Nautical
Command
It is the late 18th century, and Britain is at war with the French. At the start of the novel,…
Mr Midshipman Fury
Ah, at last a new series dealing with the adventures you could have aboard a ship during what Marryat called…
A Call to Colors
Gobbell’s novel is a surprising mix of traditional World War II sea combat and a view of wartime California’s railway…
An Affair of Honor
In this fifth novel in the award-winning Honor Series, Lieutenant Peter Wake is the executive officer on board the U.S.S.…
To the Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy
Rites of Passage, the first novel of this trilogy, won the Booker Prize; Golding is also a Nobel laureate, a…
A King’s Trade
It’s 1799, and the Napoleonic Wars have just begun. Alan Lewrie, captain of the 32-gun British frigate HMS Proteus, is…
Tenacious
Fans of Napoleonic naval action will certainly enjoy sailing with Lieutenant Thomas Kydd, RN in Stockwin’s sixth book in his…
Blackbeard
While other pirates have faded from memory, Blackbeard still conjures up vivid imagery of pirates terrorizing people and shipping for…
Any Approaching Enemy
After an American spy tells him of a French fleet amassing in the Mediterranean, Charles Edgemont, captain of His…
Sea Dust
After the death of her child, Emma’s life is in ruins. In order to survive she must escape from her…
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