That having been said, my task is more to give you the tools to seek out the excellent entertainment that these titles offer rather than to in any way outline matters of biographical interest. So I will restrict myself to just a few words and leave the rest to the experts.

A Very Brief Overview of Her Life

Ellis Peters is the nom de plume of Edith Pargeter. Her literary works span quite a range from Czech translation, through straight history to her best known works - The Chronicles of Cadfael.

For a wonderful short biography on this fascinating writer you can do no better than popping over to the well researched piece done by Paul Wolfe with his biography-of-edith-pargeter

The Cadfael books in Order

There are a total of  21 books in the Cadfael series, most of which we have in stock at any one time. I should mention that these books are getting much harder to source, due to the reason outlined below, and have, rather like the Dorothy L Sayers/Ian Carmichael and PD James/Michael Jayston productions, been cut by Audible (the audiobook download giant). 

• A Morbid Taste for Bones (published in August 1977, set in 1137) - BACK IN STOCK
• One Corpse Too Many (July 1979, set in August 1138)
• Monk's Hood (August 1980, set in December 1138)
• Saint Peter's Fair (May 1981, set in July 1139)
• The Leper of Saint Giles (August 1981, set in October 1139)
• The Virgin in the Ice (April 1982, set in November 1139)
• The Sanctuary Sparrow (January 1983 set in the Spring of 1140)
• The Devil's Novice (August 1983, set in September 1140)
• Dead Man's Ransom (April 1984, set in February 1141) - BACK IN STOCK
• The Pilgrim of Hate (September 1984, set in May 1141)
• An Excellent Mystery (June 1985, set in August 1141)
• The Raven in the Foregate (February 1986, set in December 1141)
• The Rose Rent (October 1986, set in June 1142) - BACK IN STOCK
• The Hermit of Eyton Forest (June 1987, set in October 1142) - BACK IN STOCK
• The Confession of Brother Haluin (March 1988, set in December 1142) - BACK IN STOCK
• A Rare Benedictine: The Advent of Brother Cadfael (September 1988, set in 1120)
• The Heretic's Apprentice (February 1989, set in June 1143) - BACK IN STOCK
• The Potter's Field (September 1989, set in August 1143)
• The Summer of the Danes (April 1991, set in April 1144) - BACK IN STOCK
• The Holy Thief (August 1992, set in February 1145)
• Brother Cadfael's Penance (May 1994, set in November 1145) - BACK IN STOCK

Major Changes Are Happening 

If you have already seen my piece on Dorothy L Sayers then I have only one thing to say.

Ditto.

Now I suggest you get hold of these books as quickly as possible because the clock is ticking.

I can now assume that you have not read my piece on Dorothy L Sayers and so this might well be news to you.

Before I go any further I think it only fair that I cast light on a change that has occurred in the world of downloadable audiobooks. Even though this does not directly effect the world of physical (real) audiobooks it's consequences have already been felt.

As you may well know Amazon/Audible (Audible is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon) are the largest audio bookshop in the world. What you may not know is that they adjust their offerings on a regular basis. An example of this is that they have, over the last few years, removed almost all the Stephen Thorne Unabridged performances. They have replaced these brilliant recordings with readings performed by a creditable actress but, as many of the reviews on Audible suggest, these productions are rather disappointing.

As I write, 1st June 2017, only 3 of the Stephen Thorne  performances are still available in the UK. What this means is that these recordings are very likely to become exceptionally rare/expensive. Currently we are having to look much further afield in order to find these brilliant productions.

UPDATED with Breaking News - August 8th 2017*

The position with Audible has changed again. Previously they were offering a total of 17 different unabridged recordings of the Cadfael series. Three of these were the Stephen Thorne performances and the rest were by the actress mentioned above.

The position has changed significantly in the last few weeks with the total recordings being reduced to 7. The three Stephen Thorne works are still available but the remainder have been cut from 14 titles to just 4. At the same time my readers will find it no surprise that the cost of unabridged readings has continued to rise. We have kept the price rises to an absolute minimum but our prices do have to reflect the restocking cost of items as they sell. If any Customers have an interest in purchasing any of the Ellis Peters books we have in stock I must recommend that they do so as quickly as possible.

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I have laid out the different offerings and formats we have to offer below.

Due to the nature of our business the stock levels of the titles below will change. If you wish to be notified of any new titles that may be coming into stock or if you are looking for a particular title, do not hesitate to contact us at david@brainfoodaudiobooks.co.uk

BBC Dramatizations

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Abridged Performances

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Unabridged Performances

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