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  • Bibliography:
    15 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2010
  • Latest Book:
    July 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Gentleman Captain Matthew Quinton

0.5 - The Rage of Fortune (May-2018)
1 - Gentleman Captain (Oct-2010)
2 - The Mountain of Gold (Feb-2012)
3 - The Blast that Tears the Skies (May-2013)
4 - The Lion of Midnight (May-2013)
5 - The Battle of All the Ages (Jun-2014)
6 - Death's Bright Angel (May-2018)
7 - The Devil Upon the Wave (May-2018)

Jack Stannard of the Navy Royal

1 - Destiny's Tide (Jul-2019)
2 - Battle's Flood (Nov-2019)
3 - Armada's Wake (Aug-2020)

A Philippe Kermorvant Thriller

1 - Sailor of Liberty (Jan-2023)
2 - Tyranny's Bloody Standard (Nov-2023)
3 - The Cursed Shore (Jul-2024)

Book List in Order: 15 titles



  • 1662: Restoration England. Cromwell is dead, and King Charles II has reclaimed the throne after years of civil war. It is a time of divided allegiances, intrigue, and outright treachery. With rebellion stirring in the Scottish Isles, the hard-pressed...



  • When a captured Barbary pirate saves his neck with a tall tale of a fabled mountain of gold, Captain Matthew Quinton has his doubts. But King Charles II can't resist the chance to outstrip the Dutch with a limitless source of wealth. With the devious...



  •   Part of an “excellent series” of nautical sagas, a Royal Navy captain commands a challenging warship as England enters the Anglo-Dutch wars” (Publishers Weekly).   1665: plague stalks the streets of London, the country is at war, an...



  •   Part of an “excellent series,” this seventeenth-century naval adventure features a Royal Navy captain facing down a formidable enemy in the North Sea.   Winter, 1666. England is again at war with the Dutch, and Matthew Quinton is once...



  •   Part of an “excellent series,” this prequel reveals a British military man’s first battles in support of the Crown Jewels in seventeenth-century England (Publishers Weekly).   Matthew Quinton, eighteen years old and an ensign in the...



  •   Part of an “excellent series” of nautical sagas, a Royal Navy captain must find track down a turncoat and discovers an unexpected suspect (Publishers Weekly).   In the heat of a gigantic battle against the Dutch, the English fleet is ...



  •   Part of an “excellent series,” this seafaring adventure features a Royal Navy captain as he battles terrorism in seventeenth-century England (Publishers Weekly).   London is burning, but who set the fire? In the weeks leading up to th...



  •   Broadsides, divided loyalties, and revenge on the high seas -- eighth in the Matthew Quinton series from the award-winning author of Death’s Bright Angel.   1671: Matthew Quinton is on a mission into the heart of enemy waters, bent on r...



  •   This prequel to the “excellent” Matthew Quinton Journals series reveals the legacy of the Royal Navy captain (Publishers Weekly).   In 1651, eleven-year-old Matthew Quinton and his twin sister Henrietta discover long-forgotten papers ...






  • Fight for your country. Fight for your king. Fight for your life... Gripping adventure in the Tudor Navy. Jack Stannard has spent his whole life at sea, enduring savage beatings from his father and the furious aggression of whip-cracking storms....



  • An adventure on the High Seas… Stannard fights for his life across the stormy AtlanticCaptain Jack Stannard showed his worth in the Battle of the Solent. But little did he know how his actions there would change his life forever.After a lucky escap...



  • The beacons are lit " the Armada is sighted off the English coast. The thrilling final instalment of the Navy Royal trilogy. 1588: The greatest naval force of its age bears down upon England. As a devastating battle looms, a nation holds its breath...



  • The call of the republic, the weight of destiny. A new legend takes to the seas.'A thrilling new adventure series that rivals the immortal Patrick O’Brian' Angus Donald1793. The infant French republic is assailed on all sides, by enemies within and...



  • Legendary warriors, devastating sea battles, and a chance, finally, for vengeance.After a daring escape from a British prison, Philippe Kermorvant returns to France and gains command of a frigate in the Mediterranean, where France is trying to rebuil...



  • A looming invasion. A doomed voyage… There’s blood in the water.Philippe Kermorvant, unfairly dismissed from the French Revolutionary Navy, accepts command of a privateer from its enigmatic owner. Having ignored his early misgivings, the mission ...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

J.D. Davies has published 15 books.

The next book by J.D. Davies, The Cursed Shore, will be published in July 2024.

The first book by J.D. Davies, Gentleman Captain, was published in October 2010.

Yes. J.D. Davies has 3 series.