Peter Watt

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  • Bibliography:
    24 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 2000
  • Latest Book:
    November 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Frontier

1 - Cry of the Curlew (Aug-2000)
2 - Shadow of the Osprey (Aug-2001)
3 - Flight of the Eagle (May-2002)
4 - To Chase the Storm (Nov-2007)
5 - To Touch the Clouds (Nov-2009)
6 - To Ride the Wind (Nov-2010)
7 - Beyond the Horizon (Oct-2012)
8 - War Clouds Gather (Oct-2013)
9 - And Fire Falls (Dec-2014)
10 - Beneath a Rising Sun (Nov-2015)
11 - While the Moon Burns (Nov-2016)
12 - From the Stars Above (Nov-2017)

Papua

1 - Papua (Nov-2007)
2 - Eden (Nov-2007)
3 - The Pacific (Nov-2011)

Book List in Order: 24 titles

  • Cry of the Curlew

    Frontier - 1

    The first bestselling novel in the compelling Duffy and Macintosh series, depicting our turbulent history as never before."The home grown version of Wilbur Smith" The Sunday AgeA stark and vivid novel of Australia's brutal past. An epic tale of two f...

  • Shadow of the Osprey

    Frontier - 2

    The second bestselling novel in the compelling Duffy and Macintosh series, following on from Cry of the Curlew."The home grown version of Wilbur Smith" The Sunday AgeA riveting tale of love, death and revenge.Soldier of fortune Michael Duffy returns ...

  • Flight of the Eagle

    Frontier - 3

    The third novel in the compelling Duffy and Macintosh series."The home grown version of Wilbur Smith" The Sunday AgeA deadly family curse holds two families in its powerful grip.Captain Patrick Duffy's passions are inflamed by the mysterious Irishwom...

  • The Silent Frontier

    Lachlan, John and Phoebe MacDonald, three young children tragically separated after the massacre at the Ballarat goldfields, try to make their way in a world filled with poverty and war.John is determined to find his lost siblings and meanwhile works...

  • Eden

    Papua - 2

    A new war, a new generation and an old enemy meet in this thrilling and poignant novel of love, loss and hope written by the bestselling author of Papua.Jack Kelly and Paul Mann have survived one world war-will they survive another? When the Japanese...

  • Papua

    Papua - 1

    Two men, sworn enemies, come face to face on the battlefields of France.When Jack Kelly, a captain in the Australian army, shows compassion towards his prisoner Paul Mann, a brave and high-ranking German officer, an unexpected bond is formed. But nei...

  • To Chase the Storm

    Frontier - 4

    The fourth novel in the compelling Duffy and Macintosh series."The home grown version of Wilbur Smith" The Sunday AgeWhen Major Patrick Duffy's beautiful wife Catherine leaves him for another, he is propelled out of the Sydney Macintosh home and into...

  • The Stone Dragon

    It is the turn of the 20th century - an era of tumultuous change. What is it that draws Tung Chi, a former Shaolin priest in the service of the Chinese emperor, to the Australian colony of Queensland?This mystery ensnares local businessman John Wong,...

  • The Frozen Circle

    In 1918, after the Great War, two Australian soldiers join the British army to help fight the Bolshevik forces in northern Russia. Almost a century later, two bodies are unearthed in the small Australian country town of Valley View.Following the Armi...



  • To Touch the Clouds

    Frontier - 5

    The fifth novel in the compelling Duffy and Macintosh series."The home grown version of Wilbur Smith" The Sunday Age"They had all forgotten the curse... Except one... Until it touched them. I will tell you of those times when the whitefella touched t...

  • To Ride the Wind

    Frontier - 6

    "the home grown version of Wilbur Smith" The Sunday AgeIn 1916, the Duffys and Macintoshes are entangled in the horrors of World War I. From the deserts of the Middle East to the trenches of Europe, the hand of death is always present. But even those...

  • The Pacific

    Papua - 3

    As a war correspondent covering the Second World War, Ilsa Stahl isn't afraid to be on the front line. But when her plane goes down in a terrible storm over Papuan waters and she is taken prisoner by the Japanese, she has every reason to be terrified...

  • Beyond the Horizon

    Frontier - 7

    "the home grown version of Wilbur Smith" The Sunday AgeBeyond the Horizon continues the much-loved saga of the Duffys and Macintoshes, told with Peter Watt's trademark mastery of grand scope, family drama and enthralling adventure.It is 1918, a year ...

  • War Clouds Gather

    Frontier - 8

    "the home grown version of Wilbur Smith" The Sunday AgeAgainst the backdrop of impending war and the rise of the Nazi Party, the epic saga of the Macintosh and Duffy families continues. It's 1936. While Europe is starting to feel the shadow of the up...

  • And Fire Falls

    Frontier - 9

    "the home grown version of Wilbur Smith" The Sunday AgeIt is 1942 and the war in the Pacific is on Australia's doorstep, changing the lives of the Duffy and Macintosh families as never before.In Sydney, siblings Donald and Sarah Macintosh battle for ...

  • Beneath a Rising Sun

    Frontier - 10

    "the home grown version of Wilbur Smith" The Sunday Age

    As the Allied forces fight to repel invaders in the Pacific, the Duffy and Macintosh clans face their greatest challenges at home.

    Sergeant Jessica Duffy relishes her work as a co...

  • While the Moon Burns

    Frontier - 11

    "A sweeping epic befitting Australia's dramatic and inspirational history." Peter FitzsimonsIn the war across the seas, the Duffys and the Macintoshes are on the same side. But on home turf, the battle between these two dynasties rages on...After fig...

  • From the Stars Above

    Frontier - 12

    A century-old curse comes full circle...For a hundred years they have never forgiven, never forgotten. Now, the war between the Duffy and Macintosh dynasties will be brought to its stunning conclusion.Private Patrick Duffy was forced to flee Malaya a...

  • The Queen's Colonial

    Sometimes the fate for which you are destined is not your own...1845, a village outside Sydney Town. Humble blacksmith Ian Steele struggles to support his widowed mother. All the while he dreams of a life in uniform, serving in Queen Victoria's army....



  • The Queen's Tiger

    'One of Australia's best historical fiction authors' Canberra WeeklyPeter Watt brings to the fore all the passion, adventure and white-knuckle battle scenes that made his beloved Duffy and Macintosh novels so popular. It is 1857. Colonial India is a ...

  • The Queen's Captain

    In October 1863, Ian Steele, having taken on the identity of Captain Samuel Forbes, is fighting the Pashtun on the north-west frontier in India. Half a world away, the real Samuel Forbes is a lieutenant in the 3rd New York Volunteers and is facing th...

  • The Colonial's Son

    Danger, passion and bravery in nineteenth-century Australia, Europe and onto the battlefi eld of Kandahar.As the son of 'the Colonial', legendary Queen's Captain Ian Steele, Josiah Steele has big shoes to fill. Although his home in the colony of New ...

  • Call of Empire

    It is 1885. After a decade spent fighting for Queen and Country across the globe, Colonel Ian Steele is enjoying the quiet life in the colony of New South Wales, reunited with his friend Conan Curry and watching over his children and numerous busines...

  • The Ghosts of August

    It is 1914, and the storm clouds of war are building on the horizon.In Sydney, Josiah Steele is the new head of the family and grappling with his two very different sons - David, upstanding, decent and heir to the family enterprises; and Benjamin, wa...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Peter Watt has published 24 books.

Peter Watt does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Ghosts of August, was published in November 2024.

The first book by Peter Watt, Cry of the Curlew, was published in August 2000.

Yes. Peter Watt has 2 series.
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