Reading order · 3 books · 2000 to 2002 · Set in Williamsburg, Virginia
Brethren of the Coast Books in Order
The Brethren of the Coast follows Thomas Marlowe, a former pirate who arrives in colonial Virginia with a fortune and a new name, and becomes captain of the colony’s guard ship.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2000 to 2002
- First book
- The Guardship
- Latest
- The Pirate Round (2002)
- Setting
- Set in Williamsburg, Virginia
The reading order
Every Brethren of the Coast book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in Williamsburg, Virginia
- 1The Guardship2000With Thomas MarloweIn 1701, Thomas Marlowe, a former pirate, arrives in Virginia with a fortune and a new identity, and becomes captain of the guard ship that protects the colony from pirates.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Blackbirder2001With Thomas MarloweWhen King James, a formidable former slave who sails under Thomas Marlowe, kills the crew of a slave ship and becomes Virginia’s most wanted man, Marlowe must pursue him across the Atlantic to the African slave port of Whydah.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Pirate Round2002With Thomas MarloweFalling tobacco prices take Thomas Marlowe to London, where an old enemy from his pirate days forces him back to sea, on a voyage that pits him against ships bound for the Mughal Empire and ends in a reckoning in Madagascar.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Guardship, The Blackbirder and The Pirate Round in order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Thomas Marlowe | King James |
|---|---|---|
| 1 The Guardship | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 The Blackbirder | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 The Pirate Round | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Brethren of the Coast books
2 characters from James L. Nelson’s chart, with the number of Brethren of the Coast books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas MarloweFormer pirate in colonial Virginia | 3 | The Guardship 2000 |
| King JamesFreed slave and Marlowe's friend | 3 | The Guardship 2000 |