Privateer Tales Books in Order

Privateer Tales by Jamie McFarlane contains 22 books, published between 2014 and 2022: 20 in the Privateer Tales series and 2 related titles. The first book is Rookie Privateer (2014) and the newest main-line book is Privateer's Supremacy (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
2014–2022
Pages on record
3,376 in 11 of 22 books
Reading time
56–84 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,376 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

Privateer Tales is a Jamie McFarlane series of 22 books published from 2014 to 2022, with short stories and novellas alongside the main run. Rookie Privateer (2014) is the series opener, and Big Pete, Fool Me Once and Parley also date from 2014. Pirate-trade words name many titles, including Buccaneers, Cutpurse and Smuggler's Dilemma (2015) and Blockade Runner (2016). Privateer's Supremacy (2022) is the latest.

How many Privateer Tales books are there?

Privateer Tales has 22 books, released between 2014 and 2022. 20 of them belong to the Privateer Tales series, and 2 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.

Privateer Tales Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Privateer Tales 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
    Rookie PrivateerPrivateer Tales #12014 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014274
  2. 2
    Fool Me OncePrivateer Tales #22014 · 102 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014102
  3. 3
    ParleyPrivateer Tales #32014 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014260
  4. 4
    Big PetePrivateer Tales #42014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  5. 5
    Smuggler's DilemmaPrivateer Tales #52015 · 348 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015348
  6. 6
    CutpursePrivateer Tales #62015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  7. 7
    Out of the TankPrivateer Tales #72015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  8. 8
    BuccaneersPrivateer Tales #82015 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015360
  9. 9
    A Matter of HonorPrivateer Tales #92015 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015326
  10. 10
    Life of a MinerPrivateer Tales Short Stories/Novellas #12016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  11. 11
    Pete, Popeye and OlivePrivateer Tales Short Stories/Novellas #22016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  12. 12
    Give No QuarterPrivateer Tales #102016 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016316
  13. 13
    Blockade RunnerPrivateer Tales #112016 · 380 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016380
  14. 14
    Corsair MenacePrivateer Tales #122017 · 378 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017378
  15. 15
    Pursuit of the BoldPrivateer Tales #132018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  16. 16
    Fury of the BoldPrivateer Tales #142018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  17. 17
    Judgment of the BoldPrivateer Tales #152018 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018292
  18. 18
    Privateers in ExilePrivateer Tales #162018 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018340
  19. 19
    Incursion at Elea StationPrivateer Tales #172019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  20. 20
    Freebooter's HoldPrivateer Tales #182020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  21. 21
    Black CutlassPrivateer Tales #192020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  22. 22
    Privateer's SupremacyPrivateer Tales #202022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022

Do you have to read Privateer Tales books in order?

You should read the Privateer Tales series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 2 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Privateer Tales book also stands alone.

Where to start with Privateer Tales

Start with Rookie Privateer (2014), the earliest published book in the Privateer Tales series.

What is the newest Privateer Tales book?

Privateer's Supremacy (2022) is the newest book in the Privateer Tales series.

Is there a new Privateer Tales book coming?

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

Privateer Tales at a glance

Paused
No new main-line Privateer Tales title has appeared for 4 years. The last was Privateer's Supremacy (2022).
Release pace
Privateer Tales books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,376 pages across the 11 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 326 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Privateer Tales books, 19 of 22, were published in the 2010s.

More books by Jamie McFarlane

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