Vivian V.A. Stuart

Vivian V.A. Stuart was a popular English novelist, who was famous for writing romance, historical fiction, and military novels. She has written numerous single novels and book series in her career, the prominent ones among them being the Alexander Sherridan series and the Philip Hazard series. Author Vivian was born as Violet Vivian Finlay on January 2, 1914, in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.

The best place to start is the Alexander Sheridan series, the earliest of Vivian V.A. Stuart's multi-book series: it opens with Like Victors and Lords / Victors and Lords (1964) and runs to 7 books across 1964–1975, ending with Battle for Lucknow (1975). Vivian V.A. Stuart's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Vivian V.A. Stuart has 185 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1953 and 2026. 136 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Animal series with 99 books — and 49 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Vivian V.A. Stuart's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Alexander Sheridan (1964–1975, 7 books), Phillip Hazard (1965–1976, 9 books) and The Australians (1979–1990, 12 books), plus 2 more.

This guide splits Vivian V.A. Stuart's 185 books into 5 named series and 49 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Animal (99 books, 2005–2021); The Australians (12 books, 1979–1990); Phillip Hazard (9 books, 1965–1976); The Black Door Collection (9 books, 2021–2026); Alexander Sheridan (7 books, 1964–1975).