Sea stories Books

Fairweather was the Bark Endeavour's cat. A trusted member of the crew and personal assistant to Captain Cook himself. He emersed himself into the ship's daily life and wrote his own diary of the great journey of discovery to find Australia. From...

Elaine Smith and her friends just want to keep their small, beachside town of Sabal Palms as it is. They have enough to worry about trying to navigate Bonnie's diagnosis as a borderline diabetic. But after Hurricane Jada wreaks havoc on the town, the...

Is it possible that the world's geography is incomplete? That the startling narrative of Olaf Jansen is predicated upon demonstrable facts? Olaf Jansen had long been a fisherman off the coast of Norway, in the region of the Lofoden Islands, from whence...

Heroes of the Goodwin Sands is a historical novel written by Thomas Stanley Treanor and published in 1892. The book is set in the 18th century and tells the story of a group of brave men who risked their lives to save sailors on ships wrecked on the...

The huge dark sky. The crashing waves. The smell of the ocean. An escape? Or another trap?Scott has rented a house in an old seaside town in Nova Scotia. He plans to spend the summer painting and escaping from the hustle of his career in Toronto. He...

A novel by the American writer Peter B. Kyne, continuing his series of stories about the salty seafarer Cappy Ricks as he navigates retirement and family life.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the...

A thrilling and action-packed collection of naval tales and sketches, featuring brave sailors, daring rescues, and epic battles on the high seas. The author's vivid and colorful writing style brings these exciting stories to life, and is sure to...

In 1827 youthful, vigorous John Holdsworth, newly married to his sweetheart Dolly, leaves the village of Southbourne in Kent for his next adventure at sea on board the Meteor, bound for America. He is young to be a chief mate, but all the crew, and his...

A young telepathic news reporter is assigned to search for old Pirate Pitt's Treasure in Australia, while his once identical telepathic, Pirate-dressed twin-brother attempts-with sword in hand, to cleverly capture a dangerous group of dope...

"I've become a fan of Skip Kadar's books written under his pen name of Justin Maxwell. I'm hooked on their Florida Keys backdrops and hard-charging storytelling. This latest Mark Daniels mystery does not disappoint, once again delivering the gritty,...

Combining realism and intrigue, the author delivers a gripping tale of high adventure under the sea. Larry Miles, an ex-marine haunted by ghosts from his past, goes on a mission that proves to be the ultimate test of his will to survive. He leads a...

Set sail for adventure on the Gulf Coast with this thrilling collection of maritime tales. From treacherous storms to dangerous pirates, these stories capture the excitement and danger of life on the high seas. With vivid descriptions and unforgettable...

Un livre anthologique des histoires de la vie en mer, celles des naufrages, celles de la solitude, et celles de la camaraderie qui se forme entre hommes sur un navire. Les dix-sept récits captivants de Farrère feront revivre la vie maritime du XIXe...

The high-octane thriller that inspired the Academy Award–winning film: On a sinking cruise ship, passengers fight rising water—and each other—to survive.   On its maiden voyage, luxury ocean liner SS Poseidon is capsized by a...

On the island of Oahu, Ali, Baen, Lizzie, Kaleo, Leilani, and Angus decide their lives could use some adventure. After the same daily routine, although in paradise, became repetitive they set out on a yacht to conquer the sea and enjoy their time...

Read along with Captain Brain Smith and learn the secrets of his success. This chronology of fish tales will touch your heart and inspire your love of sun and fun. Each story tells of a boy and his journey as he fishes his way through life; a young man...

In 1939 with the threat of World War II soon to become a reality the luxury cruise liner, the Queen Mary, is dramatically transformed into a wartime troop transport ship. A British ship captain accepts his wartime assignment on the Queen Mary, and his...

On the run from killers who hide in the shadows, Jasika has made dangerous enemies and even more dangerous friends. When her guildmaster is killed under suspicious circumstances, she wants retribution. The price on her head, however, has her running for...

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Sea monsters have no place in modern science. Try telling them that.Corrie loves being a marine biologist, even if research money is a constant struggle. But studying sea anemones isn't as ground-breaking as the mermaid she saw. She can't tell anyone-one...

Mafeking Bay and its picturesque environs veil some disagreeable and outrageous pirates who live and go fishing in the area. Fisheries Inspector Kirby Wellington is now on the real job, away from head office. He soon realizes his new boss is, at times,...

James De Mille (1833-1880) was a professor at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, and an early Canadian writer who published numerous works of popular fiction from the late 1860s through the 1870s. He attended Horton Academy in Wolfville and spent one...

Set in the early years of the 20th century, this novel tells the story of Richard Cable, a young man who joins the crew of a lightship off the coast of England. As he gets to know his fellow crew members and learns the ropes of life on the ship, Richard...

In this thrilling adventure story, Alexander J. Boyd takes readers on a journey across the high seas as protagonist Jack Norton navigates treacherous waters and battles fierce sea creatures. The book is a classic of maritime literature and is sure to...

This book is a thrilling adventure story about pirates and their exploits on the high seas. It is full of drama, action, and romance, and is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats from beginning to end.This work has been selected by scholars as...

An unexpected visitor shows up at the Manta Club, surprising Chase. His sister is searching for her son who ran away from home. Chase leaps to help only to find the trail for his nephew is littered with dead bodies and a high-powered thug who is hunting...

Manufacturing and selling illicit drugs is a lucrative business. But what good is being rich if you can't enjoy your wealth? North Korean officers Admiral Pak and General Jang are in charge of an operation that produces high-grade heroin to be sold in...

Four hundred years ago, missiles fell from the sky like rain. Ninety-nine percent of humanity perishes in fire and water. For those that survived the rolling firestorms and mountain-sized rogue waves, the radiation set in. Hunting and attacking...

This story begins in the year of 1665 on an island forgotten to time and tells the tale of Richard Forsyth; a story of love, loss and revenge between devils and angels.This book charts the journey of how Richard, a man once so gentle and pure became the...

Destination: Lagos, Nigeria.Refrigerated liner Albany Contessa on voyage - a part cargo of gold ingots, hidden within machinery cases, aboard.Mike is the newly appointed staff Captain.A Coaster rescue endangers lives aboard. Leads into further...

For a thousand years the mages of the Empire have flourished through sorcery. But an ancient spell, forged by the semi-divine Simurgh, is draining magic from the world. They call it the BAN.This does not much matter to two clueless shepherds, Zanthred...

The mixture of journalism, history and fiction; the presentation of a sequence of striking characters; the metaphor of a sailing ship as the world in miniature-all of these prefigure his next novel, Moby-Dick. The symbolism of the color white, introduced...