J.D. Davies Books in Order
J.D. Davies has written 21 books, published between 1991 and 2024. The first book is Gentlemen and Tarpaulins (1991) and the newest is The Naval History of Wales (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 1991–2024
- Pages on record
- 2,131 in 7 of 21 books
J.D. Davies writes about the Royal Navy in both history and fiction, with 21 catalogued books from 1991 to 2024. The nonfiction includes Gentlemen and Tarpaulins (1991), Pepys's Navy (2008), Britannia's Dragon (2013) and The Naval History of Wales (2024). The Journals of Matthew Quinton series follows a ship captain, opening with Gentleman Captain (2009) and continuing with Blood of Kings (2010) and The Mountain of Gold (2011). Davies also writes the Jack Stannard of the Navy Royal and Philippe Kermorvant series.
How many J.D. Davies books are there?
J.D. Davies has 21 books, released between 1991 and 2024. They include 3 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
J.D. Davies Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 J.D. Davies 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.
- 1Gentlemen and Tarpaulins1991 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/419912701/4
- 2Pepys's Navy2008 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420083041/4
- 32009–1/4
- 4Blood of Kings2010 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420103041/4
- 520113611/4
- 620123551/4
- 7Britannia's Dragon2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 820132491/4
- 92014–1/4
- 102016–1/4
- 11Kings of the Sea2017 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420172881/4
- 122017–1/4
- 132017–1/4
- 142018–1/4
- 152019–1/4
- 162019–1/4
- 172020–1/4
- 182023–1/4
- 192023–1/4
- 202024–1/4
J.D. Davies series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
J.D. Davies 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.
Philippe Kermorvant in order
3 booksStandalone books
6 books6 J.D. Davies titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read J.D. Davies books in order?
You only need to read J.D. Davies books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with J.D. Davies
Start with Gentleman Captain (2009), the first Journals of Matthew Quinton book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Gentlemen and Tarpaulins (1991).
What is the newest J.D. Davies book?
The Naval History of Wales (2024) is the newest J.D. Davies book released so far.
Is there a new J.D. Davies book coming?
No next J.D. Davies book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
J.D. Davies at a glance
- Still publishing
- J.D. Davies published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- J.D. Davies books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,131 pages across the 7 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most J.D. Davies books, 13 of 21, were published in the 2010s.
What the J.D. Davies books are about
10 of the 21 J.D. Davies books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 7 of 10 books
- Naval history 7 of 10 books
- Great Britain 6 of 10 books
- Great Britain. Royal Navy 5 of 10 books
- Great britain, history, naval 3 of 10 books
- Great britain, royal navy, history 2 of 10 books
- Matthew Quinton (Fictitious character) 2 of 10 books
- Officers 2 of 10 books
- Ship captains 2 of 10 books