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Maiden Voyage
Jungfernfahrt - bk623; Wunderlich Verlag; Graham Masterton; Paperback; 1985
595 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1984
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About the author
Graham Masterton
373 books2,013 followersGraham Masterton was born in Edinburgh in 1946. His grandfather was Thomas Thorne Baker, the eminent scientist who invented DayGlo and was the first man to transmit news photographs by wireless. After training as a newspaper reporter, Graham went on to edit the new British men's magazine Mayfair, where he encouraged William Burroughs to develop a series of scientific and philosophical articles which eventually became Burroughs' novel The Wild Boys.
At the age of 24, Graham was appointed executive editor of both Penthouse and Penthouse Forum magazines. At this time he started to write a bestselling series of sex 'how-to' books including How To Drive Your Man Wild In Bed which has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. His latest, Wild Sex For New Lovers is published by Penguin Putnam in January, 2001. He is a regular contributor to Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Woman, Woman's Own and other mass-market self-improvement magazines.
Graham Masterton's debut as a horror author began with The Manitou in 1976, a chilling tale of a Native American medicine man reborn in the present day to exact his revenge on the white man. It became an instant bestseller and was filmed with Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg, Burgess Meredith, Michael Ansara, Stella Stevens and Ann Sothern.
Altogether Graham has written more than a hundred novels ranging from thrillers (The Sweetman Curve, Ikon) to disaster novels (Plague, Famine) to historical sagas (Rich and Maiden Voyage - both appeared in the New York Times bestseller list). He has published four collections of short stories, Fortnight of Fear, Flights of Fear, Faces of Fear and Feelings of Fear.
He has also written horror novels for children (House of Bones, Hair-Raiser) and has just finished the fifth volume in a very popular series for young adults, Rook, based on the adventures of an idiosyncratic remedial English teacher in a Los Angeles community college who has the facility to see ghosts.
Since then Graham has published more than 35 horror novels, including Charnel House, which was awarded a Special Edgar by Mystery Writers of America; Mirror, which was awarded a Silver Medal by West Coast Review of Books; and Family Portrait, an update of Oscar Wilde's tale, The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was the only non-French winner of the prestigious Prix Julia Verlanger in France.
He and his wife Wiescka live in a Gothic Victorian mansion high above the River Lee in Cork, Ireland.
At the age of 24, Graham was appointed executive editor of both Penthouse and Penthouse Forum magazines. At this time he started to write a bestselling series of sex 'how-to' books including How To Drive Your Man Wild In Bed which has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. His latest, Wild Sex For New Lovers is published by Penguin Putnam in January, 2001. He is a regular contributor to Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Woman, Woman's Own and other mass-market self-improvement magazines.
Graham Masterton's debut as a horror author began with The Manitou in 1976, a chilling tale of a Native American medicine man reborn in the present day to exact his revenge on the white man. It became an instant bestseller and was filmed with Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg, Burgess Meredith, Michael Ansara, Stella Stevens and Ann Sothern.
Altogether Graham has written more than a hundred novels ranging from thrillers (The Sweetman Curve, Ikon) to disaster novels (Plague, Famine) to historical sagas (Rich and Maiden Voyage - both appeared in the New York Times bestseller list). He has published four collections of short stories, Fortnight of Fear, Flights of Fear, Faces of Fear and Feelings of Fear.
He has also written horror novels for children (House of Bones, Hair-Raiser) and has just finished the fifth volume in a very popular series for young adults, Rook, based on the adventures of an idiosyncratic remedial English teacher in a Los Angeles community college who has the facility to see ghosts.
Since then Graham has published more than 35 horror novels, including Charnel House, which was awarded a Special Edgar by Mystery Writers of America; Mirror, which was awarded a Silver Medal by West Coast Review of Books; and Family Portrait, an update of Oscar Wilde's tale, The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was the only non-French winner of the prestigious Prix Julia Verlanger in France.
He and his wife Wiescka live in a Gothic Victorian mansion high above the River Lee in Cork, Ireland.
