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St. Simons Trilogy
The St. Simons Trilogy series by Eugenia Price has 3 known books (3 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Beloved Invader (1965).
- Books
- 3 known books (3 novels)
- Published
- 3
- First published
- 1965
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Historical Fiction
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Start here: The Beloved Invader (1965) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
The Beloved Invader
The Beloved Invader is the book that opens Eugenia Price's St. Simons Trilogy series, published in 1965 at 284 pages. It's the natural place to begin the series, which ran to 3 books between 1965 and 1971, and is followed here by New Moon Rising.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Beloved Invader - Book 2:
New Moon Rising
New Moon Rising is Eugenia Price's 2nd St. Simons Trilogy novel, published in 1969 at 296 pages. It follows The Beloved Invader and precedes Lighthouse in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of New Moon Rising - Book 3:
Lighthouse
Lighthouse is the last entry in the St. Simons Trilogy series, published in 1971 at 343 pages, bringing the 3-book series to a close after a run from 1965 to 1971. It follows New Moon Rising in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Lighthouse
About the St. Simons Trilogy series
Eugenia Price's first historical fiction and the series that launched her second career, the St. Simons Trilogy grew directly out of her 1961 discovery of a tombstone on St. Simons Island, Georgia, for the Reverend Anson Dodge -- the real historical figure whose life anchors The Beloved Invader (1965). The trilogy traces the intertwined real families and history of the island across the 19th century, moving from the antebellum period through Reconstruction, with each book grounded in documented lives and events Price researched on site. It set the template for the rest of her career: meticulously researched Southern historical fiction built around real people rather than invented ones, with the landscape and history of a specific place -- here, St. Simons Island -- functioning almost as a character in its own right.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the St. Simons Trilogy?
Three: The Beloved Invader (1965), New Moon Rising (1969), and Lighthouse (1971).
Is the St. Simons Trilogy based on real people?
Yes -- Price grounded it in documented residents of St. Simons Island, Georgia, discovered during her own historical research there starting in 1961, including the Reverend Anson Dodge.
Is the St. Simons Trilogy connected to Eugenia Price's other series?
It's her earliest series and stands on its own, though her later Florida Trilogy, Savannah Quartet and Georgia Trilogy share its setting in the same real coastal-Georgia/Florida history and, in places, overlapping real families.
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