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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.17 — 123,619 ratings — published 2000
Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
by (shelved 43 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.06 — 66,079 ratings — published 1969
Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as seafaring)
avg rating 3.57 — 636,525 ratings — published 1851
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.16 — 242,585 ratings — published 2023
Treasure Island (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as seafaring)
avg rating 3.85 — 556,298 ratings — published 1882
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.24 — 91,982 ratings — published 2023
Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
by (shelved 20 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.26 — 26,351 ratings — published 1972
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.47 — 180,911 ratings — published 1959
H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
by (shelved 19 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.42 — 22,355 ratings — published 1973
The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as seafaring)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,380,025 ratings — published 1952
Desolation Island (Aubrey & Maturin, #5)
by (shelved 18 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.41 — 17,015 ratings — published 1978
The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin, #4)
by (shelved 18 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.35 — 19,196 ratings — published 1977
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.18 — 20,152 ratings — published 1950
The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
by (shelved 17 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.41 — 15,760 ratings — published 1979
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)
by (shelved 16 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.09 — 521,213 ratings — published 1952
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.19 — 20,018 ratings — published 2003
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.04 — 45,631 ratings — published 1999
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.25 — 116,789 ratings — published 1998
Tress of the Emerald Sea (Hoid's Travails, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.30 — 335,887 ratings — published 2023
Fable (The World of the Narrows, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as seafaring)
avg rating 3.99 — 121,099 ratings — published 2020
We, the Drowned (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.24 — 12,853 ratings — published 2006
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as seafaring)
avg rating 3.86 — 89,053 ratings — published 1990
Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as seafaring)
avg rating 3.92 — 250,918 ratings — published 2017
Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.03 — 14,918 ratings — published 1840
The Sea Wolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.07 — 34,906 ratings — published 1904
Hornblower and the Atropos (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #5)
by (shelved 14 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.26 — 10,271 ratings — published 1953
The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey & Maturin, #7)
by (shelved 14 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.40 — 14,711 ratings — published 1980
The Far Side of the World (Aubrey & Maturin, #10)
by (shelved 13 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.45 — 14,188 ratings — published 1984
The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
by (shelved 13 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.33 — 12,507 ratings — published 1981
Mutiny on the Bounty (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.02 — 15,674 ratings — published 1932
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.30 — 27,331 ratings — published 2014
Treason's Harbour (Aubrey & Maturin, #9)
by (shelved 12 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.39 — 13,140 ratings — published 1983
Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.15 — 21,560 ratings — published 1986
A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,998 ratings — published 1995
The Letter of Marque (Aubrey & Maturin, #12)
by (shelved 12 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.50 — 12,414 ratings — published 1988
Hornblower and the Hotspur (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.33 — 12,446 ratings — published 1962
Lieutenant Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.33 — 14,034 ratings — published 1952
Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.11 — 28,050 ratings — published 2002
The Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.36 — 93,732 ratings — published 1999
The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.01 — 13,231 ratings — published 2019
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.25 — 166,249 ratings — published 2007
The Wine-Dark Sea (Aubrey & Maturin, #16)
by (shelved 11 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.40 — 9,891 ratings — published 1993
The Commodore (Aubrey & Maturin, #17)
by (shelved 11 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.43 — 9,892 ratings — published 1994
Sailing Alone around the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.16 — 11,582 ratings — published 1899
Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as seafaring)
avg rating 3.79 — 69,409 ratings — published 1886
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as seafaring)
avg rating 3.99 — 78,227 ratings — published 1995
Robinson Crusoe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as seafaring)
avg rating 3.68 — 339,686 ratings — published 1719
Beat to Quarters (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, # 6 )
by (shelved 11 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.29 — 12,635 ratings — published 1937
Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.36 — 97,722 ratings — published 2000
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as seafaring)
avg rating 4.46 — 27,012 ratings — published 2024
“He was, like so many of the men made large by history, rather mediocre in the flesh, the fine tailoring highlighting rather than hiding his physical shortcomings. […] A man made more for grand dinners than seafaring.”
― How to Stop Time
― How to Stop Time
“Conrad tillhör de sjömän som får uppleva hur ångan triumferar och seglen försvinner från haven. Han befinner sig mitt inne i ett väldigt maktskifte. En tusenårig tradition bryts och ett helt nytt element förs in.
På segelfartyget är det kaptenen och hans män som är förmedlarna mellan Gud och världen. De fångar in och tyglar vinden som driver fartyget framåt. Seglaren lever i nära förbindelse med naturen, som han måste böja sig för, som han betjänar och utnyttjar.
När ångan kom, togs makten från kaptenen och gavs åt maskinisten i maskindjupet. Man seglade inte på havet längre utan plöjde sig genom det. Befälet på bryggan flyttades ned, förnedrades, hade blott själva navigeringen kvar och inte kraftöverföringen.”
― Färd med Mörkrets hjärta: En bok om Joseph Conrads roman
På segelfartyget är det kaptenen och hans män som är förmedlarna mellan Gud och världen. De fångar in och tyglar vinden som driver fartyget framåt. Seglaren lever i nära förbindelse med naturen, som han måste böja sig för, som han betjänar och utnyttjar.
När ångan kom, togs makten från kaptenen och gavs åt maskinisten i maskindjupet. Man seglade inte på havet längre utan plöjde sig genom det. Befälet på bryggan flyttades ned, förnedrades, hade blott själva navigeringen kvar och inte kraftöverföringen.”
― Färd med Mörkrets hjärta: En bok om Joseph Conrads roman