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June 26, 2020
Inhalt: Die Arcadia ist ein Luxusschiff der Extra-Klasse. Kurz vor der Jungfernfahrt stirbt der Reeder unerwartet und seine Tochter Catriona erbt nicht nur das Schiff, sondern dazu einen ganzen Berg an Schulden und Verantwortung. So muss sie an Bord des Schiffes gehen und versuchen den Platz ihres Vaters einzunehmen. An Bord finden sich nicht nur die Reichen und Luxusverwöhnten, sondern auch Banker, Spieler und ein Kommunist, der den Kapitalisten den Kampf angesagt hat. Catriona versucht sich dagegen zu wehren, ein Spielball der Finanzen zu werden und ganz nebenbei, bahnt sich eine Romanze an, der sie laut ihren Ratgebern nicht trauen darf.
Art des Buches: Historischer Roman
Wie fand ich das Buch? Ich muss gestehen, dass Buch hat mich angenehm überrascht. Auf über 570 Seiten wurde mir alles geboten, was eine Seefahrt nicht gerade lustig, aber doch spannend macht. Jeder der Hauptcharaktere verfolgt seine eigenen Ziele und Pläne. Es gibt Drama, Liebe, Leidenschaft, Erfolg, Misserfolg und ein Zeitrennen um das Blaue Band. Mittendrin Catriona, die von einem zum anderen Tag erwachsen werden muss.
3 passende Wörter zum Buch? Schiffsreise - Ozean - Liebe
Wem empfehlen? Wer schon immer davon geträumt hat, auf einem Luxusliner vergangener Zeiten, wie der Titanic zu reisen und spannende Bücher mit Leidenschaft mag, der sollte sich ein Ticket für eine Fahrt mit der Arcadia besorge
Art des Buches: Historischer Roman
Wie fand ich das Buch? Ich muss gestehen, dass Buch hat mich angenehm überrascht. Auf über 570 Seiten wurde mir alles geboten, was eine Seefahrt nicht gerade lustig, aber doch spannend macht. Jeder der Hauptcharaktere verfolgt seine eigenen Ziele und Pläne. Es gibt Drama, Liebe, Leidenschaft, Erfolg, Misserfolg und ein Zeitrennen um das Blaue Band. Mittendrin Catriona, die von einem zum anderen Tag erwachsen werden muss.
3 passende Wörter zum Buch? Schiffsreise - Ozean - Liebe
Wem empfehlen? Wer schon immer davon geträumt hat, auf einem Luxusliner vergangener Zeiten, wie der Titanic zu reisen und spannende Bücher mit Leidenschaft mag, der sollte sich ein Ticket für eine Fahrt mit der Arcadia besorge
January 27, 2023
The year is 1924 and you are invited aboard the world's most luxurious ocean liner as it embarks on its maiden voyage. Sex, food, gambling, shady business deals, food, class struggle, love, friendship, and more food are yours for the taking. Oh, the hedonistic excesses of the very, very wealthy!
Reread: December 2004
Reread: July 2009
Reread: December 2004
Reread: July 2009
March 12, 2020
Has to be one of the best covers ever
January 3, 2015
Truly trashy (at moments hilariously so) and the perfect vacation read.
June 19, 2016
The author definitely knows how to move a story along. It isn't great writing, but it has a bit of zip to it. It is very much a vacation/holiday read, that does cause one to utter out loud, "Seriously now?!?!"
The author has also written a number of sex manuals, and yet I was left with some questions about whether this author knew how female biology worked. But hey, this isn't a sex manual, it's just a breezy fun novel.
The author has also written a number of sex manuals, and yet I was left with some questions about whether this author knew how female biology worked. But hey, this isn't a sex manual, it's just a breezy fun novel.
June 6, 2011
Luxurious tales set aboard a mighty ocean liner in the 1920's. There is a surprisingly strong and well-written female lead with wonderful depth. WARNING: There is a graphic rape scene which is really awful to read. Despite that, it's a thoroughly engaging story that I totally lost myself in.
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