February 2017 Action at Sea Group Read Nominations Thread

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Our February group read theme is Action at Sea. It's time to nominate our book read according to that theme.

Here are the other considerations:

1. One nomination per group member. The books must be nominated with a Goodreads link by clicking on 'add book/author'. If a book does not have a Goodreads link, it will not be added to the poll.
2. Books need to be readily available, ie, in print (able to buy new or in ebook format).
3. Books should have some degree of action/adventure content.
4. Past group reads are not eligible to be nominated again. The past group discussions remain open for members to comment. You may see the list of past reads here:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

5. Books must be either standalone or first in a series (or they may be later in a series if constructed to be read as a standalone).

Please feel free to include a blurb for the book so others know a little about the book, along with your Goodreads book link.

The poll will go up on January 13th

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Captain Blood

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

We read that one a few years back, Mike.

[Lisa P, My weekend is all booked up!]

I'm going to nominate Into the Storm

Several member of this group have recommended it and I have been wanting to read it.

"Pressed into service when World War II breaks out in the Pacific, the USS Walker---a Great-War vintage "four-stacker" destroyer---finds itself in full retreat from pursuit by Japanese battleships. Its captain, Lieutenant Commander Matthew Patrick Reddy, knows that he and his crew are in dire straits. In desperation, he heads Walker into a squall, hoping it will give them cover---and emerges somewhere else.

Familiar landmarks appear, but the water teems with monstrous, vicious fish. And there appear to be dinosaurs grazing on the plains of Bali. Gradually Matt and his crew must accept the fact that they are in an alternate world---and they are not alone. Humans have not evolved, but two other species have. And they are at war.

With its steam power and weaponry, the Walker's very existence could alter the balance of power. And for Matt and his crew, who have the means to turn a primitive war into a genocidal Armageddon, one thing becomes clear: They must decide whose side they're on. Because whoever they choose to side with is the winner."

[KEVIN]

Sea adventure at full throttle Brannan's Run
“ADVENTURE IS BACK”
Joe Brannan owner and Captain of a dive boat working out of Thailand’s sin city Pattaya is desperate to keep his business afloat, so when an old acquaintance comes to him with a tale of sunken riches he simply can’t resist taking a look. But nobody warned him he would risk losing everything as he is caught up in a maelstrom of twists and turns, malevolent villains, close calls and Cambodian pirates. And he certainly didn’t count on falling in love.
“BRANNAN’S RUN- THE ULTIMATE BEACH READ.”

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

If people are looking for good suggestions, a lot came up on an Amazon search.

[Cindy]

What about the first in the Hornblower series? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Cindy you can link the book by clicking on "add book/author" above the window and then typing in the book (and sometimes author if there are multiple books that come up under that title) and then you can add a link directly to the book:

Mr. Midshipman Hornblower

[Cindy]

Mike, thank you for that info, I am very new to Goodreads. Cindy

[Mike (the Paladin)]

It's cool, I still haven't figured out how to do some "stuff" here, LOL.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

I'm going to nominate Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Okay, the poll is up. Thanks for all the nominations and for helping each other out!

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

The poll will close on January 20th.