Alaric Bond Books in Order
Alaric Bond has written 20 books, published between 2008 and 2024. The first book is The Jackass Frigate (2008) and the newest is Narrow Seas (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 2008–2024
- Pages on record
- 2,011 in 6 of 20 books
Alaric Bond writes naval historical fiction. Two series divide the catalogue: Fighting Sail, opening with The Jackass Frigate (2008) and running through His Majesty's Ship (2009), True Colours (2010), The Patriot's Fate (2012) and HMS Prometheus (2015), and Coastal Forces, which turns to smugglers, revenue cutters and the prevention of smuggling around England and Ireland. Twenty books date from 2008 to 2024, at a median 344 pages.
How many Alaric Bond books are there?
Alaric Bond has 20 books, released between 2008 and 2024. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Alaric Bond Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Alaric Bond books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120082482/4
- 22009–2/4
- 32010–2/4
- 420113422/4
- 520123182/4
- 6Turn a Blind Eye2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 72014–2/4
- 8The Guinea Boat2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 92015–2/4
- 1020153662/4
- 112016–2/4
- 122017–2/4
- 1320183902/4
- 142019–2/4
- 152020–2/4
- 162020–2/4
- 172021–2/4
- 1820223472/4
- 192023–2/4
- 202024–2/4
Alaric Bond books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Fighting Sail in order
15 books- 1. The Jackass Frigate
- 2. His Majesty's Ship
- 3. True Colours
- 4. Cut and Run
- 5. The Patriot's Fate
- 6. The Torrid Zone
- 7. The Scent of Corruption
- 8. HMS Prometheus
- 9. The Blackstrap Station
- 10. Honour Bound
- 11. Sealed Orders
- 12. Sea Trials
- and 3 more in the table above
Coastal Forces in order
3 books- 1. Hellfire Corner
- 2. Glory Boys
- 3. Narrow Seas
Standalone books
2 books2 Alaric Bond titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Alaric Bond books in order?
You only need to read Alaric Bond books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Alaric Bond
Start with The Jackass Frigate (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Alaric Bond book?
Narrow Seas (2024) is the newest Alaric Bond book released so far.
Is there a new Alaric Bond book coming?
No next Alaric Bond book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Alaric Bond at a glance
- Still publishing
- Alaric Bond published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Alaric Bond books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,011 pages across the 6 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 344 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Alaric Bond books, 12 of 20, were published in the 2010s.
What the Alaric Bond books are about
15 of the 20 Alaric Bond books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 15 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 15 of 15 books
- War & military 6 of 15 books
- Great Britain 3 of 15 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 15 books
- Sea stories 2 of 15 books