famous ride through Coventry in this imagined account of her life. Wealth, political upheaval and the dangers facing eleventh-century England frame a powerful woman’s decision to undertake an act that would outlive her.

Ceridwen and Sidroc begin a new life on Gotland, where trade and friendship promise peace. Their connections with a brewer and her deaf son deepen, but the arrival of a feared visitor threatens their island refuge.

On ninth-century Gotland, deaf hunter Tindr's connection with animals offers companionship amid isolation and bullying. An encounter with a mysterious woman in the forest introduces new possibilities, while jealousy and danger threaten his place in the community.

As renewed Danish attacks threaten Wessex, Ceric visits Hrald at Four Stones and Ashild confronts her hopes for marriage. On Gotland, Ceridwen and Sidroc face questions of faith and loyalty as war unsettles their wider world.

This prequel follows Sidroc from an unwanted childhood into the world of Danish warriors. Training, family rivalries, and his relationship with cousin Toki shape his youth before raids across the North Sea bring him to England.

Ten recipes recreate foods eaten by characters in the Ceridwen saga, including honey cakes, venison pie, and barley dishes. Historical cooking notes, illustrations, and modern measurements help readers bring elements of the ninth-century setting into their kitchens.

With peace between Saxons and Danes broken, raids threaten Wessex and the people of Four Stones. Hrald struggles to defend his holdings, while Ceric's service to Prince Eadward brings new demands on friendship and loyalty.

Hrald's love for Dagmar, the hidden daughter of King Guthrum, unfolds amid renewed conflict. Meanwhile, Ceric accompanies Prince Eadward against Haesten, drawing the warriors of Four Stones into dangerous journeys and difficult tests of endurance.

After war, Ceric struggles with trauma while Edwin faces the needs of hungry people in Mercia. Hrald travels toward King Aelfred, and an approaching dragon ship threatens Sidroc's Gotland life as political and personal tensions multiply.

Ceric’s recovery unsettles the household at Kilton while Hrald’s summons to King Aelfred brings an unforeseen challenge. Across the sea, Sidroc and Ceridwen face consequences of earlier actions as changing loyalties and new beginnings strain their family’s hard-won security.

Sidroc receives an offer of a dangerous trading expedition while fearing that his distant sons are in trouble. In England, a royal mission confronts Ceric with his family’s past, and Hrald struggles to lead while reconsidering his personal future.

Hrald faces a perilous penance after forfeiting his wife’s wealth, while a royal demand places Edwin under pressure at Kilton. Far away, traders seeking silk and spices in Constantinople discover that preserving their hard-won treasure may prove harder than acquiring it.