 | The Flying Squadron (Mariner's Library Fiction Classics)
Publication Date: October 1, 1999| Series: Mariners Library Fiction Classic (Book 11) While desperate to stem the encroaching tide of Napoleon's French Empire in Europe, the British government in 1811 is equally anxious to avert war with the emerging power of the United States. Yet the Americans, who have their own ambitions in Canada and in trade with France, are becoming increasingly outraged at the forcible boarding and searching of their ships by British naval officers. <P>In this tense atmosphere of international acrimony, Capt. Nathaniel Drinkwater is ordered to the Chesapeake ...
 |  | Enemies at Every Turn (John Pearce 8)
Publication Date: November 15, 2012| Series: John Pearce 8 Free from jail, John Pearce is not free from the smugglers whose boat he stole – they want bloody revenge and are prepared to chase him to the ends of the earth to get it. The court martial papers that threaten to also damn Pearce are at risk due to the calculating schemes of Ralph Barclay. But the danger is only just beginning, for Pearce must undertake a dangerous mission in support of a massive revolt in the Vendee region of France. As high rebellious ambition turns to bloody disaster, Pearce faces real peril, climaxing in ...
|  | The Guernseyman (The Richard Delancey Novels) (Volume 1)
Publication Date: October 1, 2001| Series: The Richard Delancey Novels (Book 1) Richard Delancey, inadvertently embroiled in Liverpool labor riots, sidesteps punishment by "volunteering" for the Navy. Ranked as a midshipman, he is no sooner aboard than his ship sails for the port of New York. But when the events of the American Revolution and the ongoing hostilities between England and France send him back across the sea, Delancey finds himself instrumental in defending the Isle of Jersey and, later, the Rock of Gibraltar. ...
|  | The Whale Road
Release Date: August 21, 2007A band of brothers, committed only to each other, rides the waves, fighting for the highest bidder, treading the whale road in search of legendary relics.Life is savage aboard a Viking raiding ship. When Orm Rurikson is plucked from the snows of Norway to brave the seas on the Fjord Elk, he becomes an unlikely member of the notorious crew. Although young, Orm must quickly become a warrior if he is to survive.His fellow crew are the Oathsworn---named after the spoken bond that ties them in brotherhood. They fight hard, they drink hard, and they always defend their...
|  | SSN
Release Date: February 1, 2000The "forgotten Clancy novel," SSN is a complete submarine warfare novel with maps, photos, and a special interview with Tom Clancy and former submarine commander Doug Littlejohns ...
|  | The Oxford Book of Sea Stories (Oxford Books of Prose)
Publication Date: December 12, 2002| Series: Oxford Books of Prose Malevolent, mysterious, vast, the ocean has always sparked our fascination and sense of adventure, giving rise to a remarkable vein of narrative deftly mined here by editor Tony Tanner.In the twenty-seven tales of The Oxford Book of the Sea, masters of the art tell of men on ships, grappling with themselves, their fellow sailors, and the trials of the sea: from hurricane winds to the frustrating calm, from swirling currents to rampaging whales. Here is the work of Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, Stephen Crane, C.S. Forester, Er...
|  | Benito Cereno (The Art of the Novella)
Release Date: May 1, 2006| Series: The Art of the Novella "What has cast such a shadow upon you?""The Negro."With its intense mix of mystery, adventure,and a surprise ending, Benito Cereno at first seems merely a provocative examplefrom the genre Herman Melville created with his early best-selling novels of thesea. However, most Melville scholars consider it his most sophisticated work, andmany, such as novelist Ralph Ellison, have hailed it as the most piercing look atslavery in all of American literature.Based on a real life incident—the characternames remain unchanged—Benito...
|  | Stormchild: A Novel of Suspense (Sailing Thrillers)
Release Date: December 20, 2011| Series: Sailing ThrillersHaving already lost a son in a terrorist attack, Tim Blackburn must now cope with the death of his beloved wife, killed in a mysterious explosion at sea. All that remains of his decimated family is his missing daughter, Nicole, last seen in the company of the mad, charismatic leader of the shadowy environmental activist group Genesis. Caspar von Rellsteb, self-proclaimed “protector of the planet,” presides over his fanatically dedicated followers with an iron fist—and Tim is determined to free his child from his grip....
|  | The Sand Pebbles
Publication Date: June 1, 2000A gripping novel of adventure set in China in the 1920s. ...
|  | Ramage's Signal (The Lord Ramage Novels) (Volume 11)
Publication Date: October 1, 2001| Series: The Lord Ramage Novels (Book 11) The Calypso and her captain, Lord Nicholas Ramage, venture further into the French-dominated waters of the Mediterranean on an Admiralty mission to sink, burn, and destroy. Aiming to confuse and distract the enemy, Ramage and his men find themselves isolated and outnumbered as they take on the might of Napoleon's fleet. ...
|  | The Discovery of Slowness
Publication Date: May 1, 2005The Discovery of Slowness--a huge commercial and critical success across Europe, where it is considered the popular author's master piece--recounts the life of the nineteenth-century British explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847).Through the author's acute reading of history and his marvelous storytelling prowess, the reader follows John Franklin's development from awkward schoolboy and ridiculed teenager to expedition leader, governor of Tasmania, and icon of adventure. Slow and deliberate from boyhood, Franklin appeared destined to be a misfit. But he escaped f...
