Sea Adventures Fiction

He is a man capable of abandoning two sailors in an open boat, yet he is an avid and thoughtful reader of the moral philosophers. He is Wolf Larsen, captain of the seal-hunting Ghost and the unforgettable protagonist of one of the world's great sea novels. Tormented by his own convictions, Larsen is an enigma both fascinating and repellent to his reluctant crewman, Humphrey Van Weyden. Throughout their long and perilous voyage together, the captain's ruthless belief in the survival of the fittest is pitted against Van Weyden's "civilization".

"Boredom is dangerous," writes Benjamin Samuel, Co-Editor of Electric Literature, in his introduction to this issue of Recommended Reading. "It can make us lazy, complacent, and if we suffer too much of it we're liable to become boring ourselves. For the whalers at sea in Anu Jindal's Not a Bad Bunch, boredom is far more insidious; according to the ship's surgeon, who narrates the story, it's an early symptom of an infectious and barbarous madness.

In the middle of dead calm seas, Chase witnesses a plane crash. The lone survivor is soon targeted by dangerous foes. Can Chase keep her safe long enough to find who is trying to kill her?

It is early 1942 and following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States has joined the war. In response, Hitler launches his U-boat packs across the Atlantic against this fresh enemy and finds a country ill-prepared for the onslaught. With German submarines hunting at will along the eastern seaboard of America, the Battle of the Atlantic starts to swing back in favor of Germany.

A DEA agent investigating the Asian drug trade stumbles upon a deadly plot. A Navy SEAL team is tasked with finding stolen Russian nuclear weapons in east Asia. And a young Naval Academy midshipman becomes trapped aboard a hijacked submarine. Together, this unlikely American team must battle radical terrorists and criminal drug syndicates in the deadliest waters on Earth.

It’s easy to become invisible in the Florida Keys. Mac Travis was doing his best to keep a low profile: diving, fishing and enough salvage work to pay his bills. It’s a good life until he discovers something while spearfishing that could change the pristine Keys forever. His drunken crewman soon lets out the secret and his life is instantly changed.

Jace has to find a safe location to set up his new base while avoiding the hunters sent by his enemies. Join Jace and his adventuring party as they sail the seas in search of adventure, excitement and a good time.

G.A. Henty offers the thrilling story of Francis Hammond, the son of an English merchant working in Venice. Francis must overcome threats to the lives and freedom of his Venetian friends and himself, and keep his wits and sword arm strong during sea battles against pirates and opposing navy fleets. With the balance of European power and vast riches at stake, this is a story of adventure and intrigue, dastardly villains and profound tests of loyalty, honor, courage, and intelligence set among the winding canals of Venice and on the surging waves of the Mediterranean Sea. Set in 1380 A.D.

The French Revolution is turning in on itself even as the war with the English drags on. As the armies move towards Italy, George Markham and his Marines find themselves assigned to the sloop Sylphide under the impetuous Captain Germain. Set ashore in the midst of the French army, Markham is charged with escorting a group of loyalists on a secret mission and is soon wishing he was back in the thick of it at sea.

By sinking a fleet of Imperial Warships, the Pirate Supreme and their resistance fighters have struck a massive blow against the Emperor. Now allies from across the empire are readying themselves, hoping against hope to bring about the end of the conquerors’ rule and the rebirth of the Sea. But trust and truth are hard to come by in this complex world of mermaids, spies, warriors, and aristocrats. Who will Genevieve—lavishly dressed but washed up, half-dead, on the Wariuta island shore—turn out to be?

Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, is still in Gibraltar, his schemes for raids along the coast of Southern Spain shot to a halt. He is reduced to commanding a clutch of harbor-defense gunboats in the bay while his ship, HMS Sapphire, slowly grounds herself on a reef of beef bones! Until Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of peaceful Portugal and his so-called collaborative march into Spain change everything, freeing Sapphire to roam against the king's enemies once more!

