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 200–300 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.
- 1Kydd2001 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/420012723/4
- 2Artemis2002 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/420023443/4
- 3Seaflower2003 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420033203/4
- 4Mutiny2003 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420033523/4
- 5Quarterdeck2003 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420033203/4
- 6Tenacious2005 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420053363/4
- 7Command2006 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420063203/4
- 8The Admiral's Daughter2007 · confirmed 3/42007–3/4
- 9Treachery / The Privateer's Revenge2008 · 315 pages · confirmed 3/420083153/4
- 10Invasion2009 · confirmed 3/42009–3/4
- 11Victory2010 · confirmed 3/42010–3/4
- 12Conquest2011 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420113203/4
- 13Betrayal2012 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420123523/4
- 14Caribbee2013 · 328 pages · confirmed 3/420133283/4
- 15Pasha2014 · 360 pages · confirmed 3/420143603/4
- 16Tyger2015 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420153523/4
- 17Inferno2016 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/420164483/4
- 18Persephone2017 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/420174163/4
- 19The Baltic Prize2017 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420174003/4
- 20The Iberian Flame2018 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420184003/4
- 21A Sea of Gold2019 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420194003/4
- 22To the Eastern Seas2019 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420194003/4
- 23Balkan Glory2020 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/420204323/4
- 24Thunderer2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 25Yankee Mission2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 26Sea of Treason2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 27Admiral2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
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.
- Historical fiction 18 of 24 books
- Sea stories 15 of 24 books
- Naval history 11 of 24 books
- Great Britain 10 of 24 books
- History 6 of 24 books
- Action & adventure 5 of 24 books
- Sailors 5 of 24 books
- English literature 4 of 24 books
- France 2 of 24 books
More books by Julian Stockwin
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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