Thomas Kydd Books in Order

Thomas Kydd by Julian Stockwin contains 27 books, published between 2001 and 2024. The first book is Kydd (2001) and the newest is Admiral (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
27
Published
2001–2024
Confirmed
27 of 27 titles
Pages on record
7,187 in 20 of 27 books
Reading time
120–180 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,187 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 27 titles with a page count on record.

Thomas Kydd is a naval adventure series by Julian Stockwin, catalogued as historical sea stories. Twenty-seven books run from Kydd (2001) through Artemis (2002), Mutiny (2003), Quarterdeck (2003), Command (2006) and Invasion (2009) to Admiral (2024). Subject headings cover British naval history, seafaring life, sailors and France, with Thomas Kydd as the through-line. The series continues.

How many Thomas Kydd books are there?

Thomas Kydd has 27 books, released between 2001 and 2024.

Thomas Kydd Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 Thomas Kydd 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
    Kydd2001 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001272
  2. 2
    Artemis2002 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002344
  3. 3
    Seaflower2003 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003320
  4. 4
    Mutiny2003 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003352
  5. 5
    Quarterdeck2003 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003320
  6. 6
    Tenacious2005 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005336
  7. 7
    Command2006 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006320
  8. 8
    The Admiral's Daughter2007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007
  9. 9
    Treachery / The Privateer's Revenge2008 · 315 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008315
  10. 10
    Invasion2009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009
  11. 11
    Victory2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010
  12. 12
    Conquest2011 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011320
  13. 13
    Betrayal2012 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012352
  14. 14
    Caribbee2013 · 328 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013328
  15. 15
    Pasha2014 · 360 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014360
  16. 16
    Tyger2015 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015352
  17. 17
    Inferno2016 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016448
  18. 18
    Persephone2017 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017416
  19. 19
    The Baltic Prize2017 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017400
  20. 20
    The Iberian Flame2018 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018400
  21. 21
    A Sea of Gold2019 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019400
  22. 22
    To the Eastern Seas2019 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019400
  23. 23
    Balkan Glory2020 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020432
  24. 24
    Thunderer2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  25. 25
    Yankee Mission2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  26. 26
    Sea of Treason2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023
  27. 27
    Admiral2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024

Is there a chronological order for Thomas Kydd?

No separate chronological order is on record for Thomas Kydd, 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 Thomas Kydd books in order?

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

Where to start with Thomas Kydd

Start with Kydd (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Thomas Kydd book?

Admiral (2024) is the newest Thomas Kydd book released so far.

Is there a new Thomas Kydd book coming?

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

Thomas Kydd at a glance

Still running
Thomas Kydd is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Thomas Kydd books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,187 pages across the 20 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Thomas Kydd books, 12 of 27, were published in the 2010s.

What the Thomas Kydd books are about

24 of the 27 Thomas Kydd books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 18 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Julian Stockwin

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