John Drake Books in Order
John Drake has written 18 books, published between 2008 and 2022. The first book is Flint and Silver (2008) and the newest is Fletcher and the Flying Machine (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 2008–2022
- Pages on record
- 400 in 1 of 18 books
John Drake writes historical adventure fiction about pirates, seafaring life and treasure. The catalogue holds 18 books from Flint and Silver (2008) to Fletcher and the Flying Machine (2022). Drake's series are Fletcher, John Silver, Londinium and Fletcher Companion. Subject tags include the Caribbean, Treasure Island and London. Pieces of Eight (2009), Skull and Bones (2010), Fletcher's Fortune (2015) and Death in Londinium (2016) are among the titles.
How many John Drake books are there?
John Drake has 18 books, released between 2008 and 2022. They include 4 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
John Drake Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 John Drake 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.
- 12008–1/4
- 22009–1/4
- 320104001/4
- 42015–1/4
- 52015–1/4
- 62015–1/4
- 7Agent of Death2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 82016–1/4
- 9Wayfinder2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 10Thief Catcher2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 112016–1/4
- 122018–1/4
- 13The Traitor of Treasure Island2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 142019–1/4
- 152021–1/4
- 162022–1/4
- 172022–1/4
- 182022–1/4
John Drake 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.
Fletcher in order
7 booksJohn Silver in order
3 booksLondinium in order
3 booksFletcher Companion in order
1 bookStandalone books
4 books4 John Drake titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Drake books in order?
You only need to read John Drake books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with John Drake
Start with Flint and Silver (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Drake book?
Fletcher and the Flying Machine (2022) is the newest John Drake book released so far.
Is there a new John Drake book coming?
No next John Drake book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Drake at a glance
- Paused
- No new John Drake title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- John Drake books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 400 pages across the 1 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Drake books, 12 of 18, were published in the 2010s.
What the John Drake books are about
2 of the 18 John Drake books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: pirates is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Pirates 2 of 2 books
- Action & adventure 1 of 2 books
- Caribbean area 1 of 2 books
- Historical fiction 1 of 2 books
- History 1 of 2 books
- London (England) 1 of 2 books
- Men's adventure 1 of 2 books
- Sea stories 1 of 2 books
- Treasure Island (Imaginary place) 1 of 2 books
- Treasure troves 1 of 2 books