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Phillip Hazard Books in Order

Phillip Hazard by Vivian V.A. Stuart contains 9 books, 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 200–300 words a minute.

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Phillip Horatio Hazard, a Royal Navy officer, gives this 9-book sequence its name. Vivian V.A. Stuart published the novels between 1965 and 1976, and catalogue subjects tie them to the Crimean War of 1853 to 1856, the Battle of Balaklava and British naval history. The Valiant Sailors (1965) opens the run, and Escape from Hell, also listed as Sailors on Horseback, closes it in 1976. Several titles carry alternative names, among them Victory at Sebastopol and Guns to the Far East. All nine volumes were measured, at a median of 235 pages.

How many Phillip Hazard books are there?

Phillip Hazard has 9 books, released between 1965 and 1976.

Phillip Hazard Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Phillip 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. Cover of The Valiant Sailors by Vivian V.A. Stuart, book 1 of the Phillip Hazard series (1965)
  2. Cover of The Brave Captains by Vivian V.A. Stuart, book 2 of the Phillip Hazard series (1968)
  3. Cover of Black Sea Frigate by Vivian V.A. Stuart, book 3 of the Phillip Hazard series (1971)
  4. Cover of Hazard's Command by Vivian V.A. Stuart, book 4 of the Phillip Hazard series (1971)
  5. Cover of Hazard of Huntress by Vivian V.A. Stuart, book 5 of the Phillip Hazard series (1972)
  6. Cover of Victory at Sebastopol / Hazard to the Rescue by Vivian V.A. Stuart, book 6 of the Phillip Hazard series (1973)
  7. Cover of Hazard in Circassia by Vivian V.A. Stuart, book 7 of the Phillip Hazard series (1973)
  8. Cover of Guns to the Far East / Shannon's Brigade by Vivian V.A. Stuart, book 8 of the Phillip Hazard series (1975)
  9. Cover of Escape from Hell / Sailors on Horseback by Vivian V.A. Stuart, book 9 of the Phillip Hazard series (1976)
  1. 1
    The Valiant Sailors1965 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1965266
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  2. 2
    The Brave Captains1968 · 235 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1968235
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  3. 3
    Black Sea Frigate1971 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971208
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  4. 4
    Hazard's Command1971 · 258 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971258
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  5. 5
    Hazard of Huntress1972 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972224
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  6. 6
    Victory at Sebastopol / Hazard to the Rescue1973 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973218
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  7. 7
    Hazard in Circassia1973 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973249
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  8. 8
    Guns to the Far East / Shannon's Brigade1975 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975234
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  9. 9
    Escape from Hell / Sailors on Horseback1976 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976250
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Is there a chronological order for Phillip Hazard?

No separate chronological order is on record for Phillip Hazard, 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 Phillip Hazard books in order?

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

Where to start with Phillip Hazard

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

What is the newest Phillip Hazard book?

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

Is there a new Phillip Hazard book coming?

No next Phillip 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.

Phillip Hazard at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Phillip Hazard title on record dates from 1976, 50 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Phillip 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 Phillip Hazard books, 7 of 9, were published in the 1970s.

What the Phillip Hazard books are about

8 of the 9 Phillip 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.

Characters in the Phillip Hazard books

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