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Start with Cry of the Curlew and continue through all 12 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Cry of the Curlew
Book 1 by Peter Watt • Published 2000
In the harsh Queensland outback of the 1890s, a brutal crime committed by squatter Donald Macintosh sparks a blood feud with the Irish Duffy clan. As the families clash over land and legacy, a secret Aboriginal herita...
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Ends with From the Stars Above
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Book 1:Cry of the Curlew
Peter Watt • 2000
In the harsh Queensland outback of the 1890s, a brutal crime committed by squatter Donald Macintosh sparks a blood feud with the Irish Duffy clan. As the families clash over land and legacy, a secret Aboriginal herita...
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Book 2:Shadow of the Osprey
Peter Watt • 2000
Michael Duffy returns to Sydney with a score to settle, reigniting the bitter war against the Macintosh family. While the Macintoshes maneuver for political power and wealth, the Duffys fight to survive on the margins...
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Book 3:Flight of the Eagle
Peter Watt • 2002
Captain Patrick Duffy is torn between his Irish roots and the scheming grandmother who wants to control him. Meanwhile, on the Queensland frontier, Native Police trooper Peter Duffy faces a heartbreaking choice betwee...
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Book 4:To Chase The Storm
Peter Watt • 2004
Betrayed by his wife, Major Patrick Duffy leaves Sydney for the battlefields of the Boer War, where he encounters a ghost from his past. Back in Australia, a mysterious mentor guides young Alex Duffy to the family's a...
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Book 5:To Touch The Clouds
Peter Watt • 2009
It is 1916, and the Duffy and Macintosh men are fighting on the front lines of France and the Middle East. But the real danger lies at home, where George Macintosh is passing secrets to the enemy in a bid to consolida...
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Book 6:To Ride The Wind
Peter Watt • 2010
As the Great War rages on, Matthew and Tom Duffy face the horrors of the trenches and the desert. Meanwhile, an Indigenous man seeks the fiery stars that will help him reclaim his land, and a family traitor continues...
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Book 7:Beyond the Horizon
Peter Watt • 2012
The Great War is ending, but the feud between the Duffys and Macintoshes is far from over. As soldiers return to a changed Australia, George Macintosh fights to deny his nephew's inheritance, while an Aboriginal elder...
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Book 8:War Clouds Gather
Peter Watt • 2013
It is 1936, and while Matthew Duffy faces a new German enemy in Iraq, the family war heats up in Sydney. George Macintosh takes extreme measures to block his nephew David from the boardroom, sending his own son to the...
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Book 9:And Fire Falls
Peter Watt • 2014
As WWII reaches the Pacific in 1942, James Duffy defies orders to fly against the Japanese, while Diane Duffy is trapped in the jungles of Malaya. In Sydney, the Macintosh siblings engage in a ruthless power struggle...
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Book 10:Beneath a Rising Sun
Peter Watt • 2015
While Jessica Duffy uncovers treason as a code breaker, her cousin Sarah Macintosh plots to seize the family business by any means necessary. Across the ocean, David Macintosh struggles to survive the brutality of a p...
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Book 11:While the Moon Burns
Peter Watt • 2016
In the post-war years, Tom Duffy finally purchases his ancestral home, Glen View, but the Macintoshes will not surrender it easily. Sarah Macintosh, now head of the firm, launches a dirty war to destroy him, proving t...
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Book 12:From the Stars Above
Peter Watt • 2018
In the final chapter of the saga, Patrick Duffy returns to Southeast Asia to confront the ghosts of his time in Changi. Meanwhile, Michael Macintosh fights in the jungles of Vietnam, unaware that the family curse is b...
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What is the best order to read the Frontier series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Cry of the Curlew.
How many books are in the Frontier series?
There are 12 books currently listed in the Frontier series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Frontier series?
New readers should start with Cry of the Curlew, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Frontier series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2000 to 2018.