Alaric Bond

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  • Bibliography:
    19 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2009
  • Latest Book:
    September 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Coastal Forces

1 - Hellfire Corner (Jan-2020)

Fighting Sail

1 - His Majesty's Ship (Apr-2009)
2 - Jackass Frigate (Sep-2009)
3 - True Colours (May-2010)
4 - Cut and Run (Jul-2011)
5 - The Patriot's Fate (Sep-2012)
6 - The Torrid Zone (May-2014)
7 - The Scent of Corruption (Jun-2015)
8 - HMS Prometheus (Dec-2015)
9 - The Blackstrap Station (Sep-2016)
10 - Honour Bound (Aug-2017)
11 - Sealed Orders (Aug-2018)
12 - Sea Trials (May-2019)
13 - Lone Escort (Sep-2020)

Book List in Order: 19 titles

  • His Majesty's Ship

    Fighting Sail - 1

    A powerful ship, a questionable crew, and a mission that must succeed. In the spring of 1795 HMS Vigilant, a 64 gun ship-of-the-line, is about to leave Spithead as senior escort to a small, seemingly innocent, convoy. The crew is a jumble of trained ...

  • Jackass Frigate

    Fighting Sail - 2

    How do you maintain discipline on a ship when someone murders your first lieutenant -- and a part of you agrees with their action?  December 1796.  It was a time of unrest and discontent for Britain, made even worse by the war with Revoluti...

  • True Colours

    Fighting Sail - 3

    The Royal Navy is immobilized by mutiny, and the only thing that's standing in the way of an invasion is a commander who is communicating with a fleet that isn't there. While Great Britain's major home fleets are immobilized by a vicious mutiny, Adam...

  • Cut and Run

    Fighting Sail - 4

    The Fourth Book in Alaric Bond's Fighting Sail Series Disillusioned by the lack of opportunity in the Royal Navy, Lieutenant King opts for a spell with the Honourable East India Company. But, a trip in an Indiaman is anything but the easy option when...

  • The Patriot's Fate

    Fighting Sail - 5

    Alaric Bond is up there with CS Forester and Patrick O'Brien for thrilling and utterly real naval stories In the Patriot's Fate he has combined historical fact with compelling fiction to produce another gripping story in his ‚Fighting Sail series. ...

  • Turn a Blind Eye

    The South Coast of England, and smuggling is rife... Autumn, 1801. Newly appointed to the local revenue cutter, Commander Griffin is determined to make his mark, and defeat a major gang of smugglers. But the country is still at war with France and it...

  • The Torrid Zone

    Fighting Sail - 6

    "A very satisfying conclusion to the Blackwell's Adventures series, with lusty escapades tempered with amusing side passages, lively characters and a lovely ending." - Broos Campbell, author of the Matty Graves series In a multigenerational saga of l...

  • The Guinea Boat

    Set in Hastings, Sussex during the early part of 1803, The Guinea Boat tells the story of two young lads and the diverse paths they take to make a living on the water. Britain is still at an uneasy peace with France, but there is action and intrigu...

  • The Scent of Corruption

    Fighting Sail - 7

    Summer, 1803: the uneasy peace with France is over, and Britain has once more been plunged into the turmoil of war. After a spell on the beach, Sir Richard Banks is appointed to HMS Prometheus, a seventy-four gun line-of-battleship which an eager Adm...



  • HMS Prometheus

    Fighting Sail - 8

    Autumn 1803, and Britain remains under the threat of invasion. HMS Prometheus is needed to reinforce Nelson's squadron blockading the French off Toulon, but a major action has left her severely damaged and the British Fleet outnumbered. Prometheus mu...

  • The Blackstrap Station

    Fighting Sail - 9

    Christmas 1803, although the group of shipwrecked Royal Navy seamen have anything but festivities in mind as they pitch their wits against a French force sent to catch them. And all the while rescue, in the shape of a British frigate, lies temptingly...

  • Honour Bound

    Fighting Sail - 10

    Satisfied that he has forged HMS Kestrel into a formidable weapon, Commander King is keen to take her to sea once more. But the war is not progressing well for Britain, and his hopes of remaining in Malta are shattered as Kestrel is moved closer to t...

  • Sealed Orders

    Fighting Sail - 11

    With news of victory at Trafalgar still fresh, HMS Hare arrives in England carrying details of yet another British naval success although the prospects for her captain, Thomas King, are less encouraging. Hare's hull requires attention and dockyard fa...

  • Sea Trials

    Fighting Sail - 12

    HMS Mistral has emerged from a major refit with one vital element missing â€" her captain. But Tom King is many miles away aboard a different warship and facing an apparently unbeatable enemy force. Will he survive to claim his rightful place, or is ...

  • Hellfire Corner

    Coastal Forces - 1

    Autumn 1941 and a fierce war rages amid the treacherous waters of the Dover Strait. It is fought by the gun and torpedo boats of Britain’s Coastal Forces: fast, frail vessels that do battle against the best of Germany’s Kriegsmarine. The crews ar...

  • Lone Escort

    Fighting Sail - 13

    The North Atlantic in spring is a perilous place and, with a valuable convoy to protect, HMS Tenacious has a tough job ahead. But she is fresh from refit, fully manned and seemingly up to the task; the only factor likely to invite defeat is her capta...

  • The Seeds of War

    1811 and the war with France continues although conflict of another kind is raging on America's Eastern Seaboard. For many years oppressive trade sanctions have soured Britain's relations with the newly formed United States; tensions rise further as ...

  • On the Barbary Coast

    Spring 1814 and, after four exhausting years on the North American Station, HMS Tenacious is finally heading home. With the war in Europe drawing to a close, it is even doubtful whether she will be needed again while her captain has his own reasons t...

  • Glory Boys

    January 1942, and the crew of MGB194 return from leave to find their gunboat allocated to a different flotilla. And new men have joined; fresh faces who must earn the title of shipmate, while some may not be all they seem…But the action is hot...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Alaric Bond has published 19 books.

Alaric Bond does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Glory Boys, was published in September 2023.

The first book by Alaric Bond, His Majesty's Ship, was published in April 2009.

Yes. Alaric Bond has 2 series.
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