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Author Michael Crichton has a new novel which is now available for purchase, Pirate Latitudes in both Hardcover and Paperback. From one of the best-loved authors of all time comes an irresistible adventure of swashbuckling pirates in the New World, a classic story of treasure and betrayal. The Ca...
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The opening of The Tide of War, set immediately after the conclusion of The Time of Terror,
finds Nathan Peake recuperating at his father's estate in Sussex. After
two years of serving "undercover" in Paris while posing as an American
merchant captain, he is weary and grief-stricken. A summons to the
Admiralty provides jus...t the tonic he needs. Peake is made post and is
to take command of a frigate, the Unicorn.
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Review of The Fighting Temeraire by Sam Willis
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Review of The Tide of War by Seth Hunter
The Time of Terror is a strongly-written novel that pulls the reader into the world of revolutionary France and Britain's attempts to come to terms with the new republic. Lieutenant Nathan Peake, i...more
The Paperback version of Captain of Rome by John Stack is now listed.
It is due to be released on 7 January 2010.
At age 16, George Cupples convinced his father to let him go to sea as a ship's boy on an Indiaman. After the 18-month out-and-back voyage, he returned to Scotland, entered university and spent the...more
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A Calendar of future release dates has been added to the site http://www.historicnavalfiction.com/inde
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Astrodene's Historic Naval Fiction contains information on the authors and novels set in the age of sail with useful information and links for people interested in such books
The Paperback version of The Baltic Gambit by Dewey Lambdin is now available for pre-order.
It is due to be released on16 March 2010.
Astrodene's Historic Naval Fiction Sorry if there have been a couple of duplicates I have been updating the system used to publish to the wall
Author John Stack has a new novel which is now available for pre-order, Captain of Rome, due for release on 7 January 2010.
The second installment of the thrilling maritime adventure; two mighty em...more
Author John Stack has a new novel which is now available for pre-order, Captain of Rome, due for release on 7 January 2010. The second installment of the thrilling maritime adventure; two mighty empires battle each other for control of the high seas...
Lieutenant Harry Gaunt, a Guernseyman bred to the sea who speaks perfect French, clashes repeatedly with his nemesis, the odious Captain Giron. Gaunt also strives to win over the beautiful Irene and her disapproving father...
I really enjoy the gripping action and I appreciate the detailed descriptions of the ship's workings, but, as in The Jackass Frigate, Alaric Bond gets my highest marks for bringing to life the crew and officers of Vigilant...
This is one of the grimmest (and, yes, boring) sea stories I have ever read. A Galleon leaves Manila bound for Panama and encounters a seemingly endless series of typhoons. The despotic soldiers in command of the ship clash with the sailing masters and crew...
