Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Valiant Sailors | 1965 | Philip Hazard | Buy |
| 2 | The Brave Captains | 1968 | Philip Hazard | Buy |
| 3 | Black Sea Frigate | 1971 | Philip Hazard | Buy |
| 4 | Hazard’s Command | 1971 | Philip Hazard | Buy |
| 5 | Hazard of Huntress | 1972 | Philip Hazard | Buy |
| 6 | Victory at Sebastopol / Hazard to the Rescue | 1973 | Philip Hazard | Buy |
| 7 | Hazard in Circassia | 1973 | Philip Hazard | Buy |
| 8 | Guns to the Far East / Shannon’s Brigade | 1975 | Philip Hazard | Buy |
| 9 | Escape from Hell / Sailors on Horseback | 1976 | Philip Hazard | Buy |
The Phillip Hazard series consists of nine naval adventure novels set during the Crimean War of the 1850s. The series begins with The Valiant Sailors (1965) and follows its protagonist through the major naval engagements of the conflict, from the Black Sea to the siege of Sebastopol. The books were written by V.A. Stuart and published under the Philip Hazard pen name.
The series belongs to the tradition of Age of Sail fiction, though it is set in the transition period when steam power was beginning to replace sail. Books like Black Sea Frigate (1971), Victory at Sebastopol (1973), and Guns to the Far East (1975) take readers through a less commonly depicted war in fiction, giving the series a distinctive setting among naval adventure novels.