Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In The Blood | 1973 | John Wingate | Buy |
| 2 | Submariner Sinclair | 1959 | John Wingate | Buy |
| 3 | Jimmy-the-One | 1960 | John Wingate | Buy |
| 4 | Sinclair in Command | 1961 | John Wingate | Buy |
| 5 | Nuclear Captain | 1962 | John Wingate | Buy |
| 6 | Sub-Zero | 1963 | John Wingate | Buy |
| 7 | Full Fathom Five | 1967 | John Wingate | Buy |
| 8 | The Sea Above Them | 1975 | John Wingate | Buy |
The Submariner Sinclair series is John Wingate’s flagship work, spanning eight novels that track the career of a Royal Navy submarine officer. Beginning with Submariner Sinclair in 1959, the books follow their protagonist from early service through increasingly senior commands, ending with The Sea Above Them in 1975. In The Blood serves as a prequel, exploring the character’s origins.
Wingate’s own time aboard submarines gives the series an authority that few naval fiction writers can match. The confined spaces, chain-of-command pressures, and constant threat of depth charges feel genuine rather than researched. Books like Nuclear Captain and Sub-Zero push the setting into Cold War territory, while Full Fathom Five remains one of the most gripping entries in the series.
Readers new to the series should follow the reading order listed above rather than strict publication dates, as the positioning reflects the intended sequence of the story.