Ramage and the Renegades, by Dudley Pope

May 1, 2011

Ramage and the Renegades is a great historical fiction book and important in the Lord Ramage series. In this book, the Marchesa of Volterra, who has been Lord Ramage’s love through the series so far, realizes that marriage is not going to happen. The Marchesa has decided to return to Italy despite the fact her [...]

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Revolution at Sea Trilogy: By Force of Arms, James L. Nelson

April 19, 2011

This is the first book in James L. Nelson’s series of nautical fiction set in the revolutionary war era. The key character is Captain Isaac Biddlecomb, an American smuggler. He is not a hero, but rather an ordinary American living in an extraordinary time. Biddlecomb’s sidekick is Ezra Rumstick, part-time patriot, part-time smuggler, full-time friend, [...]

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Commodore Hornblower, by C.S. Forester

April 14, 2011

Commodore Hornblower (UK title: The Commodore) was the fourth Hornblower book to be written, but in the internal chronology of the Hornblower saga it is the eight. It is among the best books in the Hornblower Saga, It is now 1812, and Hornblowerhas been knighted for his gallant escape from France, has purchased the manor [...]

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The Admirals’ Game, by David Donachie

March 31, 2011

The Admirals’ Game is the fifth book in David Donachie’s series about John Pearce. It is 1794, and John Pearce is now a Lieutenant. He has recently returned from the Atlantic. As usual, he gets caught up in power struggles between his superiors. He seems to have a knack for that. Now he is caught [...]

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Pirates of Barbary, by Adrian Tinniswood

January 21, 2011

The full title of this book is Pirates Of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests And Captivity In The 17th Century Mediterranean. I have a strong interesting in naval fiction (or, if you prefer, maritime fiction). And while this is a non-fiction book, the topic of pirates and their history is something that interests me as well. And, [...]

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Victory, by Julian Stockwin – the Thomas Kydd series

January 17, 2011

Victory, the latest installment in the Thomas Kydd series, brings us to the epic Battle of Trafalgar and the events leading up to it. Napoleon has amassed a huge invasion army and wants to take his troops across the Channel and seize Britain. And there is little doubt that he will succeed, should he be [...]

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Ramage’s Devil, by Dudley Pope

January 1, 2011

The Lord Ramage series by Dudley Pope is one of my personal favorites among the many good nautical fiction series. It’s clever, funny and full of action. Ramage’s Devil starts in 1803, during the short-lived Peace of Amiens, which lasted from March 1802 to May 1803. Ramage is now a newly married man. We find [...]

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Our Lives, Our Fortunes, by J. E. Fender

December 31, 2010

This is the third installment in the series often referred to as the Saga of Geoffrey Frost. In contrast to the previous two, however, this third novel mostly takes place on dry land, so it is not really a nautical fiction book. The nautical fiction in this book concerns a daring attack on the British [...]

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