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Justin Somper Books in Order

Justin Somper has written 13 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is The Pyramid Plot (1993) and the newest is Sword Echoes (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1993–2026
Pages on record
3,061 in 8 of 13 books
Reading time
51–77 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,061 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Justin Somper is a British author of children's novels, known for the Vampirates and Allies & Assassins sequences. Somper's 13 catalogued books stretch from The Pyramid Plot (1993) to Sword Echoes (2026), taking in Demons of the Ocean (2006), Tide of Terror (2007), Blood Captain (2008), Black Heart (2009), Empire of Night (2010), Immortal War (2011), Allies & Assassins (2013) and A Conspiracy of Princes (2015). Catalogue subjects record pirates, vampires, twins, seafaring life and princes. Michelle Bates and Mark Fowler each share a credit on 1 title.

How many Justin Somper books are there?

Justin Somper has 13 books, released between 1993 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.

Justin Somper Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Justin Somper 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. Cover of The Pyramid Plot by Justin Somper, book 19 of the Usborne Puzzle Adventures series (1993)
  2. Cover of Demons of the Ocean by Justin Somper, book 1 of the Vampirates series (2006)
  3. Cover of Tide of Terror by Justin Somper, book 2 of the Vampirates series (2007)
  4. Cover of Blood Captain by Justin Somper, book 3 of the Vampirates series (2008)
  5. Cover of Black Heart by Justin Somper, book 4 of the Vampirates series (2009)
  6. Cover of Empire of Night by Justin Somper, book 5 of the Vampirates series (2010)
  7. Cover of Immortal War by Justin Somper, book 6 of the Vampirates series (2011)
  8. Cover of Allies & Assassins by Justin Somper, book 1 of the Enemies Of The Prince series (2013)
  1. 1
    The Pyramid PlotUsborne Puzzle Adventures #191993 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199348
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  2. 2
    The Third Usborne Book of Puzzle AdventuresUsborne Puzzle Adventures #211994 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994144
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  3. 3
    Demons of the OceanVampirates #12006 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006330
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  4. 4
    Tide of TerrorVampirates #22007 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007480
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  5. 5
    Blood CaptainVampirates #32008 · 569 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008569
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  6. 6
    Black HeartVampirates #42009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  7. 7
    Empire of NightVampirates #52010 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010512
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  8. 8
    Immortal WarVampirates #62011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  9. 9
    Allies & AssassinsEnemies Of The Prince #12013 · 482 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013482
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  10. 10
    A Conspiracy of PrincesEnemies Of The Prince #22015 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015496
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  11. 11
    Missing at SeaPirate Academy: #12026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  12. 12
    New Kid on DeckPirate Academy: #22026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  13. 13
    Sword EchoesPirate Academy: #32026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Justin Somper series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Justin Somper 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.

Pirate Academy: in order

3 books
  1. 1. Missing at Sea
  2. 2. New Kid on Deck
  3. 3. Sword Echoes

Enemies Of The Prince in order

2 books
  1. 1. Allies & Assassins
  2. 2. A Conspiracy of Princes

Usborne Puzzle Adventures in order

2 books
  1. 19. The Pyramid Plot
  2. 21. The Third Usborne Book of Puzzle Adventures

Do you have to read Justin Somper books in order?

You only need to read Justin Somper 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 Justin Somper

Start with Demons of the Ocean (2006), the first Vampirates book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Pyramid Plot (1993).

What is the newest Justin Somper book?

Sword Echoes (2026) is the newest Justin Somper book released so far.

Is there a new Justin Somper book coming?

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

Justin Somper at a glance

Still publishing
Justin Somper published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Justin Somper books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
3,061 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 481 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Justin Somper books, 4 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Justin Somper books are about

9 of the 13 Justin Somper 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 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.