Shardlake series - wikipedia Shardlake series Shardlake series Dissolution ( 2003 ) Dark Fire ( 2004 ) Sovereign ( 2006 ) Revelation ( 2008 ) Heartstone ( 2010 ) Lamentation ( 2014 ) Tombland ( 2018 ) Author C.J. Sansom Country United Kingdom Language English Genre Historical mystery Adventure Publisher Macmillan Publishers Published 2003 -- present Media type Print ( hardcover and paperback ), audiobook, e-book The Shardlake series is a series of historical mystery novels by C.J. Sansom set in the reign of Henry VIII in the 16th century. Sansom has said that he plans to write further Shardlake novels taking the lawyer into the reign of Elizabeth I. Contents 1 Description 2 Novels 3 Adaptations 3.1 Television 3.2 Radio 4 References 5 External links Description The series ' protagonist is the hunchbacked lawyer Matthew Shardlake, who is assisted in his adventures by Mark Poer and then Jack Barak. Shardlake works on commission initially from Thomas Cromwell in Dissolution and Dark Fire, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in Sovereign and Revelation and Queen Catherine Parr in Heartstone and Lamentation. The seventh book, Tombland, will be published in October 2018 Novels Matthew Shardlake series Title Year Publisher ISBN Awards Dissolution 2003 London : Macmillan 1 - 4050 - 0542 - 4 Nominated for the 2003 Crime Writers ' Association ( CWA ) John Creasey Memorial Dagger, for first books by previously unpublished writers. It was also nominated for the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger in the same year. Dark Fire London : Macmillan 1 - 4050 - 0544 - 0 Awarded the Crime Writers ' Association Ellis Peters Historical Dagger award in 2005. Sovereign 2006 London : Macmillan 0 - 3304 - 3608 - 2 Revelation 2008 London : Macmillan 0 - 3304 - 4710 - 6 Shortlisted for the Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year 2009 and the Crime Writers Association Ellis Peters Historical Dagger in 2008. Heartstone London : Mantle 1 - 4050 - 9273 - 4 Shortlisted for the 2011 Walter Scott Prize Lamentation 2014 London : Mantle 978 - 1447260257 Adaptations Television In 2007 the BBC commissioned an adaptation of Dissolution with Kenneth Branagh set to star as Shardlake. Branagh chose instead to star as the eponymous protagonist in the BBC series Wallander. Radio BBC Radio 4 has adapted novels in the Shardlake series as part of its 15 - Minute Drama series. In 2012, Dissolution was adapted into a 10 - part radio serial by Colin MacDonald, starring Jason Watkins as Shardlake and Mark Bonnar as Cromwell. BBC Radio 4 later broadcast Dark Fire in 2014, with Justin Salinger taking over the role of Shardlake and Bryan Dick playing Barak, Sovereign in 2015, Revelation in 2017 and Heartstone in 2018, all adapted by Colin MacDonald as 10 - part serials. References Jump up ^ Shardlake page from C... J. Sansom 's Official Site Jump up ^ https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/fiction/new-c-j-sansom-shardlake-tombland-2018 Jump up ^ 2003 CWA Dagger Awards Archived 2007 - 09 - 28 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ CJ Sansom wins with Dark Fire Archived 2007 - 08 - 10 at the Wayback Machine. -- CWA announcement of the award. Jump up ^ Flood, Alison ( 10 March 2009 ). `` Obama battles vampires for Galaxy prize ''. The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 September 2010. Jump up ^ `` CWA Shortlist ''. Retrieved 19 September 2010. Jump up ^ `` Walter Scott historical fiction shortlist announced ''. BBC news. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 12 Jun 2011. Jump up ^ Dowell, Ben ; Thorpe, Vanessa ( 18 November 2007 ). `` Branagh to play Tudor sleuth ''. The Guardian. Jump up ^ `` News Archive : January 2008 - June 2008 ''. The Kenneth Branagh Compendium. Retrieved 8 January 2018. So, the new news is that Matthew Shardlake, and the announced BBC filming of Dissolution, will be left lurking back in the 16th century for the moment, while a more contemporary Swedish detective is brought to BBC screens. Kenneth Branagh will become Kurt Wallander for a BBC series tentatively titled Wallander. Jump up ^ BBC Radio 4 : Episode Guide : Dissolution Jump up ^ Radio Times Episode Guide : Dissolution External links Shardlake page from C... J. Sansom 's Official Site Dominion A review of Dominion, in Upcoming4.me 12.7. 2013 A wherry across the Thames A review of Dark Fire, by Stella Duffy, in The Guardian, 6.11. 2004 Revelation A review of `` Revelation '', by Peter Kemp, in The Sunday Times, 27.4. 2008 hide Novels by C.J. Sansom Matthew Shardlake novels Dissolution ( 2003 ) Dark Fire ( 2004 ) Sovereign ( 2006 ) Revelation ( 2008 ) Heartstone ( 2010 ) Lamentation ( 2014 ) Other novels Winter in Madrid ( 2006 ) Dominion ( 2012 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shardlake_series&oldid=846529258 '' Categories : Novels by C.J. Sansom Cultural depictions of Henry VIII of England Mystery novels by series Novels adapted into radio programs Novels adapted into television programs Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 19 June 2018, at 09 : 35 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when is the next shardlake book coming out
Answer: October 2018