Captain Hornblower R.N.: Hornblower and the Atropos / The Happy Return / A Ship of the Line
By: C.S. Forester
4.46
Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition
Follow the thrilling and exciting adventures of Horatio Hornblower's life at sea in the Royal Navy,…
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1. Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1)
By: Bernard Cornwell
4.25
Format: 151 pages, Paperback
As the British army fights its way through India toward a diabolical trap, young private Richard Sh… read more
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2. The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
By: Patrick O'Brian
4.32
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
"O'Brian is one author who can put a spark of character into the sawdust of time, and The Ionian Mi… read more
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"Puddings, my dear sir?' cried Graham. Puddings. We trice 'em athwart the starboard gumbrils, when sailing by and large."-Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
"I do not like to sound discontented neither,' said Pullings, 'nor to crab any ship I belong to; but between you and me, Doctor, between you and me, she is more what we call a floating coffin than a s…"-Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
"Having taken proper notice of the complexity of the machine [...] the infinity of ropes and cords, the sails, the varying forces that act upon them, and the skill required to manage the whole, direct…"-Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
"Oh well,' said Jack: and then, 'Did you ever meet Bach?' 'Which Bach?' 'London Bach.' 'Not I.' 'I did. He wrote some pieces for my uncle Fisher, and his young man copied them out fair. But they were …"-Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
3. The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
By: Patrick O'Brian
4.41
Format: 355 pages, Paperback
An essential of the truly gripping book for the narrative addict is the creation of a whole, solidl… read more
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"At one time Stephen had been marooned on a bare rock in the South Atlantic, and his only drink was the warm rainwater that remained in the guano-filled hollows. It had been more disagreeable than Mrs…"-Patrick O'Brian, The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
"...looking angrily at the wombat: and a moment later, 'Come now, Stephen, this is coming it pretty high: your brute is eating my hat.' 'So he is, too,' said Dr. Maturin. 'But do not be perturbed, Jac…"-Patrick O'Brian, The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
"You are a reasonably civil, complaisant creature on dry land,' said Stephen, 'but the moment you are afloat you become pragmatical and absolute, a bashaw - do this, do that, gluppit the prawling stra…"-Patrick O'Brian, The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
"Stephen Maturin sipped his scalding coffee, the right Mocha berry, brought back from Arabia Felix in the pilgrim dhows, and considered. He was naturally a reserved and even a secretive man: his illeg…"-Patrick O'Brian, The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
4. Sharpe's Eagle (Sharpe, #8)
By: Bernard Cornwell
3.95
Format: 315 pages, Paperback
After the cowardly incompetence of two officers besmirches their name, Captain Richard Sharpe must … read more
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5. The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey & Maturin, #7)
By: Patrick O'Brian
4.40
Format: 382 pages, Paperback
"Vividly detailed 19th-century settings and dramatic tension punctuated with flashes of wry humor m… read more
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"(She) threw Stephen a quick, apologetic glance and ran into the house. She might be in a strange hurry of spirits, but she moved with the perfect, unconscious grace that had always touched him, and h…"-Patrick O'Brian, The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey & Maturin, #7)
6. The Mauritius Command
By: Patrick O'Brian
3.89
Format: None pages, Paperback
"O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin volumes actually constitute a single 6,443-page novel, one that should ha… read more
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7. The Nutmeg of Consolation
By: Patrick O'Brian
3.71
Format: None pages, Paperback
"[The series shows] a joy in language that jumps from every page....You're in for a wonderful voyag… read more
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8. Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
By: Patrick O'Brian
4.07
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Ardent, gregarious British naval officer Jack Aubrey is elated to be given his first appointment as… read more
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"Most men find [peace] entirely unlike what they had expected - like love..."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"The Navy speaks in symbols and you may suit what meaning you choose to the words."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"How wonderfully strange,' he thought, 'to be upset by this trifle; yet I am upset."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"What's wrong with (Captain) Jack Aubrey?" "Everything, since he has a command and I have not."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
9. Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14)
By: Bernard Cornwell
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth cen… read more
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- historical
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- war
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- historical fiction
10. Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
By: Patrick O'Brian
4.26
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
“If Jane Austen had written rousing sea yarns, she would have produced something very close to the … read more
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"Compulsion is the death of friendship."-Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
"I sew his ears on from time to time, sure."-Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
"I should send my bees ashore for you, upon my sacred honour."-Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
"Rested, shaved, coffee’d, steaked, you will be a different man."-Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
11. H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
By: Patrick O'Brian
4.42
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
In H.M.S. Surprise, British naval officer Jack Aubrey and surgeon Stephen Maturin face near-death a… read more
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"Jack, you've debauched my sloth."-Patrick O'Brian, H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
"Stephen had spared no expense in making himself more unhappy, his own position as a rejected lover clearer."-Patrick O'Brian, H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
"Of course I do know it is the French who are so wicked; but there are all these people who keep coming and going - the Austrians, the Spaniards, the Russians. Pray, are the Russians good now? It woul…"-Patrick O'Brian, H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
"Authority is a solvent of humanity: look at any husband, any father of a family, and note the absorption of the person by the persona, the individual by the role. Then multiply the family, and the au…"-Patrick O'Brian, H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
12. Kingfisher
By: Christopher C. Tubbs
4.34
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
It is the reign of Charles II and Barbary pirates are causing mayhem and terror in the Mediterranea… read more
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13. Majestic: Book 2 in the Wharton series
By: George Edwardson
4.30
Format: 121 pages, Kindle Edition
Majestic is a novel set in the turbulent years of the Napoleonic Wars as the Royal Navy fights the … read more
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14. Wharton (The Wharton Series Book 1)
By: George Edwardson
4.28
Format: 158 pages, Kindle Edition
Midshipman Johnnie Wharton has no idea when he joins HMS St George as a 12-year-old that he is soon… read more
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15. THE COMPLETE LIEUTENANT OLIVER ANSON NAVAL THRILLERS BOOKS 1–4 four gripping historical naval adventures (Action-Packed Naval Adventure Box Sets)
By: David McDine
4.39
Format: 1221 pages, Kindle Edition
GET THIS *COMPLETE* ACTION-PACKED, HISTORICAL NAVAL ADVENTURE SERIES IN A GREAT-VALUE BOX SET.READE… read more
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16. Clear for Action (The Sea Officer Book 2)
By: George Edwardson
4.43
Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition
Clear for Action continues the extraordinary true story of the naval career of the Irish sailor Amo… read more
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17. The Complete Fletcher Adventures: Books 1-7 (Fletcher #0)
By: John Drake
4.52
Format: 2554 pages, Kindle Edition
England, 18th century. Meet young Jacob Fletcher. Apprentice, trader, and unsuspecting heir of Coig… read more
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18. Warley: A BRAND NEW thrilling historical naval adventure (The Decoy Ships series Book 2)
By: Christopher C. Tubbs
4.29
Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition
DISCOVER A BRAND NEW THRILLING HISTORICAL NAVAL ADVENTURE SERIES FROM A BESTSELLING AUTHOR.Perfect … read more
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19. Captain Hornblower R.N.: Hornblower and the Atropos / The Happy Return / A Ship of the Line
By: C.S. Forester
4.46
Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition
Follow the thrilling and exciting adventures of Horatio Hornblower's life at sea in the Royal Navy,… read more
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20. Hornblower and the Journey Home (Hornblower's legacy Book 7)
By: James Keffer
4.23
Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition
The year is 1840. Twenty-three years ago, Horatio Lord Hornblower was governor of the island of St.… read more
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21. Sharpe 3 Book Collection #1 (Sharpe's Tiger, Sharpe's Triumph, Sharpe's Fortress)
By: Bernard Cornwell
4.44
Format: 876 pages, Kindle Edition
Three classic Richard Sharpe adventures.Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799When a se… read more
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