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Published Oct 2024
Read ReviewsMark Helprin, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Winter's Tale and A Soldier of the Great War, presents a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love.
by David Poyer
Published Jul 2006
Read ReviewsIn the third volume of David Poyer's monumental Civil War at Sea cycle, North meets South in the momentous first battle between ironclads.
by Caroline Alexander
Published May 2004
Read ReviewsThe bestselling author of The Endurance reveals the startling truth behind the legend of the HMS Bounty.
by Patrick O'Brian
Published Sep 2000
Read ReviewsThe excitement of the Aubrey/Maturin series soars to new heights in this volume, as Jack, again the daring frigate commander of old, stakes all on a desperate solo night raid against the might of the Spanish viceroy in Peru.
by Wilbur Smith
Published Apr 2000
Read ReviewsSet in the dawn of the eighteenth century in England, East Africa, and Arabia. Continues the story begun in the bestselling Birds of Prey.
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