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Start with Glittering Images and continue through all 6 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Susan Howatch • Published 1987
In 1930s England, priest and academic Charles Ashworth is sent to the cathedral city of Starbridge to uncover dirt on a controversial bishop. What begins as a covert inquiry becomes a shattering spiritual and psycholo...
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Ends with Absolute Truths
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Book 1:Glittering Images
Susan Howatch • 1987
In 1930s England, priest and academic Charles Ashworth is sent to the cathedral city of Starbridge to uncover dirt on a controversial bishop. What begins as a covert inquiry becomes a shattering spiritual and psycholo...
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Book 2:Glamorous Powers
Susan Howatch • 1988
Mystic priest Jonathan Darrow believes a powerful vision is God's command to leave his monastery and return to the world. As he reconnects with his adult children and a new love, his unsettling psychic gifts push him...
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Book 3:Ultimate Prizes
Susan Howatch • 1989
During the Second World War, ambitious Archdeacon Neville Aysgarth thinks he can secure the perfect career, marriage and family. Bereavement, remarriage and buried compromises force him into a painful reckoning with a...
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Book 4:Scandalous Risks
Susan Howatch • 1990
In the restless 1960s, young aristocrat Venetia Flaxton is drawn into a secret relationship with Neville Aysgarth, the married Dean of Starbridge Cathedral. Their intense affair unfolds amid theological controversy, t...
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Book 5:Mystical Paths
Susan Howatch • 1992
On the eve of his ordination, Nicholas Darrow investigates the suspicious death of brilliant Christian Aysgarth. Convinced darker forces may be at work, he plunges into risky exorcisms and tangled relationships that n...
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Book 6:Absolute Truths
Susan Howatch • 1995
Decades after the events of Glittering Images, Bishop Charles Ashworth faces the year of his third catastrophe. Grief, scandal and buried guilt drive him toward breakdown, until a searching spiritual confrontation for...
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Starbridge FAQ
What is the best order to read the Starbridge series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Glittering Images.
How many books are in the Starbridge series?
There are 6 books currently listed in the Starbridge series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Starbridge series?
New readers should start with Glittering Images, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Starbridge series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1987 to 1995.