10 must-read historical fiction books like Fletcher and the Flying Machine (Fletcher #7) by John Drake

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Fletcher and the Flying Machine (Fletcher #7)

By: John Drake

4.28

Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition

After many successful years at sea, Jacob Fletcher is finally pursuing his career in trade. Thro…

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1. The Great South Sea (The Call of the Sea, #9)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.47

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

‘The Call of the Sea’ series has received more than 12,000 5-Star reviews Bloody Nick Turnhouse … read more

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2. High on the List (The Call of the Sea Book 11)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.46

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

The Call of the Sea series has more than 16,000 5-star reviews on AmazonNick Turnhouse is now a sen… read more

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3. Dishonour in Denmark (The Call of the Sea, #10)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.51

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

The Royal Navy is larger than it has ever been – nearly eight hundred ships and one hundred and twe… read more

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4. A Pretty Fortune (The Call of the Sea, #6)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.47

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

The Call of the Sea series has received more than 10,000 four- and five-star reviews on Amazon. … read more

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5. A Talent For Trouble (The Dorset Boy #1)

By: Christopher C. Tubbs

4.30

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

In the late 18th Century life was cheap and you had fight to survive. Martin Stockley at 12 years o… read more

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6. 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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7. Distant Waters (The Call of the Sea, #8)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.51

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

The short-lived Peace of Amiens is over. Entered into in bad faith, the Peace has provided both sid… read more

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8. The Middle Sea (The Call of the Sea, #7)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.54

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

Captain Turnhouse RN – Bloody Nick – is still in the Mediterranean, nursing his experimental frigat… read more

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9. Goliath: Wharton Book 4 (The Wharton Series)

By: George Edwardson

4.45

Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition

France and Britain are finally at peace and many of the ships in the Royal Navy’s vast fleet are la… read more

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10. 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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11. 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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12. Leopard: Book 5 in the Wharton series

By: George Edwardson

4.40

Format: 166 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1804, Captain John Wharton RN takes command of HMS Leopard, his first as captain as the war with… read more

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13. Ajax: Book 3 in the Wharton series

By: George Edwardson

4.39

Format: 190 pages, Kindle Edition

The freshly promoted Lieutenant Johnnie Wharton RN, now recovered from the horrors of the Battle of… read more

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14. The Africa Hand (The Call of the Sea, #5)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.54

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Bloody Nick Turnhouse is in fine fettle, a frigate captain and respected by those who know him. He … read more

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15. Newly Made A Gentleman (The Call of the Sea, #4)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.48

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Nick Turnhouse knows how lucky he has been, and has little choice other than to ride the wave of hi… read more

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  • historical fiction
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16. A Certain Threat (The Merriman Chronicles)

By: Roger Burnage

4.27

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

With French Revolutionary agents travelling freely but secretly between Ireland and England and war… read more

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  • historical fiction
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17. England, Home and ... (The Call of the Sea, #3)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.42

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

England, Home and … Nick Turnhouse is captain of his own sloop, and increasingly aware of how ra… read more

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18. Exile (The Dorset Boy #11)

By: Christopher C. Tubbs

4.47

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the year 1815 and Napoleon has returned to France after his one-hundred days of exile on the … read more

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  • historical fiction
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19. The Threat in the Adriatic (The Merriman Chronicles, #7)

By: Roger Burnage

4.37

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

The year is 1809 - late autumn. Captain Sir James Abel Merriman is despatched to Gibraltar to take … read more

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20. 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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21. The Tempest (The Dorset Boy #5)

By: Christopher C. Tubbs

4.45

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

It's 1804 and the political elite are worried that the level of piracy in the Caribbean is beginnin… read more

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  • historical fiction
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22. Dynasty: The Dorset Boy Book 12

By: Christopher C. Tubbs

4.44

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

Book 12 of the Dorset Boy Series. The Napoleonic war is over and Napoleon is safely stowed away on… read more

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  • historical fiction
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23. The French Invasion

By: Roger Burnage

4.35

Format: None pages, ebook

Recalled home from the West Indies, Lieutenant James Merriman is promoted to the rank of Post Capta… read more

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24. The Threat in the East (The Merriman Chronicles)

By: Roger Burnage

4.37

Format: 214 pages, Paperback

The year is 1798 and it is known that Napoleon is putting a fleet and army together to attack Egypt… read more

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25. 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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26. The Threat in the West Indies (The Merriman Chronicles)

By: Roger Burnage

4.28

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

Publishers note: Updated and re-edited 6th edition - April 2024. The year is 1793 and Captain Ja… read more

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  • historical fiction
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27. Warlord (The Wharton Series Book 6)

By: George Edwardson

4.40

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

Captain John Wharton RN is called back to duty on the orders of Rear Admiral Cochrane as captain of… read more

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28. An Upright Man (Carlisle & Holbrooke Naval Adventures #14)

By: Chris Durbin

4.45

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

Even before Spain joined the war in early 1762, it was obvious that it wouldn’t have the strategic … read more

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29. The Threat in the Baltic (The Merriman Chronicles)

By: Roger Burnage

4.35

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In the Spring of the year 1800, Captain Merriman and his frigate Lord Stevenage return home from In… read more

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30. The Threat in the Americas (The Merriman Chronicles, #6)

By: Roger Burnage

4.39

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

In the year 1801 and Captain James Merriman aboard his ship Lord Stevenage is despatched to South A… read more

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31. Fletcher and the Flying Machine (Fletcher #7)

By: John Drake

4.28

Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition

After many successful years at sea, Jacob Fletcher is finally pursuing his career in trade. Thro… read more

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  • historical fiction

7 must-read historical fiction books like The Threat in the West Indies (The Merriman Chronicles) by Roger Burnage

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Christopher C. Tubbs

4.34

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Revolution (The Dorset Boy #14)

Christopher C. Tubbs

4.29

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Philip K. Allan

4.45

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Philip K. Allan

4.44

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