Alex Beecroft Books in Order

Alex Beecroft has written 29 books, published between 2009 and 2019. The first book is False Colors (2009) and the newest is Seeing Red (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
2009–2019
Pages on record
2,755 in 11 of 29 books

Alex Beecroft is an English author best known for historical and contemporary romantic fiction featuring gay characters, and in 2010 was named among the premier writers of male/male historical romance. Beecroft also publishes science fiction and fantasy as Alex Oliver, and cozy mysteries as Robyn Beecroft. The catalogue holds 29 books published between 2009 and 2019, from False Colors (2009) to Seeing Red (2019), with Wages of Sin (2010), By Honor Betrayed (2011), Blessed Isle (2012) and Bomber's Moon (2012) among them. Trowchester Blues, Unquiet Spirits, Under the Hill, Cygnus Five and Arising are the series listed. Subjects cover gay men, gay sailors, naval history, the Age of Sail, the slave trade, historical romance and fairies.

How many Alex Beecroft books are there?

Alex Beecroft has 29 books, released between 2009 and 2019. They include 5 series and 15 titles listed outside any series.

Alex Beecroft Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Alex Beecroft 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.

  1. 1
    False Colors2009 · 333 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009333
  2. 2
    Hidden Conflict2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  3. 3
    Wages of SinUnquiet Spirits #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  4. 4
    The Mysterious2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  5. 5
    By Honor Betrayed2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  6. 6
    The Witch's Boy2011 · 394 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011394
  7. 7
    Bomber's MoonUnder the Hill #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  8. 8
    DogfightersUnder the Hill #22012 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012210
  9. 9
    Blessed Isle2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  10. 10
    His Heart's Obsession2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  11. 11
    The Crimson Outlaw2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  12. 12
    Too Many Fairy Princes2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  13. 13
    Trowchester BluesTrowchester Blues #12015 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015214
  14. 14
    Blue-Eyed StrangerTrowchester Blues #22015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  15. 15
    Blue Steel ChainTrowchester Blues #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  16. 16
    Lioness of Cygnus FiveCygnus Five #12016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  17. 17
    Buried With Him2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  18. 18
    Labyrinth2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  19. 19
    Sons of DevilsArising #12017 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017190
  20. 20
    Angels of IstanbulArising #22017 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017242
  21. 21
    Heart of Cygnus FiveCygnus Five #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  22. 22
    Waters of the DeepUnquiet Spirits #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  23. 23
    Foxglove CopsePorthkennack #62017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017
  24. 24
    The Reluctant Berserker2017 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017276
  25. 25
    Shining in the Sun2017 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017248
  26. 26
    Captain's Surrender2017 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017214
  27. 27
    Too Many Faery Princes2017 · 194 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017194
  28. 28
    Contraband HeartsPorthkennack #92018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  29. 29
    Seeing RedTrowchester Blues #42019 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019240

Alex Beecroft 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.

Trowchester Blues in order

4 books
  1. 1. Trowchester Blues
  2. 2. Blue-Eyed Stranger
  3. 3. Blue Steel Chain
  4. 4. Seeing Red

Unquiet Spirits in order

2 books
  1. 1. Wages of Sin
  2. 2. Waters of the Deep

Under the Hill in order

2 books
  1. 1. Bomber's Moon
  2. 2. Dogfighters

Cygnus Five in order

2 books
  1. 1. Lioness of Cygnus Five
  2. 2. Heart of Cygnus Five

Arising in order

2 books
  1. 1. Sons of Devils
  2. 2. Angels of Istanbul

Porthkennack in order

2 books
  1. 6. Foxglove Copse
  2. 9. Contraband Hearts

Standalone books

15 books

15 Alex Beecroft titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Alex Beecroft books in order?

You only need to read Alex Beecroft books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Alex Beecroft

Start with False Colors (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Alex Beecroft book?

Seeing Red (2019) is the newest Alex Beecroft book released so far.

Is there a new Alex Beecroft book coming?

No next Alex Beecroft book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Alex Beecroft at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Alex Beecroft title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Alex Beecroft books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,755 pages across the 11 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alex Beecroft books, 27 of 29, were published in the 2010s.

What the Alex Beecroft books are about

7 of the 29 Alex Beecroft books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gay men is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.