Ships


The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Robinson Crusoe
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)
Treasure Island
Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3)
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
Erebus: The Story of a Ship
The Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2)
State of Fear
Secrets of the Realm by Bev StoutThe Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins by James FaroThe Code by James FaroHomecoming by James FaroThe Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins by James Faro
Best Sea/Treasure Adventure Novels
30 books — 31 voters
Horatio Hornblower 1 - 11 by C.S. ForesterThe East Indiaman by Ellis K. MeachamH.M.S. Ulysses by Alistair MacLeanHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikThe Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat
Great Naval fiction (historical)
38 books — 12 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonDead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie       JonesThe End of Calico Jack by Eddie       JonesPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieCurse of the Black Avenger by Eddie       Jones
Pirate Books
72 books — 46 voters
Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianTwo Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Maritime Classics
277 books — 97 voters

L.A. Meyer
We clear the harbor and the wind catches her sails and my beautiful ship leans over ever so gracefully, and her elegant bow cuts cleanly into the increasing chop of the waves. I take a deep breath and my chest expands and my heart starts thumping so strongly I fear the others might see it beat through the cloth of my jacket. I face the wind and my lips peel back from my teeth in a grin of pure joy.
L.A. Meyer, Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber

Patrick G. Cox
The ground trembled. “Okay, so you’ve blown something. “If you’ve killed Felicity, you’d better brace yourself for the hellscape I’m going to rain down on your nasty little heads.” He checked the data gathered by the spider droid in the one remaining exit. He had to hand it to these daemons—he was now certain Bast wasn’t here—they were damned good at concealment. There were at least two in this tunnel, possibly more, and he couldn’t be sure he’d trapped, injured or killed those covering the exit ...more
Patrick G Cox, First into the Fray

More quotes...
1,001 Lives On December 21st of 2012 scientists across the globe predicted that a mass extinction would caus…more
20 members, last active 10 years ago
✧ Ɓεψσπd τнε Cгλsнιπɢ Шλvεs ✧ Deep beneath the sea lie mysteries most dare not try to comprehend. Mermaids, Selkies, Sirens,…more
9 members, last active 5 years ago
Sunderland Maritime Heritage We promote and maintain Sunderland’s maritime history through the use of an interactive visitor …more
3 members, last active 6 years ago
Maritime History A place for anyone interested maritime history to share books and ask for recommendations. Subje…more
33 members, last active 2 days ago