Alexander Fullerton

2 series 12 books in order

Alexander Fullerton was a bestselling author of British naval fiction, whose writing career spanned over fifty years. He served with distinction as gunnery and torpedo officer of HM Submarine Seadog during World War Two. He was a fluent Russian speaker, and after the war served in Germany as the Royal Navy liaison with the Red Army. His first novel, Surface!, was written on the backs of old cargo manifests. It sold over 500,000 copies and needed five reprints in six weeks. Fullerton is perhaps best known though for his nine-volume Nicholas Everard series, which was translated into many languages, winning him fans all round the world. His fiftieth novel, Submariner, was published in 2008, the year of his death.

Known for
Nicholas Everard Naval Thrillers, SBS Trilogy

Series by Alexander Fullerton

Nicholas Everard Naval Thrillers

9 books in order · 1976–1999

  1. Cover of The Blooding of the Guns

    The Blooding of the Guns

    1976 · Alexander Fullerton

    A young sailor with the weight of the world on his shoulders, a brother in the line of fire, and the greatest naval battle of all time… Jutland,…

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  2. Cover of Sixty Minutes for St. George

    Sixty Minutes for St. George

    1999 · Alexander Fullerton

    Churchill called it the finest feat of arms of the Great War… After a punishing winter patrolling the Strait of Dover aboard HMS Mackerel, Nicholas…

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  3. Cover of Patrol to the Golden Horn

    Patrol to the Golden Horn

    1988 · Alexander Fullerton

    Nicholas Everard is ready to run the gauntlet in his most dangerous mission yet… The menacing bulk of the German battlecruiser Goeben lurks in the…

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  4. Cover of Storm Force to Narvik

    Storm Force to Narvik

    1998 · Alexander Fullerton

    Everard is returns in a new global conflict. British Captain Nick Everard's destroyer is crippled by Nazi gunfire in the German invasion of Norway.…

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  5. Cover of Last Lift from Crete

    Last Lift from Crete

    1981 · Alexander Fullerton

    Crete, May 1941. Against all odds the Everards must survive a relentless Luftwaffe assault. The situation is dire for British forces in the…

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  6. Cover of All the Drowning Seas

    All the Drowning Seas

    1989 · Alexander Fullerton

    The sixth thrilling instalment of the Nicholas Everard thrillers. 1942. As Japanese invasion fleets sweep across the Pacific, a handful of Allied…

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  7. Cover of A Share of Honour

    A Share of Honour

    1992 · Alexander Fullerton

    Danger lurks beneath the Mediterranean waves… Sub-lieutenant Paul Everard serves in the Mediterranean aboard the submarine Ultra, helping the Allies…

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  8. Cover of The Torch Bearers

    The Torch Bearers

    1992 · Alexander Fullerton

    The trap is laid. Now, Nick Everard must wait for the U-boats to arrive… Autumn 1942: Sir Nicholas Everard, Captain of HMS Harbinger, has a convoy to…

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  9. Cover of The Gatecrashers

    The Gatecrashers

    1992 · Alexander Fullerton

    The extraordinary, breathless final volume in the Nicholas Everard Naval Thrillers. Six submarines are about to be towed underwater from Scotland to…

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SBS Trilogy

3 books in order · 1986–1992

  1. Cover of Special Deliverance

    Special Deliverance

    1986 · Alexander Fullerton

    A top secret mission to change the course of the Falklands War. In the war-torn, storm-swept South Atlantic, a small band of highly-trained SBS…

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  2. Cover of Special Dynamic

    Special Dynamic

    1992 · Alexander Fullerton

    The Spetsnaz have secretly infiltrated deep beyond NATO borders. Former SBS Captain Ollie Lyle is assigned to a civilian expedition into Norwegian…

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  3. Cover of Special Deception

    Special Deception

    1989 · Alexander Fullerton

    An incredibly dangerous and secret mission in a tumultuous Syria. Charlie Swale of the SAS would never have dreamed of betraying his country. But nor…

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Alexander Fullerton written?

We list 12 books by Alexander Fullerton across 2 series, published between 1976–1999 — each shown in full reading order.

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