Larry Laswell Short Story Collections books in order

Larry Laswell's short story collections are two volumes of humorous sea stories drawn from his years of service in the US Navy.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 A Ship-Load of Sea Stories & 1 Fairy Tale, Vol. 1: Why Seaman Recruit Cockroach Went AWOL 2015 Larry Laswell Buy
2 A Ship-Load of Sea Stories & 1 Fairy Tale, Vol. 2: I Believe 2016 Larry Laswell Buy

Larry Laswell’s two short story collections gather humorous tales from Navy life into a pair of entertaining volumes. A Ship-Load of Sea Stories and 1 Fairy Tale, Vol. 1: Why Seaman Recruit Cockroach Went AWOL was published in 2015, followed by Vol. 2: I Believe in 2016.

The collections capture the humor and absurdity of shipboard life, told with the authenticity of someone who spent eight years in the Navy. They offer a lighter counterpart to the historical drama of Laswell’s Marathon series novels.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Larry Laswell Short Story Collections series?

There are two books in the Larry Laswell Short Story Collections series, published between 2015 and 2016.

What is the first book in the Larry Laswell Short Story Collections series?

The first book in the Larry Laswell Short Story Collections series is A Ship-Load of Sea Stories & 1 Fairy Tale, Vol. 1: Why Seaman Recruit Cockroach Went AWOL, published in 2015.

What are the Ship-Load of Sea Stories books about?

The two volumes of A Ship-Load of Sea Stories and 1 Fairy Tale collect humorous and entertaining tales from life in the US Navy. Published in 2015 and 2016, they draw on the kind of stories sailors swap during long deployments.

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