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Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneThe Odyssey by Homer
Nautical Tales
813 books — 407 voters
Voyage on the Great Titanic by Ellen Emerson WhiteThe Girl Who Came Home by Hazel GaynorThe Second Mrs. Astor by Shana AbeFateful by Claudia GrayRaise the Titanic! by Clive Cussler
Fiction about the Titanic
156 books — 203 voters

The Last Tale of Norah Bow by J.P. WhiteThe Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'BrianThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Devil's Fire by Matt TomerlinThe Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins by James Faro
Great Stories: Sailors, Ships & Sea Adventures (fiction only)
157 books — 126 voters
The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyRed Storm Rising by Tom ClancyDas Boot by Lothar-Günther BuchheimMigrant Crisis by John SteelVoyage of the Devilfish by Michael DiMercurio
Best Submarine Thrillers
137 books — 108 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
279 books — 99 voters
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerTwo Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandKon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
True Nautical Stories (Non-Fiction Only)
189 books — 55 voters

Collected Ghost Stories by M.R. JamesThe Woman in Black by Susan HillGreat Tales of Terror and the Supernatural by Phyllis FraserThe Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton by Edith WhartonBloody Ghost Stories by Brianna Stoddard
Ghost Story Collections
167 books — 48 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
73 books — 48 voters

The Monster Is No More by Chris BrydaDead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie JonesThe End of Calico Jack by Eddie JonesCurse of the Black Avenger by Eddie JonesLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Up on the deck
52 books — 37 voters
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayKon-Tiki by Thor HeyerdahlJaws by Peter BenchleyPoseidon’s Children by Michael WestThe Odyssey by Homer
The Sea
129 books — 36 voters

The Last Tale of Norah Bow by J.P. WhiteHard Aground . . . Again by Eddie JonesThe End of Calico Jack by Eddie JonesHard Aground with Eddie Jones by Eddie JonesDead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie Jones
Best Books for Sailors
59 books — 26 voters
A Night to Remember by Walter LordTitanic Survivor by Violet JessopThomas Andrews by Shan F. BullockThe Night Lives On by Walter LordTitanic by Alan Hustak
Titanic People
51 books — 24 voters

Mythic Adventures by Ayn Cates SullivanAn Aquarium by Jeffrey YangZong! by Marlene NourbeSe PhilipManatee/Humanity by Anne WaldmanSpell by Dan Beachy-Quick
Ocean Poetry
12 books — 14 voters
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth WareSomething in the Water by Catherine SteadmanShipped by Angie HockmanThe Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart TurtonPrincess Charming by Jane Heller
Suspense At Sea
44 books — 14 voters

Raise the Titanic! by Clive CusslerThe Wreck Of The Mary Deare by Hammond InnesThe Wrecking Crew by Taylor ZajoncFall of the Suns by Ieuan DolbyGreen To Go by John H. Cunningham
Modern Maritime Adventure
36 books — 12 voters
Under the Black Flag by David CordinglyTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonMoby-Dick by Herman MelvilleIf a Pirate I Must Be by Richard SandersMarco Polo by Martin J. Hollenberg
Best Maritime Books
24 books — 11 voters

Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma CarrollThe Girl in the Torch by Robert SharenowThe Puffin Keeper by Michael MorpurgoGifts from the Sea by Natalie KinseyThe Secret of Haven Point by Lisette Auton
Lighthouses in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
89 books — 10 voters
Moby-Dick by Herman MelvilleJaws by Peter BenchleyRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeThe Odyssey by HomerA Night to Remember by Walter Lord
The Sea Is Calling ...
64 books — 10 voters

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia LevensellerScourge of the Shores by Lauren Lee MerewetherRevenge on the Seas by Lauren Lee MerewetherA Pirate's Life for She by Laura Sook DuncombeOf Storms and Wishes by Amber Lei
Great Pirate Books
19 books — 9 voters
The Historical Encyclopedia of Atlantic Nautical Hazards by Raymond John HowgegoThose Vulgar Tubes by Joe J. Simmons IIIIngenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved by Stuart M. FrankShipwreck Anthropology by Richard A. GouldShip Shape, a Dazzle Camouflage Sourcebook by Roy R. Behrens
~~Coughing Up Ships~
219 books — 8 voters

Mythic Adventures by Ayn Cates SullivanSlave Catching In The Indian Ocean by Philip Howard ColombThose Vulgar Tubes by Joe J. Simmons IIIWe, the Navigators by David LewisKlabautermann of the Northern Seas by Reinhard J. Buss
Leaky Maritimes
104 books — 7 voters
For All the Tea in China by Sarah RoseCutty Sark by Eric KentleyCutty Sark by Eric KentleyDining Out with the Ice Giants by Clare O'BearaThe Clipper Ship by Frank Knight
Cutty Sark
18 books — 5 voters

The Box by Marc LevinsonNinety Percent of Everything by Rose GeorgeDead in the Water by Matthew CampbellSinews of War and Trade by Laleh KhaliliThe Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah by Edward A. Mueller
Maritime Industry Reads (non-fiction)
36 books — 3 voters
FEAR IS THE KEY By ALISTAIR MacLEAN Fawcett Gold Medal PB 196... by Alistair MacLeanThe Raising of the Dubhe by Patrick O'ConnorA Flock of Ships by Brian CallisonFloodtide for Rafferty by Joan WoodberryThe amphorae pirates by Lou Cameron
Maritime Salvage in Fiction
47 books — 3 voters

RMS Queen Mary 50 Years of Splendour by David F. HutchingsThe Queens of the North Atlantic by Robert LaceyRMS Queen Mary by Andrew BrittonRMS Queen Mary; queen of the queens, by William James DuncanMasters and Commanders by Andrew Roberts
On Board the Queen Mary
6 books — 1 voter

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