|  | A King's Cutter (Mariner's Library Fiction Classics)
Publication Date: February 1, 2001| Series: Mariners Library Fiction Classic (Book 2) In 1792, Nathaniel Drinkwater returns to the Royal Navy with an appointment to the twelve-gun cutter KESTREL, commanded by the inscrutable Madoc Griffiths. Beneath the gathering shadow of the French Revolution, he undertakes dangerous secret operations off the coast of France, including the rescue of emigres and the landing of agents.As Europe plunges deeper into war, KESTREL participates in the struggle for the Channel, and Drinkwater encounters the devious and sinister Edouard Santhonax, who is attracting...
|  | The Ghost Pirates and Other Revenants of the Sea: The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson, Volume 3
Publication Date: August 30, 2005| Series: Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson The third of a five volume set collecting all of Hodgson's published fiction.Each volume contains one of Hodgson's novels, along with a selection of thematically-linked short fiction.Introduction by Jeremy LassenThe Ghost Pirates The Silent Ship: (aka The Phantom Ship, aka The Silent Ship Tells How Jessop Was Picked Up)Stories of the Sea:* A Tropical Horror * The Voice in the Night * The Shamraken' Homeward-Bounder (aka Homeward Bound) * Out of the Storm * Albatross, The * In the Wailing Gully * 'Prentices M...
|  | Ramage's Challenge (The Lord Ramage Novels) (Volume 15)
Publication Date: March 1, 2002| Series: The Lord Ramage Novels (Book 15) Admiralty spies are hunting for British officers and allies trapped on the mainland, among them Ramage's first love, Gianna, the Marchesa di Volterra. Ramage returns to the Tuscan coast, where Bonaparte holds a group of hostages for an unknown fate. ...
|  | Sacred Stone (Oregon Files (Paperback))
Publication Date: October 5, 2004Clive Cussler debuted his new series, The Oregon Files, with the incredible adventure of Golden Buddha. Now he follows that triumph with Sacred Stone, a rollicking new tale featuring the enigmatic captain of The Oregon, Juan Cabrillo. In the remote wastelands of Greenland, an ancient artifact possessing catastrophic radioactive power is unearthed. But the astounding find puts the world at risk. Caught between two militant factions bent on wholesale slaughter, Juan Cabrillo and his network of spies known as The Corporation must fight to protect the stone ...
|  | Dust on the Sea (Bluejacket Books)
Publication Date: September 1, 2004| Series: Bluejacket Books In 1972, following the huge success of Run Silent, Run Deep, Edward L. Beach's second novel of submarine warfare was published to great acclaim. Like its predecessor, Dust on the Sea was lauded for its authentic portrayal of what it meant to be a submariner during the desperate years of World War II. Tense, dramatic and rich in technical and tactical detail, the book draws on Beach's experience as a submariner in the US Navy to describe the commander and crew of the fictitious USS Eel as they battle overwhelming odds to destroy Ja...
|  | Beneath the Aurora: A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel (Mariner's Library Fiction Classics)
Publication Date: August 1, 2001| Series: Mariners Library Fiction Classic (Book 12) The year is 1813. Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater succeeds Lord Dungarth as head of the Royal Navy's Secret Department. While the Grand Army of Napoleon faces defeat on the battlefields of Germany, the discovery of a secret treaty with America leads Drinkwater into the forbidding fjords of Norway, and one of the most desperate missions of his career. Increasingly isolated and affected by the long war with France and her allies, Drinkwater pursues his personal odyssey against often daunting odds. In a compelling...
|  | Ramage & the Renegades (The Lord Ramage Novels) (Volume 12)
Publication Date: October 1, 2001| Series: The Lord Ramage Novels (Book 12) Nelson's crews are standing down and Ramage is on leave when he receives secret Admiralty orders to inspect the small island of Trinidade off the coast of Brazil. Reaching the island, Ramage and the crew of the Calypso fetch up in a battle to free several captive merchant ships—and a beautiful woman passenger—as they cross swords with blood-thirsty priates. ...
|  | Ramage & the Freebooters (The Lord Ramage Novels) (Volume 3)
Publication Date: April 1, 2000| Series: The Lord Ramage Novels (Book 3) The lieutenant is summoned by the Admiralty and given command of the brig, Triton. But like the rest of the Navy, Triton's crew has mutinied. Sympathizing with some of their complaints, Ramage also knows that if he fails to deliver three sealed dispatches to admirals off Brest and Cadiz, and in the Caribbean, he will become a convenient scapegoat. ...
|  | The Oxford Book of the Sea (Oxford Books of Prose)
Publication Date: March 21, 2002| Series: Oxford Books of Prose The sea has served as a source of inspiration for writers throughout the ages.Now, in The Oxford Book of the Sea, bestselling author Jonathan Raban has compiled a remarkable anthology of our changing visions of the sea, a rich treasury of writings as varied and enthralling as the ocean itself.Arranged chronologically, and spanning everything from Anglo-Saxon poetry to modern oceanography, these excerpts capture the work of poets, novelists, scientists, and explorers.We read pieces from Samuel Eliot Morison, James Boswell, Charle...
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