Philip Hazard Books in Order

Vivian V.A. Stuart has written 9 books featuring Philip Hazard, published between 1965 and 1976. The first book is The Valiant Sailors (1965) and the newest is Escape from Hell / Sailors on Horseback (1976). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
1965–1976
Total pages
2,142 across 9 books
Reading time
36–54 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,142 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute.

Philip Hazard is a Royal Navy officer, recorded in catalogue subjects as Phillip Horatio Hazard, at the centre of a naval historical run of 9 books by Vivian V.A. Stuart. The Valiant Sailors (1965) opens the sequence and Escape from Hell / Sailors on Horseback (1976) closes it. Subjects record the Crimean War of 1853-1856, the Battle of Balaklava, the Royal Navy and naval history. Hazard's Command (1971), Hazard of Huntress (1972), Hazard in Circassia (1973) and Victory at Sebastopol / Hazard to the Rescue (1973) carry the character's name. All 9 volumes have page counts recorded, with a median of 235 pages.

How many Philip Hazard books are there?

Philip Hazard appears in 9 books, released between 1965 and 1976.

Philip Hazard Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Philip Hazard 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. 1
    The Valiant SailorsPhillip Hazard #11965 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1965266
  2. 2
    The Brave CaptainsPhillip Hazard #21968 · 235 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1968235
  3. 3
    Black Sea FrigatePhillip Hazard #31971 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971208
  4. 4
    Hazard's CommandPhillip Hazard #41971 · 258 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971258
  5. 5
    Hazard of HuntressPhillip Hazard #51972 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972224
  6. 61973218
  7. 7
    Hazard in CircassiaPhillip Hazard #71973 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973249
  8. 8
    Guns to the Far East / Shannon's BrigadePhillip Hazard #81975 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975234
  9. 9
    Escape from Hell / Sailors on HorsebackPhillip Hazard #91976 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976250

Do you have to read Philip Hazard books in order?

You should read the Philip Hazard books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Philip Hazard book also stands alone.

Where to start with Philip Hazard

Start with The Valiant Sailors (1965), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Philip Hazard book?

Escape from Hell / Sailors on Horseback (1976) is the newest Philip Hazard book released so far.

Is there a new Philip Hazard book coming?

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

Philip Hazard at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Philip Hazard title on record dates from 1976, 50 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Philip Hazard books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,142 pages across all 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 235 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Philip Hazard books, 7 of 9, were published in the 1970s.

What the Philip Hazard books are about

8 of the 9 Philip Hazard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: british is tagged on 8 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • British 8 of 8 books
  • Great Britain 8 of 8 books
  • Great Britain. Royal Navy 8 of 8 books
  • Naval history 8 of 8 books
  • Officers 8 of 8 books
  • Crimean War, 1853-1856 6 of 8 books
  • History 3 of 8 books

More books by Vivian V.A. Stuart

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

Series featuring Philip Hazard

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