This book tells another of the magnificent tales in the saga of Richard Bolitho. For readers of nautical fiction, this is one of the very good series set in the Age of Sail. It is now September 1800. The theme for The Inshore…
This book tells another of the magnificent tales in the saga of Richard Bolitho. For readers of nautical fiction, this is one of the very good series set in the Age of Sail. It is now September 1800. The theme for The Inshore…
The Mutiny on the Bounty is one of the most well known nautical events ever. In a sense, it has become an iconic event, along with the sinking of the Titanic. Several books have been written about it – even poems…
This is the eight book in the Aubrey/Maturin series of nautical fiction novels by Patrick O’Brian. Captain Jack Aubrey has been given the Worcester, a ship of the line of 1842 tons, and is to sail her to The Mediterranean to join the British Naval…
This wonderful thriller draws heavily on MacLean’s personal experiences in the Royal Navy during World War II, especially the ill-fated PQ-17 convoy to Murmansk. The novel features a light cruiser, similar to the real Dido class cruisers, extremely well-armed, and…
The story in HMS Unseen is a loose follow-up to Nimitz Class. Once more Ben Adnam is back in the action. He survived the action in the previous book in the series, but he is still in trouble. However, he manages to evade…
Many things may be said about Dudley Pope’s nautical fiction series from the age of sail, featuring Lord Ramage. What cannot be said is that it is boring! Dudley Pope is a great writer, and his books about Lord Ramage are always full…
Finally, the sixteenth adventure in the ongoing naval adventures of Alan “Ram-Cat” Lewrie is here. Lewrie is still a rakehell, cat lover, and a little too fond of women for his own good. In King, Ship, and Sword, we first meet Captain…
I am a great lover of naval fiction and a fan of authors like Patrick O’Brian, C.S. Forester, Alexander Kent, Dewey Lambdin, and others. They tell great and very entertaining stories about the exploits of fictional heroes in the Royal Navy in the historical fiction tradition. Nelson…
Thomas Kydd has again claimed the helm of his beloved sloop-of-war, HMS Teazer. With him is his old friend Nicholas Renzi. After engaging in some heavy sea action Kydd, a former rakish corsair, is assigned to join in the coastal defenses…
This is a novel in the Horatio Hornblower Saga by C. S. Forester. It is now 1810 and the Napoleonic Wars are still raging. Captain Horatio Hornblower has now been assigned command of a fine ship of the line, a two-decker, and…