10 Top historical fiction books like The Admirals' Game (John Pearce, #5) by David Donachie

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The Admirals' Game (John Pearce, #5)

By: David Donachie

4.03

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Since being illegally press-ganged into joining King George's Navy, John Pearce has overcome numero…

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1. Flash for Freedom (The Flashman Papers #3)

By: George MacDonald Fraser

4.21

Format: 343 pages, Paperback

A game of cards leads Flashman from the jungle death-house of Dahomey to the slave state of Mississ… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. 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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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. 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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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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  • historical fiction
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16. Yankee Mission (Thomas Kydd #25)

By: Julian Stockwin

4.32

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

'Yankee Mission is a jewel in Julian Stockwin's crown as a master in naval fiction, with a ship-to-… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Revolution (The Dorset Boy #14) by Christopher C. Tubbs

17. Revolution (The Dorset Boy #14)

By: Christopher C. Tubbs

4.29

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

It is 1820 George III is dead and George the IV is King. George Canning consolidates the various in… read more

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  • historical fiction
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18. Empire (The Dorset Boy #13)

By: Christopher C. Tubbs

4.42

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Viscount Stockley and his family remain in India. The third Maruthan war is well underway under the… read more

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  • historical fiction
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19. 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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20. 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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21. Clay and the Immortal Memory

By: Philip K. Allan

4.45

Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition

Captain Alexander Clay and the crew of the Griffin return from India after almost two years away, i… read more

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  • historical fiction
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22. A War in Home Waters: at Home and at Sea, 1807

By: John G. Cragg

4.22

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

Captain Richard Giles, Earl of Camshire, has just settled into his new role as a member of the Hous… read more

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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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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26. Death on the Tiber (Flavia Albia, #12)

By: Lindsey Davis

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Rome is in chaos. The empire of a mobster chief is falling apart following his death. Rivals, fears… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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27. Donland's Ransom

By: Perry Comer

4.16

Format: 107 pages, Kindle Edition

It is 1779 and the war is going badly for England. Donland and the crew of the Hornet must outwit a… read more

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28. 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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Cover of The Admirals' Game (John Pearce, #5) by David Donachie

29. The Admirals' Game (John Pearce, #5)

By: David Donachie

4.03

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Since being illegally press-ganged into joining King George's Navy, John Pearce has overcome numero… read more

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  • historical
  • military fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Brutal War (The Call of the Sea Book 12) by Andrew Wareham

30. A Brutal War (The Call of the Sea Book 12)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.43

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

The Call of the Sea series has received more than 16,000 5-star reviewsThe Mediterranean Fleet unde… read more

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31. East Indiaman (East Indiaman Saga Book 1)

By: Griff Hosker

4.56

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

‘When a man escapes alive, he has a chance to survive.’In the unforgiving docklands of east London,… read more

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6 Top historical fiction books like Clay and the Immortal Memory by Philip K. Allan

Transform Your Habits

Kingfisher

Christopher C. Tubbs

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Revolution (The Dorset Boy #14)

Christopher C. Tubbs

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Clay and the Immortal Memory

Philip K. Allan

4.45

Transform Your Habits

The Threat in the West Indies (The Merriman Chronicles)

Roger Burnage

4.28

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