The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 21 books · 1989 to 2015

Dewey Lambdin

Historical fictionNaval adventure

Dewey Lambdin's Alan Lewrie novels follow a rakish, randy and reluctant naval officer, packed off to sea by his father in 1780, who fights his way through the wars of the late eighteenth century. They are as bawdy as they are salty.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. The first twenty-one novels are charted.

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Dewey Lambdin books in order

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Alan Lewrie

21 books · Set at seaNaval adventure
  1. 1The King's Coat1989With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The French Admiral1990With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The King's Commission1991With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The King's Privateer1992With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Gun Ketch1993With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  6. 6H.M.S. Cockerel1995With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  7. 7A King's Commander1997With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Jester's Fortune1999With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  9. 9King's Captain2000With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Sea of Grey2002With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Havoc's Sword2003With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  12. 12The Captain's Vengeance2004With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  13. 13A King's Trade2006With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  14. 14Troubled Waters2008With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  15. 15The Baltic Gambit2009With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  16. 16King, Ship, and Sword2010With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  17. 17The Invasion Year2011With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  18. 18Reefs and Shoals2012With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  19. 19Hostile Shores2013With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  20. 20The Implacable Foe2014With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon
  21. 21Kirby's Last Circus2015With Alan LewrieBuy on Amazon

Characters

2 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Alan Lewrie