18th Century

On a Particular Service

By David Donachie - Published 2017

Genres:

AdventureMilitaryNautical

1796, and Lieutenant John Pearce is headed to England on board a hospital ship, his future uncertain. But first there is a small matter ...Read Review

The Four Horsemen

By Gregory Dowling - Published 2017

Genres:

Thriller

The Four Horsemen is the second in a series of books following the adventures of Alvise Marango, an 18th-century Venetian tourist guide and ...Read Review

Seven Stones to Stand or Fall

By Diana Gabaldon - Published 2017

Genres:

Short Stories

Gabaldon fans awaiting the ninth installment of the main Outlander series will be delighted with this hearty snack of seven novellas, which fill ...Read Review

Crossing Point

By James Glickman - Published 2017

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The American Revolution has begun, and is threatening to spill out of Boston in April 1775 when Guy Watson, slave to Rhode Island’s ...Read Review

The Bloody Black Flag

By Steve Goble - Published 2017

Genres:

AdventureMystery/CrimeNautical

Spider John Rush was a married carpenter, but forced by circumstance into piracy. Now he and his friend Ezra must once again join ...Read Review

The Captain’s Girl

By Nicola Pryce - Published 2017

Genres:

Adventure

Set in Cornwall in 1793, the early scenes in this book reminded me of Daphne du Maurier’s Frenchman’s Creek. However, the story ...Read Review

I, Eliza Hamilton

By Susan Holloway Scott - Published 2017

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

In 1777, Elizabeth Schuyler met the one man who’d change her life, and the fledgling nation as well. At the home of her ...Read Review

The Tiger’s Prey: A Novel of Adventure (Courtney Family Novels)

By Tom Harper - By Wilbur Smith - Published 2017Published 2017-10-17

Genres:

Adventure

“Aurangzeb died two years ago… the Mughal Empire is tearing itself apart,” Ana, a Goanese merchant, informs Tom Courtney, an English trader in ...Read Review

The Bermuda Privateer

By William Westbrook - Published 2017

Genres:

AdventureNautical

In 1796, Captain Nicholas Fallon sails the Caribbean aboard the schooner Sea Dog as he protects the salt business against pirate raiders. The Somers ...Read Review

Kintu

By Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - Published 2017

Genres:

Literary

The highly celebrated debut novel from an award-winning Ugandan author, Kintu presents a sweeping portrait with perspectives on Ugandan culture, history and psychology. ...Read Review