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Paul Fraser Collard Books in Order

Paul Fraser Collard has written 14 books, published between 2013 and 2023. The first book is The Scarlet Thief (2013) and the newest is Diamond Hunter (2023). Publication order is the reading order below. 11 of the 14 books listed here are in the Jack Lark series, which has its own page: Jack Lark books in order.

Books
14
Published
2013–2023
Pages on record
3,152 in 8 of 14 books
Reading time
53–79 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,152 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Paul Fraser Collard writes historical fiction featuring the character Jack Lark. The catalogue records 14 books between 2013 and 2023, including Jack Lark short stories and novellas. The Scarlet Thief (2013) is the first listed title, with The Maharajah's General from the same year. Later books include The Devil's Assassin (2015), The True Soldier (2017) and The Rebel Killer (2018). Subjects include the Crimean War and the American Civil War. Diamond Hunter (2023) is the latest.

How many Paul Fraser Collard books are there?

Paul Fraser Collard has 14 books, released between 2013 and 2023. 11 of them belong to the Jack Lark series.

Paul Fraser Collard Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Paul Fraser Collard 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 Scarlet Thief by Paul Fraser Collard, book 1 of the Jack Lark series (2013)
  2. Cover of The Devil's Assassin by Paul Fraser Collard, book 3 of the Jack Lark series (2015)
  3. Cover of The Last Legionnaire / The Forgotten Son by Paul Fraser Collard, book 5 of the Jack Lark series (2016)
  4. Cover of The Rebel Killer by Paul Fraser Collard, book 7 of the Jack Lark series (2018)
  5. Cover of Fugitive by Paul Fraser Collard, book 9 of the Jack Lark series (2020)
  6. Cover of Commander by Paul Fraser Collard, book 10 of the Jack Lark series (2022)
  1. 1
    The Scarlet ThiefJack Lark #12013 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013400
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  2. 2
    The Maharajah's GeneralJack Lark #22013 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013336
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  3. 3
    RogueJack Lark Short Stories/Novellas #12014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  4. 4
    RecruitJack Lark Short Stories/Novellas #22015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  5. 5
    RedcoatJack Lark Short Stories/Novellas #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  6. 6
    The Devil's AssassinJack Lark #32015 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015384
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  7. 7
    The Lone WarriorJack Lark #42015 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015384
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  8. 8
    The Last Legionnaire / The Forgotten SonJack Lark #52016 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016416
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  9. 9
    The True SoldierJack Lark #62017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  10. 10
    The Rebel KillerJack Lark #72018 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018432
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  11. 11
    The Lost OutlawJack Lark #82019 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019384
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  12. 12
    FugitiveJack Lark #92020 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020416
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  13. 13
    CommanderJack Lark #102022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  14. 14
    Diamond HunterJack Lark #112023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Paul Fraser Collard series and characters in order

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

Paul Fraser Collard 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.

Jack Lark books in order

11 books by Paul Fraser Collard
  1. 1. The Scarlet Thief
  2. 2. The Maharajah's General
  3. 3. The Devil's Assassin
  4. 4. The Lone Warrior
  5. 5. The Last Legionnaire / The Forgotten Son
  6. 6. The True Soldier
  7. 7. The Rebel Killer
  8. 8. The Lost Outlaw
  9. 9. Fugitive
  10. 10. Commander
  11. 11. Diamond Hunter

Jack Lark Short Stories/Novellas

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Paul Fraser Collard books in order?

You only need to read Paul Fraser Collard books in order within the Jack Lark series, which holds 11 of the 14 Paul Fraser Collard books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Paul Fraser Collard

Start with The Scarlet Thief (2013), the first Jack Lark book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Paul Fraser Collard book?

Diamond Hunter (2023) is the newest Paul Fraser Collard book released so far.

Is there a new Paul Fraser Collard book coming?

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

Paul Fraser Collard at a glance

Paused
No new Paul Fraser Collard title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Paul Fraser Collard books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,152 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 392 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Paul Fraser Collard books, 11 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Paul Fraser Collard books are about

5 of the 14 Paul Fraser Collard 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 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.