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Alan Lewrie Books in Order

Dewey Lambdin has written 26 books featuring Alan Lewrie, published between 1989 and 2019: 25 in the Alan Lewrie series and 1 related title. The first book is The King's Coat (1989) and the newest main-line book is Much Ado about Lewrie (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1989–2019
Pages on record
8,028 in 23 of 26 books
Reading time
134–201 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,028 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

See all 26 books in order Printable Alan Lewrie checklist

Alan Lewrie is a Royal Navy officer in Dewey Lambdin's historical sea stories, rising through the ranks across the age of sail. 26 catalogued books run from The King's Coat (1989) through The French Admiral (1990), The King's Commission (1991), The King's Privateer (1992), The Gun Ketch (1993) and H.M.S. Cockerel (1995), reaching Much Ado about Lewrie. Naval action in British waters and the Caribbean supplies the material, and the sequence is likely complete.

How many Alan Lewrie books are there?

Alan Lewrie appears in 26 books, released between 1989 and 2019. 25 of them belong to the Alan Lewrie series, and 1 related title sit outside it: short stories and novellas.

Alan Lewrie Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Alan Lewrie 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 King's Coat by Dewey Lambdin, book 1 of the Alan Lewrie series (1989)
  2. Cover of The King's Commission by Dewey Lambdin, book 3 of the Alan Lewrie series (1991)
  3. Cover of The King's Privateer by Dewey Lambdin, book 4 of the Alan Lewrie series (1992)
  4. Cover of The Gun Ketch by Dewey Lambdin, book 5 of the Alan Lewrie series (1993)
  5. Cover of H.M.S. Cockerel by Dewey Lambdin, book 6 of the Alan Lewrie series (1995)
  6. Cover of A King's Commander by Dewey Lambdin, book 7 of the Alan Lewrie series (1997)
  7. Cover of Jester's Fortune by Dewey Lambdin, book 8 of the Alan Lewrie series (1999)
  8. Cover of King's Captain by Dewey Lambdin, book 9 of the Alan Lewrie series (2000)
  9. Cover of Havoc's Sword by Dewey Lambdin, book 11 of the Alan Lewrie series (2003)
  10. Cover of The Captain's Vengeance by Dewey Lambdin, book 12 of the Alan Lewrie series (2004)
  11. Cover of A King's Trade by Dewey Lambdin, book 13 of the Alan Lewrie series (2006)
  12. Cover of Troubled Waters by Dewey Lambdin, book 14 of the Alan Lewrie series (2008)
  13. Cover of The Baltic Gambit by Dewey Lambdin, book 15 of the Alan Lewrie series (2009)
  14. Cover of King, Ship, and Sword by Dewey Lambdin, book 16 of the Alan Lewrie series (2010)
  15. Cover of The Invasion Year by Dewey Lambdin, book 17 of the Alan Lewrie series (2011)
  16. Cover of Reefs and Shoals by Dewey Lambdin, book 18 of the Alan Lewrie series (2012)
  17. Cover of Hostile Shores by Dewey Lambdin, book 19 of the Alan Lewrie series (2013)
  18. Cover of The King's Marauder by Dewey Lambdin, book 20 of the Alan Lewrie series (2014)
  19. Cover of Kings and Emperors by Dewey Lambdin, book 21 of the Alan Lewrie series (2015)
  20. Cover of A Hard, Cruel Shore by Dewey Lambdin, book 22 of the Alan Lewrie series (2016)
  21. Cover of A Fine Retribution by Dewey Lambdin, book 23 of the Alan Lewrie series (2017)
  1. 1
    The King's CoatAlan Lewrie #11989 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989368
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  2. 2
    The French AdmiralAlan Lewrie #21990 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19901
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  3. 3
    The King's CommissionAlan Lewrie #31991 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991362
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  4. 4
    The King's PrivateerAlan Lewrie #41992 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992368
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  5. 5
    The Gun KetchAlan Lewrie #51993 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993336
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  6. 6
    H.M.S. CockerelAlan Lewrie #61995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  7. 7
    A King's CommanderAlan Lewrie #71997 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997448
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  8. 8
    Jester's FortuneAlan Lewrie #81999 · 446 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999446
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  9. 9
    King's CaptainAlan Lewrie #92000 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000368
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  10. 10
    Sea of GreyAlan Lewrie #102002 · 391 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002391
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  11. 11
    Havoc's SwordAlan Lewrie #112003 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003384
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  12. 12
    The Captain's VengeanceAlan Lewrie #122004 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004352
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  13. 13
    A King's TradeAlan Lewrie #132006 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006352
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  14. 14
    Troubled WatersAlan Lewrie #142008 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008320
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  15. 15
    The Baltic GambitAlan Lewrie #152009 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009368
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  16. 16
    King, Ship, and SwordAlan Lewrie #162010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  17. 17
    The Invasion YearAlan Lewrie #172011 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011368
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  18. 18
    Lewrie and the HogsheadsAlan Lewrie Short Stories #12012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  19. 19
    Reefs and ShoalsAlan Lewrie #182012 · 354 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012354
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  20. 20
    Hostile ShoresAlan Lewrie #192013 · 354 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013354
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  21. 21
    The King's MarauderAlan Lewrie #202014 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014368
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  22. 22
    Kings and EmperorsAlan Lewrie #212015 · 353 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015353
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  23. 23
    A Hard, Cruel ShoreAlan Lewrie #222016 · 339 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016339
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  24. 24
    A Fine RetributionAlan Lewrie #232017 · 354 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017354
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  25. 25
    An Onshore StormAlan Lewrie #242018 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018338
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  26. 26
    Much Ado about LewrieAlan Lewrie #252019 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019336
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Alan Lewrie Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the books of the Alan Lewrie series run from The King's Coat (1989) to Much Ado about Lewrie (2019), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Alan Lewrie in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Alan Lewrie books in order?

You should read the Alan Lewrie series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Alan Lewrie book also stands alone.

Where to start with Alan Lewrie

Start with The King's Coat (1989), the earliest published book in the Alan Lewrie series.

What is the newest Alan Lewrie book?

Much Ado about Lewrie (2019) is the newest book in the Alan Lewrie series.

Is there a new Alan Lewrie book coming?

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

Alan Lewrie at a glance

No recent titles
The newest main-line Alan Lewrie title on record is Much Ado about Lewrie (2019), 7 years ago.
Release pace
Alan Lewrie books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,028 pages across the 23 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 354 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alan Lewrie books, 11 of 26, were published in the 2010s.

What the Alan Lewrie books are about

25 of the 26 Alan Lewrie books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lewrie, alan (fictitious character) is tagged on 22 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Dewey Lambdin

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.