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Sea Gold
Par Ian Slater. 1979
&“A first-rate, crisply told adventure story&” of espionage, murder, and intrigue on the high seas from the bestselling author of…
the WWIII novels (The Globe and Mail, Toronto). The great gold rushes of history pale in comparison to the vast mineral deposits that await discovery below the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Vancouver. As adventure- and fortune-seekers flock to the area, their lives intertwine in a perilous game of greed and ambition. Some want glory, others wealth. But for all of them, the pursuit of sea gold has become an obsession. Against a raging sea storm, the crews of three ships resort to espionage, sabotage, and murder, each hoping to claim the ore that is so vital to America&’s aerospace industry. Who will survive the storm? And who will win the race when coming in second means coming in dead? "As impelling a storyteller as you're likely to encounter." —Clive Cussler, New York Times-bestselling author of Havana Storm &“Thrilling, fast-paced . . . Sea Gold combines a high sense of adventure with excellent character and story development. . . . An out-and-out winner.&” —The Hamilton Spectator &“Full of furious action.&” —Quill and QuireHell on Ice: The Saga of the Jeannette
Par Rear Admiral Edward Ellsberg. 1938
Based on a true story: the thrilling tale of a ship&’s 1879 journey to explore the North Pole—and the crew&’s…
desperate attempt to escape an Arctic ice pack. In the 1870s, newspaperman James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald drummed up excitement and publicity for his paper through highly publicized missions of exploration. In 1879, Bennett&’s idea for a voyage was his most audacious to date: the North Pole. To do this, he hired a team of naval veterans in addition to a smattering of civilians with specialized knowledge in meteorology, whaling, and naturalism. The men on board the Jeannette set off in September of 1879. This would be the last time anyone saw them for two years. The product of devoted research into personal histories, memoirs, and classified congressional investigation records, Hell on Ice is a remarkable document: a novelization of history, turning the horrible ordeal of the brave men of the Jeannette into a riveting narrative. Written with a weathered seaman&’s familiarity, the story brilliantly captures a most perilous voyage from the perspective of the ship&’s chief engineer. The men of the Jeannette endure months trapped in an Arctic ice pack, and then begin a desperate trek for home.Scarface
Par Andre Norton. 1948
Few authors have achieved such renown as World Fantasy Life Achievement honoree and Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master…
Andre Norton. With the love of readers and the praise of critics, Norton&’s books have sold millions of copies worldwide.In Scarface, Andre Norton tells the story of a swashbuckling adventure with a pirate crew on the Spanish Main!The boy Scarface watched the lights of Tortuga dim as the Naughty Lass stood out for the open sea. The Spanish Main promised rich prizes for Captain Cheap and his pirate crew. And this time Cheap had set his sights high—for no less a prey than Sir Robert Scarlett, his lifelong enemy, and Her Majesty&’s fleet at Bridgetown. His plan was daring. Muskets roared and swords flashed as redcoats and pirates fought savagely. The fate of Bridgetown hung in the balance—and with it the secret of Scarface&’s true identity.The Rose Crossing: A Novel
Par Nicholas Jose. 1996
&“A fable, set in the 17th century, filled with vivid evocations of another time [and] wonderfully peculiar characters.&” —Kirkus Reviews…
To escape Puritan England, naturalist Edward Popple signs on to be a ship&’s doctor on a journey across the Indian Ocean, and his daughter, Rosamund, stows away to accompany him. But a wreck leaves them stranded on an island off the coast of Africa. Amid the lush vegetation, the birds and the sea turtles, father and daughter set about exploring, Edward passionately studying the island&’s horticulture and Rosamund wandering about to discover its mysteries. Then a Chinese ship, with the last heir to the Ming dynasty among its passengers, arrives—and changes everything. &“The prose is ripe, laden with a sense of the forbidden, and with doom.&” —Publishers Weekly &“A luminous historical novel.&” —Booklist OnlineThe Islands of Unwisdom
Par Robert Graves. 2014
Swashbuckling historical fiction from the author of I, Claudius. &“A cleverly balanced mixture of spice, fact, humor and adventure on…
