Alexis Carew Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Planetfall: A Story of the Dark |
2016 |
N/A |
| Into the Dark |
2014 |
Buy |
| Mutineer |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Little Ships |
2015 |
Buy |
| Wronged: A Story of the Dark |
- |
N/A |
| HMS Nightingale |
2016 |
Buy |
| Privateer |
2017 |
Buy |
| Wronged / The Queen’s Pardon |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Queen’s Pardon |
2019 |
Buy |
| A Brief, Interminable Peace |
2025 |
Buy |
Dark Artifice#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Of Dubious Intent |
2017 |
Buy |
Dark Runs Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Running Start |
2019 |
Buy |
| Running Scared |
2019 |
Buy |
Spacer, Smuggler, Pirate, Spy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Spacer |
2018 |
Buy |
| Smuggler |
2019 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mad Cow |
2016 |
Buy |
Story of the Dark#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Planetfall |
2016 |
Buy |
J.A. Sutherland writes science fiction with a strong naval flavor. His main series, Alexis Carew, follows a young woman from a frontier planet who joins the Royal Navy and makes her way through the ranks in a universe where faster-than-light travel happens through a mysterious dimension called “the Dark.” The series has clear influences from Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O’Brian, transplanting age-of-sail adventure into a science fiction setting.
Sutherland has expanded the Alexis Carew universe through several related series. Spacer, Smuggler, Pirate, Spy follows different characters in the same setting, while the Dark Runs books and Story of the Dark explore other corners of the universe. He has published seventeen books since 2014, with the most recent Alexis Carew entry, A Brief, Interminable Peace, arriving in 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has J.A. Sutherland written?
J.A. Sutherland has written seventeen books across six series.
What was J.A. Sutherland's first book?
J.A. Sutherland’s first book is Into the Dark, published in 2014.
What is J.A. Sutherland best known for?
J.A. Sutherland is best known for the Alexis Carew series, a space opera that follows a young woman as she rises through the ranks of a futuristic navy. The series draws on the age-of-sail naval fiction tradition, set in a universe where ships travel through a mysterious region called the Dark.