Series reading guide · updated 2026
Blackwood Family Books in Order
Every Blackwood Family book in publication order — 38 in total, spanning 1958–2006.
Publication Order of Blackwood Family Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Prayer for the Ship | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  High Water | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Send a Gunboat | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Dive In The Sun | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Hostile Shore | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Last Raider | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  H.M.S Saracen | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  With Blood And Iron | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Path Of The Storm | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Deep Silence | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  The Pride and the Anguish | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  To Risks Unknown | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  The Greatest Enemy | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Rendezvous - South Atlantis | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  His Majestys U-boat/Go In and Sink! | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  The Destroyers | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Winged Escort | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Surface With Daring | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Strike From The Sea | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  A Ship Must Die | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  Torpedo Run | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  Against the Sea | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  Badge of Glory | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 |  The First to Land | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  The Volunteers | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 |  The Iron Pirate | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 |  In Danger's Hour | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 |  The White Guns | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 |  Killing Ground | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 |  The Horizon | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 |  Sunset | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 |  A Dawn Like Thunder | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 |  Battlecruiser | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 |  Dust On The Sea | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 |  For Valour | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 |  Twelve Seconds to Live | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 |  Knife Edge | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 |  The Glory Boys | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 38, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Prayer for the Ship | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | High Water | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Send a Gunboat | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Dive In The Sun | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Hostile Shore | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Last Raider | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | H.M.S Saracen | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | With Blood And Iron | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Path Of The Storm | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Deep Silence | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Pride and the Anguish | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | To Risks Unknown | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Greatest Enemy | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Rendezvous - South Atlantis | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | His Majestys U-boat/Go In and Sink! | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Destroyers | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Winged Escort | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Surface With Daring | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Strike From The Sea | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | A Ship Must Die | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Torpedo Run | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Against the Sea | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Badge of Glory | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The First to Land | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Volunteers | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Iron Pirate | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | In Danger's Hour | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | The White Guns | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Killing Ground | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Horizon | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Sunset | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | A Dawn Like Thunder | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Battlecruiser | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Dust On The Sea | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | For Valour | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Twelve Seconds to Live | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Knife Edge | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Glory Boys | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
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