Dewey Lambdin Books in Order
Dewey Lambdin has written 27 books, published between 1989 and 2019. The first book is The King's Coat (1989) and the newest is Much Ado about Lewrie (2019). Publication order is the reading order below. 25 of the 27 books listed here are in the Alan Lewrie series, which has its own page: Alan Lewrie books in order.
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 1989–2019
- Pages on record
- 8,310 in 24 of 27 books
- Reading time
- 139–208 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,310 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 27 titles with a page count on record.
Naval historical fiction is Dewey Lambdin's genre, following the Royal Navy officer Alan Lewrie through sea stories set in British waters and the Caribbean. The King's Coat (1989) opens the sequence, followed by The French Admiral, The King's Commission, The King's Privateer, The Gun Ketch, H.M.S. Cockerel and A King's Commander. Twenty-seven titles make up the catalogue, which ends with Much Ado about Lewrie in 2019.
How many Dewey Lambdin books are there?
Dewey Lambdin has 27 books, released between 1989 and 2019. 25 of them belong to the Alan Lewrie series.
Dewey Lambdin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 Dewey Lambdin 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.
- 119893682/4
- 2199012/4
- 319913622/4
- 419923682/4
- 519933362/4
- 61995–2/4
- 719974482/4
- 819994462/4
- 920003682/4
- 1020023912/4
- 1120033842/4
- 1220043522/4
- 13What Lies Buried2005 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/420052822/4
- 1420063522/4
- 1520083202/4
- 1620093682/4
- 172010–2/4
- 1820113682/4
- 192012–2/4
- 2020123542/4
- 2120133542/4
- 2220143682/4
- 2320153532/4
- 2420163392/4
- 2520173542/4
- 2620183382/4
- 2720193362/4
Dewey Lambdin series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Alan Lewrie books in order 26 books
Dewey Lambdin books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Alan Lewrie books in order
25 books by Dewey Lambdin- 1. The King's Coat
- 2. The French Admiral
- 3. The King's Commission
- 4. The King's Privateer
- 5. The Gun Ketch
- 6. H.M.S. Cockerel
- 7. A King's Commander
- 8. Jester's Fortune
- 9. King's Captain
- 10. Sea of Grey
- 11. Havoc's Sword
- 12. The Captain's Vengeance
- and 13 more in the table above
Alan Lewrie Short Stories
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
1 book1 Dewey Lambdin title here is not listed as part of any series.
Dewey Lambdin Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Dewey Lambdin books run from The King's Coat (1989) to Much Ado about Lewrie (2019), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Dewey Lambdin in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Dewey Lambdin books in order?
You only need to read Dewey Lambdin books in order within the Alan Lewrie series, which holds 25 of the 27 Dewey Lambdin books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Dewey Lambdin
Start with The King's Coat (1989), the first Alan Lewrie book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Dewey Lambdin book?
Much Ado about Lewrie (2019) is the newest Dewey Lambdin book released so far.
Is there a new Dewey Lambdin book coming?
No next Dewey Lambdin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dewey Lambdin at a glance
- Died
- Dewey Lambdin died in 2021, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Dewey Lambdin on record dates from 2019.
- Release pace
- Dewey Lambdin books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,310 pages across the 24 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 354 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dewey Lambdin books, 11 of 27, were published in the 2010s.
What the Dewey Lambdin books are about
26 of the 27 Dewey Lambdin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lewrie, alan (fictitious character) is tagged on 22 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Lewrie, alan (fictitious character) 22 of 26 books
- Historical fiction 21 of 26 books
- Great Britain 20 of 26 books
- Alan Lewrie (Fictitious character) 19 of 26 books
- Naval history 18 of 26 books
- Sea stories 12 of 26 books
- Ship captains 9 of 26 books
- Action & adventure 6 of 26 books
- History 4 of 26 books
- British 2 of 26 books
- Caribbean area 2 of 26 books
- France 2 of 26 books