2026 Reading Challenge

Alan Lewrie Series

25 primary works • 29 total works
Dewey Lambdin chronicles the adventures, and comic mis-adventures, of Alan Lewrie of the Royal Navy. More Henry Fielding's Tom Jones or George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman than C.S. Forester's hand-wringing, insecure Horatio Hornblower or Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey, Lewrie cuts a wide and joyous swath through the American Revolution, "war on the …

Book 1

The King's Coat
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4.10 · 3295 Ratings · 203 Reviews · published 1989 · 32 editions
The very first Alan Lewrie naval adventure in this…

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    Book 2

    The French Admiral
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    4.17     · 2222 Ratings · 82 Reviews · published 1990 · 30 editions
    Alan Lewrie is a scandalous young rake whose amoro…

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    Book 3

    The King's Commission
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    4.21     · 2152 Ratings · 60 Reviews · published 1991 · 22 editions
    1782 First officer on brig o'war . . .
    Fresh from d…

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    Book 4

    The King's Privateer
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    4.20     · 1907 Ratings · 60 Reviews · published 1992 · 18 editions
    1783: His Majesty's secret agent

    Fresh from war in …

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    Book 5

    The Gun Ketch
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    4.23     · 1758 Ratings · 54 Reviews · published 1993 · 21 editions
    It's 1786 and Alan Lewrie has his own ship at last…

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    Book 6

    H.M.S. Cockerel
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    4.16     · 1787 Ratings · 53 Reviews · published 1995 · 27 editions
    "You could get addicted to this series. Easily."

    *T…

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    Book 7

    A King's Commander
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    4.15     · 1570 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 1997 · 27 editions
    Alan Lewrie is now commander of HMS Jester, an 18-…

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    Book 8

    Jester's Fortune
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    4.12     · 1356 Ratings · 32 Reviews · published 1999 · 20 editions
    1796. A diminutive, Corsican-born French general h…

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    Book 9

    King's Captain
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    4.19     · 1354 Ratings · 35 Reviews · published 2000 · 17 editions
    Following the footsteps of Horatio Hornblower and …

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    Book 10

    Sea of Grey
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    4.19     · 1304 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 2002 · 17 editions
    Captain Alan Lewrie returns in Dewey Lambdin's ten…

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    Book 11

    Havoc's Sword
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    4.20     · 1116 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2003 · 16 editions
    Dewey Lambdin's lovable but incorrigible rogue, Ca…

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    Book 12

    The Captain's Vengeance
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    4.12     · 1038 Ratings · 31 Reviews · published 2004 · 21 editions
    It is early February, 1799, a year of war.

    Sailing …

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    Book 13

    A King's Trade
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    4.21     · 1021 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 2006 · 20 editions
    The powder-packed thirteenth installment in a clas…

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    Book 14

    Troubled Waters
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    4.16     · 935 Ratings · 31 Reviews · published 1993 · 19 editions
    The fourteenth tale in Dewey Lambdin’s classic nav…

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    Book 15

    The Baltic Gambit
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    4.20     · 945 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2009 · 22 editions
    January 1801, and Captain Alan Lewrie, RN, known a…

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    Book 16

    King, Ship, and Sword
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    4.22     · 938 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 2010 · 19 editions
    THE SIXTEENTH TALE IN DEWEY LAMBDIN'S CLASSIC NAVA…

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    Book 17

    The Invasion Year
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    4.18     · 941 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 2011 · 18 editions
    The Invasion Year is the seventeenth tale in Dewey…

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    Book 18

    Reefs and Shoals
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    4.24     · 936 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 2012 · 14 editions
    Pity poor Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy! He's be…

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    Book 19

    Hostile Shores
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    4.29     · 925 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 2013 · 19 editions
    "Lambdin is closing on Patrick O'Brian as the most…

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    Book 20

    The King's Marauder
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    4.33     · 1035 Ratings · 32 Reviews · published 2014 · 17 editions
    The year 1807 starts out badly for Captain Alan Le…

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    Book 21

    Kings and Emperors
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    4.26     · 824 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2015 · 13 editions
    “The best naval adventure series since C. S. Fores…

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    Book 22

    A Hard, Cruel Shore
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    4.41     · 878 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 2016 · 11 editions
    “You could get addicted to this series. Easily.”--…

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    Book 23

    A Fine Retribution
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    4.35     · 872 Ratings · 28 Reviews · 10 editions
    Dewey Lambdin, the reigning master of maritime fic…

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    Book 24

    An Onshore Storm
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    4.23     · 747 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 2018 · 10 editions
    For over twenty years, Dewey Lambdin's devoted fan…

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    Book 25

    Much Ado About Lewrie
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    3.93     · 723 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 2019 · 6 editions

    The twenty-fifth novel in Dewey Lambdin's beloved…

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    Book omnibus 3-5

    For King and Country: The Naval Adventures of Alan Lewrie
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    4.29     · 99 Ratings · published 1994 · 4 editions
    Omnibus edition including:
    The King's Commission (1…

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    Book 7 Part 1

    Die Herausforderung. Alan Lewries erstes Kommando
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    4.50     · 10 Ratings · published 1997 · 1 edition

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    Book 7 Part 2

    Die Herausforderung II. Alan Lewrie auf schwierigem Kurs
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    4.60     · 10 Ratings · published 1997 · 1 edition

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    A Collection of 15 Alan Lewrie Novels
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    4.36     · 11 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 2 editions
    “You could get addicted to this series. Easily.” -…

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