Santiago es un viejo pescador cubano que ya lleva ochenta y cuatro días sin coger un solo pescado. Sólo tiene un amigo, el joven Manolin su aprendiz, a quien sus padres sin embargo fuerzan a que dejen de ir con el viejo Santiago porque dicen: ya no tiene suerte.Sin embargo Manolin sigue ayudando a su amigo Santiago todos los días cuando llega de su infructuosa pesca.En el día que hace ochenta y cinco Santiago sale con su pequeño esquife y se adentra en el mar, alejándose de las aguas costeras.

For a fellow like Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, who despises the French worse than the Devil hates Holy Water, it's hellish-hard to gain a reputation for saving them, not once but twice, when the French refugees from Haiti surrender to England rather than the vengeful ex-slave armies in November of 1803! After that, it could be "all claret and cruising" in the Caribbean, but for a home-bound sugar convoy, one so frustrating as to make even the happy-go-lucky Alan Lewrie tear his hair out, kick furniture, and curse like...well, like a sailor!

USA Today best-selling author Scott Mackenzie takes you on an unforgettable adventure from the Pacific Northwest to a Caribbean island paradise, and the dark places that lie beneath in Uncharted Waters. Vince Stark has writer's block. His first book was a runaway success, redefining the romance genre from a male perspective, and piling pressure on Vince's shoulders. Fleeing Seattle to live on a boat in the Caribbean didn't help.

En un mar embravecido, un buque se encuentra en medio de una tormenta. A bordo, la tripulación lucha no solo contra la furia de la naturaleza, sino contra un cañón suelto que amenaza con destruir la embarcación. La desesperación y el coraje se entrelazan mientras los marineros enfrentan esta amenaza inesperada. Victor Hugo, en Pelear contra un cañón, nos sumerge en un intenso drama donde la lucha del hombre contra la máquina se convierte en una metáfora del desafío humano ante adversidades imprevistas.

Egypt, 1908. George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield, used to the grand opulence of the Cunard cruise line, are at first disappointed with the Marmora, a small, unimpressive ship owned by the P&O shipping line. Employed by P&O to be the ship’s detectives, Dillman and Masefield expect to encounter the usual assortment of petty thieves and confidence tricksters. But this cruise is certain to be unique as the Duke and Duchess of Fife and their children are aboard and the detectives will provide security for the royals. And when a dead body turns up, the voyage proves to be one to remember.

Nach acht langen Jahren ist es Mo Xi endlich gelungen, die Wahrheit über Gu Mangs Verrat ans Licht zu bringen. Die ehemaligen Freunde und Liebenden können die Lügen der Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen – doch beide wissen, dass die Momente, die sie miteinander teilen, nur von kurzer Dauer sein werden. Denn obwohl Gu Mang darum kämpft, bei klarem Verstand zu bleiben, nagt dunkle Magie an seinen Gedanken, und seine Erinnerungen schwinden erneut.

1796. John Pearce is stuck with a difficult mission, a crew of Quota Men forced to enlist in the Royal Navy, four new midshipmen as well as Samuel Oliphant, companion cum spy, whom he finds a constant irritant. In his favour, he commands HMS Hazard, a speedy warship, a pair of competent officers and, of course, his trusty friends the Pelicans. Their mission is to head for the Mediterranean Fleet and warn Admiral Sir John Jervis of impending danger he will face, fighting a combined French/Spanish fleet.

Seventeen-year-old Emma doesn't know who she is or where she came from. The not-exactly-legal merchant ship she was raised on is the only home she's ever known, and she's had enough of the captain's lies. Her plans to break free from her three-masted prison are thrown off course by a deadly mutiny, and she finds herself on the run with a target on her back. A charming naval officer becomes her unlikely companion, and though they're constantly running from danger, Emma is even more afraid of the feelings she's developing for a man she'll likely never see again—if she can ever make it home.

When Professor Aronnax agrees to investigate a series of attacks by a mysterious sea monster, he begins an incredible underwater journey that leads him from Atlantis to the South Pole. Through unforeseen dangers, surprise encounters, and exotic settings, this epic adventure is a tour-de-force of imagination and narrative grandeur. Jules Verne was remarkably successful in foretelling the wonders science held for the future. This, his most famous novel, earned him the title of "Father of Science Fiction."