Julian Stockwin Books in Order
Julian Stockwin has written 30 books, published between 2001 and 2024. The first book is Kydd (2001) and the newest is Admiral (2024). Publication order is the reading order below. 27 of the 30 books listed here are in the Thomas Kydd series, which has its own page: Thomas Kydd books in order.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 2001–2024
- Confirmed
- 30 of 30 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,286 in 23 of 30 books
- Reading time
- 138–207 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,286 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 30 titles with a page count on record.
Nautical historical fiction is Julian Stockwin's subject: seafaring life, naval history, and sailors of Britain and France. His 30 catalogued books span 2001 to 2024 and are dominated by Thomas Kydd, a sequence opening with Kydd (2001), Artemis (2002) and Mutiny (2003). Two standalone novels sit outside it, The Silk Tree and The Powder of Death, alongside non-fiction. Stockwin, an MBE born at Basingstoke in 1944, writes books of a median 352 pages.
How many Julian Stockwin books are there?
Julian Stockwin has 30 books, released between 2001 and 2024. 27 of them belong to the Thomas Kydd series.
Julian Stockwin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 Julian Stockwin 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.
- 120012723/4
- 220023443/4
- 320033203/4
- 420033523/4
- 520033203/4
- 620053363/4
- 720063203/4
- 82007–3/4
- 920083153/4
- 10Stockwin's Maritime Miscellany: A Ditty Bag of Wonders from the Golden Age of SailJulian Stockwin Non-Fiction #12009 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/420092243/4
- 112009–3/4
- 122010–3/4
- 1320113203/4
- 1420123523/4
- 1520133283/4
- 1620144313/4
- 1720143603/4
- 1820153523/4
- 1920164483/4
- 2020174443/4
- 2120174163/4
- 2220174003/4
- 2320184003/4
- 2420194003/4
- 2520194003/4
- 2620204323/4
- 272021–3/4
- 282022–3/4
- 292023–3/4
- 302024–3/4
Julian Stockwin series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Thomas Kydd books in order 27 books
Julian Stockwin 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.
Julian Stockwin Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Julian Stockwin Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Julian Stockwin Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Julian Stockwin books run from Kydd (2001) to Admiral (2024), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Julian Stockwin in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Julian Stockwin books in order?
You only need to read Julian Stockwin books in order within the Thomas Kydd series, which holds 27 of the 30 Julian Stockwin books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Julian Stockwin
Start with Kydd (2001), the first Thomas Kydd book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Julian Stockwin book?
Admiral (2024) is the newest Julian Stockwin book released so far.
Is there a new Julian Stockwin book coming?
No next Julian Stockwin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Julian Stockwin at a glance
- Still publishing
- Julian Stockwin published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Julian Stockwin books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,286 pages across the 23 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Julian Stockwin books, 14 of 30, were published in the 2010s.
What the Julian Stockwin books are about
27 of the 30 Julian Stockwin 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 20 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 20 of 27 books
- Sea stories 15 of 27 books
- Thomas Kydd (Fictitious character) 14 of 27 books
- Great Britain 11 of 27 books
- Naval history 11 of 27 books
- History 8 of 27 books
- Action & adventure 5 of 27 books
- Sailors 5 of 27 books
- English literature 4 of 27 books
- France 2 of 27 books