Richard Woodman was born in London in 1944. He became an indentured midshipman in cargo liners at 16 and has sailed in a variety of ships, serving from apprentice to captain. He remains a professional sailor and in 1978 won the Marine Society's Harmer Award.
Genres: Historical
Series
Nathaniel Drinkwater
1. An Eye of the Fleet (1981)
2. A King's Cutter (1982)
3. A Brig of War (1983)
4. The Bomb Vessel (1984)
5. The Corvette (1985)
aka Arctic Treachery
6. 1805 (1985)
7. Baltic Mission (1986)
8. In Distant Waters (1988)
9. A Private Revenge (1989)
10. Under False Colours (1991)
11. The Flying Squadron (1992)
12. Beneath the Aurora (1995)
13. The Shadow of the Eagle (1997)
14. Ebb Tide (1998)
1. An Eye of the Fleet (1981)
2. A King's Cutter (1982)
3. A Brig of War (1983)
4. The Bomb Vessel (1984)
5. The Corvette (1985)
aka Arctic Treachery
6. 1805 (1985)
7. Baltic Mission (1986)
8. In Distant Waters (1988)
9. A Private Revenge (1989)
10. Under False Colours (1991)
11. The Flying Squadron (1992)
12. Beneath the Aurora (1995)
13. The Shadow of the Eagle (1997)
14. Ebb Tide (1998)
Nathaniel Drinkwater Omnibus
1. The First Nathaniel Drinkwater Omnibus (2000)
2. The Second Nathaniel Drinkwater Omnibus (2000)
3. The Blaze of Glory (2001)
4. Death Or Damnation (2002)
5. Distant Gunfire (2003)
1. The First Nathaniel Drinkwater Omnibus (2000)
2. The Second Nathaniel Drinkwater Omnibus (2000)
3. The Blaze of Glory (2001)
4. Death Or Damnation (2002)
5. Distant Gunfire (2003)
History of the British Merchant Navy
1. Neptune's Trident (2008)
2. Britannia's Realm (2009)
3. Masters Under God (2009)
4. More Days, More Dollars (2010)
5. Fiddler's Green (2010)
A History of the British Merchant Navy: Omnibus Edition (2018)
1. Neptune's Trident (2008)
2. Britannia's Realm (2009)
3. Masters Under God (2009)
4. More Days, More Dollars (2010)
5. Fiddler's Green (2010)
A History of the British Merchant Navy: Omnibus Edition (2018)
Kit Faulkner
1. A Ship For The King (2011)
2. For King Or Commonwealth (2012)
3. The King's Chameleon (2013)
1. A Ship For The King (2011)
2. For King Or Commonwealth (2012)
3. The King's Chameleon (2013)
William Marshal
1. The Knight Banneret (2018)
2. The King's Knight (2018)
3. Guardian of the Realm (2018)
1. The Knight Banneret (2018)
2. The King's Knight (2018)
3. Guardian of the Realm (2018)
Tales of the Sea
1. Cold Truth (2020)
2. The Judgement of his Peers (2020)
3. An Absence of Imagination (2020)
4. Magnetic Anomaly (2021)
5. Unintended Consequences (2021)
6. The Petrel's Cry (2023)
1. Cold Truth (2020)
2. The Judgement of his Peers (2020)
3. An Absence of Imagination (2020)
4. Magnetic Anomaly (2021)
5. Unintended Consequences (2021)
6. The Petrel's Cry (2023)
Novels
Decision at Trafalgar (1987)
Voyage East (1988)
Wager (1990)
The Darkening Sea (1991)
Endangered Species (1992)
The Accident (1995)
Act of Terror (1996)
The Antigone (1997)
Captain of the Caryatid (1997)
The Cruise of the Commissioner (1998)
The Captain and Commissioner (1999)
Dead Man Talking (2002)
Blue Funnel - Voyage East (2002)
The Ice Mask (2003)
The Disastrous Voyage of the Santa Margarita (2008)
Beyond Madagascar (2019)
A River in Borneo (2021)
Voyage East (1988)
Wager (1990)
The Darkening Sea (1991)
Endangered Species (1992)
The Accident (1995)
Act of Terror (1996)
The Antigone (1997)
Captain of the Caryatid (1997)
The Cruise of the Commissioner (1998)
The Captain and Commissioner (1999)
Dead Man Talking (2002)
Blue Funnel - Voyage East (2002)
The Ice Mask (2003)
The Disastrous Voyage of the Santa Margarita (2008)
Beyond Madagascar (2019)
A River in Borneo (2021)
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by Richard Woodman
The Mammoth Book of Hearts of Oak (2001)
Classic and New Stories from the Age of Fighting Sail
(The Mammoth Book of ...)
edited by
Mike Ashley
More books
Richard Woodman recommends
The Lion of Sole Bay (2013)
(Strong Winds, book 4)
Julia Jones
"Destined to become a classic of the genre."
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