Andrew Wareham books

Andrew Wareham is a prolific British historical fiction author with over 120 books spanning naval adventure, military fiction, and period drama from the Age of Sail to World War II.

A Poor Man at the Gates Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Privateersman 2013 Buy
Nouveau Riche 2014 Buy
Born To Privilege 2014 Buy
The Pain Of Privilege 2014 Buy
Privilege Preserved 2014 Buy
Illusions Of Change 2014 Buy
The Old Order 2014 Buy
The Wages Of Virtue 2014 Buy
A Parade Of Virtue 2015 Buy
The Vice Of Virtue 2015 Buy
Virtue’s Reward 2015 Buy
Victorian Dawn 2016 Buy
A Victorian World 2022 Buy
A Victorian Empire 2023 Buy

An Underhand Invention Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Damned Un-English 2024 Buy
A New Trade 2024 Buy
A New Sort of War 2025 Buy

Buccaneers Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
No Peace Beyond The Line 2021 Buy
Rovers of the Western Sea 2022 Buy

Call of the Sea Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Man From Bere 2021 Buy
The First Lieutenant 2021 Buy
England, Home and … 2022 Buy
Newly Made A Gentleman 2022 Buy
The Africa Hand 2022 Buy
A Pretty Fortune 2022 Buy
The Middle Sea 2023 Buy
Distant Waters 2023 Buy
The Great South Sea 2023 Buy
Dishonour in Denmark 2023 Buy
High on the List 2024 Buy
A Brutal War 2024 Buy
Saturn Rising 2024 Buy
Saturn Ascendant 2025 Buy
Sick and Hurt 2025 Buy

Cannibal Country Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Long Way Place 2015 Buy
A Place Called Home 2015 Buy
A New Place 2018 Buy

Colonial Warrior Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Billy Bacon and the Soldier Slaves 2017 Buy
Billy Bacon and the Spanish Main 2018 Buy
Billy Bacon and John Company’s Armies 2020 Buy

Duty and Destiny Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Friendly Sea 2014 Buy
The Bitter Land 2014 Buy
The Fuzzy-Wuzzy Man 2014 Buy
Britannia’s Son 2014 Buy
Fortune And Glory 2015 Buy
Sugar and Spice 2015 Buy
The Odd-Job Man 2015 Buy
A Busy Season 2016 Buy
Far Foreign 2016 Buy
Tall Orders 2016 Buy
Deadly Shores 2017 Buy
Shores of Barbary 2017 Buy
Half a Victory 2017 Buy
Destiny Achieved 2018 Buy

Earl’s Other Son Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The China Station 2018 Buy
Shanghai Dreams 2018 Buy
Chinese Whispers 2019 Buy
Peking Nightmares 2019 Buy

Five Young Men of the Fenlands Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Cast Upon The Waters 2022 Buy
Perilous Shores 2023 Buy

Gin Lane Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Killing Man 2018 Buy
A Killing Too Far 2018 Buy
Killing’s Reward 2019 Buy

Innocent No More Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Gathering Clouds 2019 Buy
The Breaking Storm 2019 Buy
Heat of Autumn 2020 Buy
Fighting Back 2021 Buy
Nothing Forgotten, Nothing Learned 2023 Buy
Learning Anew 2023 Buy

Innocents at War Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Gathering Clouds - N/A
When Empires Collide 2016 Buy
A Deadly Caper 2017 Buy
No Longer A Game 2017 Buy
Dark Days Of Summer 2017 Buy
Bursting Balloons 2017 Buy
A Wretched Victory 2017 Buy
The Last Campaign 2024 Buy

Making of a Man Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Victorian Gent 2015 Buy
Dire Shenanigans 2015 Buy
An Uncertain Peace 2016 Buy

Man of Conflict Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Soldier Brat 2015 Buy
Raging Rajahs 2015 Buy
Fire and Folly 2016 Buy
Blood and Famine 2016 Buy
Spanish Tricks 2016 Buy
A Soldier’s Farewell 2017 Buy

Merchant’s Tale Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Birth of the Raj 2022 Buy
Adrift In The World 2023 Buy

Nobody’s Child Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Nobody’s Child 2019 Buy
Foreign Mud 2020 Buy
The Young Squire 2021 Buy

Pinchbeck Peer Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Pinchbeck Peer: Book 1 2018 Buy
The Pinchbeck Peer: Book 2 2019 Buy
The Pinchbeck Peer: Book 3 2020 Buy
The Pinchbeck Peer: Book 4 2020 Buy
The Pinchbeck Peer: Book 5 2021 Buy
The Pinchbeck Peer: Book 6 2023 Buy
The Pinchbeck Peer: Book 7: A New Veneer 2023 Buy
The Pinchbeck Peer: Book 8 2024 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Hungry Harry 2016 Buy
The Balloonatics 2021 Buy
An Emergent State 2022 Buy

The Agricultural Lord Palfrey Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Half-Bred Heir 2024 Buy
The Land Makes The Lord 2024 Buy
Nothing New on the Land 2025 Buy
The Land Rampant 2025 Buy

The Cruellest War Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Falling Into Battle - N/A
Weeping, Sad and Lonely 2024 Buy
Hopes and Fears How Vain 2025 Buy
Praying That We Meet Again 2025 Buy
When Autumn Leaves Are Falling 2025 Buy
Sadly Breathes The Song 2026 Buy
Armageddon, Second Class - N/A

War To End All Wars Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Falling Into Battle 2020 Buy
The Winter War 2020 Buy
End To Illusion 2020 Buy
The Death of Hope 2021 Buy
Bloody Hands 2021 Buy
Armageddon, Second Class 2022 Buy
Dead End 2022 Buy

Years of Blood Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Bold and Blooded 2019 Buy
Red Man 2020 Buy
Blood for Blood 2021 Buy
A Proper End 2021 Buy

Andrew Wareham is one of the most prolific historical fiction authors working today, with over 120 books published since 2013 across 22 series. His specialty is British history, particularly naval and military life from the Age of Sail through two World Wars.

His longest-running series include Call of the Sea (15 books of naval adventure), Duty and Destiny (14 books spanning the British Empire), and A Poor Man at the Gates (14 books following a family from privateering to the Victorian age). Wareham also writes period dramas set in specific eras — the Gin Lane series covers 18th-century London, while The Cruellest War and War To End All Wars both tackle World War I from different angles. His output covers an enormous sweep of history, with each series typically following one character or family through a particular period of upheaval.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Andrew Wareham written?

Andrew Wareham has written 124 books across 22 series.

What was Andrew Wareham's first book?

Andrew Wareham’s first book is The Privateersman, published in 2013.

What time periods does Andrew Wareham write about?

Wareham’s 22 series and 124 books cover a wide range of British history, from 18th-century naval adventures in Call of the Sea and Buccaneers through Victorian-era stories in A Poor Man at the Gates to World War I in War To End All Wars and The Cruellest War.

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