Robert Brightwell Books in Order

Robert Brightwell has written 12 books, published between 2012 and 2024. The first book is Flashman and the Seawolf (2012) and the newest is Assignment Sudan (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2012–2024
Pages on record
512 in 2 of 12 books

Robert Brightwell writes historical action and adventure fiction in the Adventures of Thomas Flashman series. The 12 catalogued books run from 2012 to 2024, beginning with Flashman and the Seawolf (2012). Flashman in the Peninsula (2014), Flashman's Waterloo (2016) and Flashman at the Alamo (2019) are among the titles. Assignment Sudan (2024) is the newest, and Brightwell is still publishing.

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How many Robert Brightwell books are there?

Robert Brightwell has 12 books, released between 2012 and 2024. 11 of them belong to the Adventures of Thomas Flashman series.

Robert Brightwell Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Robert Brightwell 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Flashman and the SeawolfAdventures of Thomas Flashman #12012 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012238
  2. 2
    Flashman and the CobraAdventures of Thomas Flashman #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
  3. 3
    Flashman in the PeninsulaAdventures of Thomas Flashman #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  4. 4
    Flashman's EscapeAdventures of Thomas Flashman #42014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  5. 5
    Flashman and Madison's WarAdventures of Thomas Flashman #52015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  6. 6
    Flashman's WaterlooAdventures of Thomas Flashman #62016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  7. 7
    Flashman and the EmperorAdventures of Thomas Flashman #72017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  8. 8
    Flashman and the Golden SwordAdventures of Thomas Flashman #82018 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018274
  9. 9
    Flashman at the AlamoAdventures of Thomas Flashman #92019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  10. 10
    Flashman and the ZulusAdventures of Thomas Flashman #102020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  11. 11
    Flashman's WinterAdventures of Thomas Flashman #112021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  12. 12
    Assignment Sudan2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–

Robert Brightwell characters in order

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

Robert Brightwell 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.

Adventures of Thomas Flashman in order

11 books
  1. 1. Flashman and the Seawolf
  2. 2. Flashman and the Cobra
  3. 3. Flashman in the Peninsula
  4. 4. Flashman's Escape
  5. 5. Flashman and Madison's War
  6. 6. Flashman's Waterloo
  7. 7. Flashman and the Emperor
  8. 8. Flashman and the Golden Sword
  9. 9. Flashman at the Alamo
  10. 10. Flashman and the Zulus
  11. 11. Flashman's Winter

Standalone books

1 book

1 Robert Brightwell title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Robert Brightwell books in order?

You only need to read Robert Brightwell books in order within the Adventures of Thomas Flashman series, which holds 11 of the 12 Robert Brightwell books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Robert Brightwell

Start with Flashman and the Seawolf (2012), the first Flashman book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Robert Brightwell book?

Assignment Sudan (2024) is the newest Robert Brightwell book released so far.

Is there a new Robert Brightwell book coming?

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

Robert Brightwell at a glance

Still publishing
Robert Brightwell published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Robert Brightwell books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
512 pages across the 2 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Robert Brightwell books, 9 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

When Robert Brightwell books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Robert Brightwell titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 9 titles.

2010s
9
2020s
3

12 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Robert Brightwell books are about

1 of the 12 Robert Brightwell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.