David Donachie Reading Order

1 book (2022–2022)

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1	Every Second Counts 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2009–2010)

Start with Mercenaries and read in order.

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1	Mercenaries 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Warriors 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Conquest 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2017–2020)

Start with The Contraband Shore and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Contraband Shore 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Lawless Place 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Blood Will Out 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2012–2013)

Start with Soldier of Crusade and read in order.

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1	Soldier of Crusade 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Son of Blood 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Prince of Legend 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

18 books (2005–2023)

Start with A Shot Rolling Ship, the first of 18 books in the John Pearce series.

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1	A Shot Rolling Ship 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	By the Mast Divided 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	An Awkward Commission 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Flag of Truce 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Admiral's Game 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	An Ill Wind 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Blown Off Course 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A Sea of Troubles 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Enemies at Every Turn 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Divided Command 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Devil to Pay 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	A Treacherous Coast 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Perils of Command 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	On a Particular Service 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	A Close Run Thing 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	HMS Hazard 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	A Troubled Course 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Droits of the Crown 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1996–1998)

Start with A Shred of Honour and read in order.

#	Title
1	A Shred of Honour 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Honour Be Damned 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Honour Redeemed 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2019–2020)

Start with All at Sea, the first of 4 books in the Midshipman Wormwood series.

3 books (2000–2004)

Start with On a Making Tide and read in order.

#	Title
1	On a Making Tide 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Breaking the Line 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Tested By Fate 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1993–1997)

Start with The Devil's Own Luck, the first of 6 books in the Privateersman Mysteries series.

#	Title
1	The Devil's Own Luck 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Dying Trade 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Hanging Matter 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	An Element of Chance 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Scent of Betrayal 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Game of Bones 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2007–2011)

Start with The Pillars of Rome and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Pillars of Rome 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Gods of War 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Sword of Revenge 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2011–2012)

Start with A Broken Land and read in order.

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1	A Broken Land 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Burning Sky 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Bitter Field 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1998–1998)

Start with Blood Money and read in order.

#	Title
1	Blood Money 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Boat Troop 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1999–2024)

Start with Direct Action and read in order.

#	Title
1	Direct Action 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	If I'd Known You in a Better Time 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2014–2015)

Start with Honour and read in order.

#	Title
1	Honour 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Vengeance 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Triumph 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible