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Frontier Books in Order by Peter Watt

Frontier by Peter Watt contains 12 books, published between 2000 and 2018. The first book is Cry of the Curlew (2000) and the newest is From the Stars Above (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Other series are also called Frontier: Frontier Books in Order: 4 Different Series.

Books
12
Published
2000–2018
Pages on record
4,174 in 9 of 12 books
Reading time
70–104 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,174 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable Frontier checklist

Frontier is a historical fiction series by Peter Watt, tagged with Australia and frontier and pioneer life. Cry of the Curlew and Shadow of the Osprey both appeared in 2000. The series runs to 12 books and ends, as listed, with From the Stars Above (2018). Other titles include Flight of the Eagle, To Chase The Storm, War Clouds Gather and Beneath a Rising Sun. Subject tags also cover soldiers and the First World War, the Second World War and the Vietnam War.

How many Frontier books are there?

Frontier has 12 books, released between 2000 and 2018.

Frontier Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Frontier 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 Cry of the Curlew by Peter Watt, book 1 of the Frontier series (2000)
  2. Cover of Shadow of the Osprey by Peter Watt, book 2 of the Frontier series (2000)
  3. Cover of Flight of the Eagle by Peter Watt, book 3 of the Frontier series (2002)
  4. Cover of To Chase The Storm by Peter Watt, book 4 of the Frontier series (2004)
  5. Cover of Beyond the Horizon by Peter Watt, book 7 of the Frontier series (2012)
  6. Cover of War Clouds Gather by Peter Watt, book 8 of the Frontier series (2013)
  7. Cover of And Fire Falls by Peter Watt, book 9 of the Frontier series (2014)
  8. Cover of Beneath a Rising Sun by Peter Watt, book 10 of the Frontier series (2015)
  9. Cover of While the Moon Burns by Peter Watt, book 11 of the Frontier series (2016)
  1. 1
    Cry of the Curlew2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  2. 2
    Shadow of the Osprey2000 · 669 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000669
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  3. 3
    Flight of the Eagle2002 · 672 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002672
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  4. 4
    To Chase The Storm2004 · 529 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004529
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    To Touch The Clouds2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    To Ride The Wind2010 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010416
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  7. 7
    Beyond the Horizon2012 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012416
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  8. 8
    War Clouds Gather2013 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    And Fire Falls2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Beneath a Rising Sun2015 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015368
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    While the Moon Burns2016 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016384
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  12. 12
    From the Stars Above2018 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018336
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Is there a chronological order for Frontier?

No separate chronological order is on record for Frontier, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Frontier books in order?

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

Where to start with Frontier

Start with Cry of the Curlew (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Frontier book?

From the Stars Above (2018) is the newest Frontier book released so far.

Is there a new Frontier book coming?

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

Frontier at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Frontier title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Frontier books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,174 pages across the 9 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Frontier books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Frontier books are about

10 of the 12 Frontier books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: australia is tagged on 4 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Peter Watt

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