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Peter Watt

4 Series • 24 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Frontier Books
Start with: Cry of the Curlew (2000)
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Publication Order of Papua Trilogy Books
Start with: Papua (2002)
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Publication Order of Colonial Books
Start with: The Queen's Colonial (2019)

ⓘ About Peter Watt

Peter Watt is an author from Australia who has successively written fourteen books. His novels are mostly historic which he personally prefers with the anticipation that the readers from Australia can learn about their history. The reason behind his passion for writing is the genes included in him just like any other talent. This compels him to write books about the former events which have had an impact on the current affairs. Apart from writing, peter has engaged in other careers such as being a member of the army, real estate agent, manual worker, an assistant to a lawyer and an adviser. Places which he has ever lived comprise Vietnam and Maclean where he is at present near River Clarence.

All Book Series by Peter Watt

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Cry of the Curlew book cover

Cry of the Curlew

Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2000

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2000
2
Shadow of the Osprey book cover

Shadow of the Osprey

Book 2 of 12 · published 2000

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2000
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Flight of the Eagle

Book 3 of 12 · published 2002

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2002
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To Chase The Storm

Book 4 of 12 · published 2004

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2004
5
To Touch The Clouds book cover

To Touch The Clouds

Book 5 of 12 · published 2009

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2009
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To Ride The Wind

Book 6 of 12 · published 2010

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2010
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Beyond the Horizon

Book 7 of 12 · published 2012

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2012
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War Clouds Gather book cover

War Clouds Gather

Book 8 of 12 · published 2013

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2013
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And Fire Falls

Book 9 of 12 · published 2014

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2014
10
Beneath a Rising Sun book cover

Beneath a Rising Sun

Book 10 of 12 · published 2015

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2015
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While the Moon Burns book cover

While the Moon Burns

Book 11 of 12 · published 2016

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2016
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From the Stars Above

Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2018

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2018
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Papua

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2002

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2002
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Eden

Book 2 of 3 · published 2005

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2005
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The Pacific

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2011

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2011
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The Queen's Colonial

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2019

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2019
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The Queen's Tiger

Book 2 of 6 · published 2019

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2019
3
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The Queen's Captain

Book 3 of 6 · published 2020

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2020
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The Colonial's Son

Book 4 of 6 · published 2021

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2021
5
Call of Empire book cover

Call of Empire

Book 5 of 6 · published 2022

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2022
6
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The Ghosts of August

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2024

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2024
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The Silent Frontier

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2006

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2006
2
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The Stone Dragon

Book 2 of 3 · published 2008

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2008
3
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The Frozen Circle

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2008

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2008

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Peter Watt?

Peter Watt is an author from Australia who has successively written fourteen books. His novels are mostly historic which he personally prefers with the anticipation that the readers from Australia can learn about their history. The reason behind his passion for writing is the genes included in him just like any other talent.

Which Peter Watt series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Frontier series, the earliest of Peter Watt's multi-book series: it opens with Cry of the Curlew (2000) and runs to 12 books across 2000–2018, ending with From the Stars Above (2018). Peter Watt's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Peter Watt written?

Peter Watt has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2024. 21 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Frontier series with 12 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Peter Watt's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Peter Watt's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Frontier (2000–2018, 12 books), Papua Trilogy (2002–2011, 3 books) and Colonial (2019–2024, 6 books).

How are Peter Watt's books organised into series?

This guide splits Peter Watt's 24 books into 3 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Frontier (12 books, 2000–2018); Colonial (6 books, 2019–2024); Papua Trilogy (3 books, 2002–2011).