and off the high seas&” (Kirkus Reviews). Set in the Age of Exploration, The Islands of Unwisdom tells the story of the ill-fated Don Álvaro de Mendaña y Neyra, a Spanish explorer set on finding the Solomon Islands, the mythical source of King Solomon&’s vast wealth. Driven by greed, ambition, and lust, Don Alvaro and his wife, the beautiful and dangerous Ysabel, lead a crew of adventurers beyond the horizon in search of the wealth of their wildest dreams. However, that&’s not exactly what they find. In the hands of master historical novelist, classicist, and poet Robert Graves, this tale offers a fascinating look at a brutal and bloody era, and insights into the reasons for Spain&’s failure to ultimately dominate world exploration during this time.The Ocean: A Novel
Par James Hanley. 2015
Five shipwrecked passengers fight panic, thirst, and the sea itself One minute, sailor Joseph Curtain is in his bunk. The…
next, he is submerged in the ocean. A German torpedo has struck the Aurora, and she is sinking fast. Curtain makes his way to a lifeboat and guides the survivors aboard. There are only six of them, and when the submarine&’s machine gun rakes the side of their boat, the number dwindles to five. Alongside Curtain are three men of various character and an elderly chaplain who is too sick to speak. Hope is slim, but Curtain will do what he must to survive. He organizes the party into watches, rationing their food and enforcing strict discipline. But as their time in the boat stretches on, Curtain realizes that this tiny craft and its flagging crew are hardly a match for the power of the ocean.Treasure Island: Runaway Gold
Par Jewell Parker Rhodes. 2023
Bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes reimagines the classic novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson in this thrilling adventure…
set in modern-day Manhattan, in which three children must navigate the city’s hidden history, dodge a threatening crew of skater kids, and decide who they can really trust in order to hunt down a long-buried treasure. Three kids. One dog. And the island of Manhattan, laid out in an old treasure map. Zane is itching for an adventure that will take him away from his family’s boarding house in Rockaway, Queens. So when he is entrusted with a real treasure map, leading to a spot somewhere in Manhattan, Zane wastes no time in riding the ferry over to the city to start the search with his friends Kiko and Jack and his dog, Hip-Hop.Through strange coincidence, they meet a man who is eager to help them find the treasure: John, a sailor who knows all about the buried history of Black New Yorkers of centuries past—and the gold that is hidden somewhere in those stories.As a vicious rival skateboard crew follows them around the city, Zane and his friends begin to wonder who they can really trust. And soon it becomes clear that treasure hunting is a dangerous business…Jewell Parker Rhodes has written a version of Treasure Island like none you’ve never seen—one that takes the reader through little-known Black history, and under the city of Manhattan itself.Ultramarine: A Novel (Modern Classics Ser.)
Par Malcolm Lowry. 1962
From the author of Under the Volcano: A novel of a young man&’s flight from the upper class to join…
the hard-living crew of a freighter bound for South Asia. In this debut novel by the acclaimed novelist and poet, Dana Hilliot seeks absolution from his wealthy British upbringing, escaping the bourgeois provincialism of his origins by setting out to sea as a messboy amid a crew of weathered, world-weary sailors. Lost somewhere between Singapore and Bombay, Hilliot has fled his oppressive life—and his first love—for a world that has no interest in his problems. Part Moby Dick, part A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ultramarine draws on Malcolm Lowry&’s own early experience—and displays the flair for character and dazzling prose that distinguished him as one of English literature&’s greatest modern talents.20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Par Jules Verne. 2016
The Last Hour: A gripping and emotional WW2 thriller
Par Will Montgomery. 2023
A Royal Navy commander is tasked with stopping a German convoy, in this thrilling novel of love, courage, and honor…
in the midst of World War II. Harry Scott has served honorably in the Royal Navy since 1939—including at Dunkirk, where he evacuated hundreds of soldiers before his own boat was blown up and he lost many of his crew. By 1942, the tide of the war is flowing against the Allies. A worried Churchill needs to block a fleet of German reinforcements and knows his large ships would never survive. But a force of smaller vessels might just have a chance—if their voyage is kept from the enemy until it&’s too late and the group is led by the right man . . . Now Harry, with the help of officer Annie Lenton, has been tasked to bring this new flotilla together and train the officers and crew. The two gradually develop a respect and a love for each other, a love that could make or destroy them both, as a vicious sea battle looms . . .Sea of Treason: Thomas Kydd 26 (Thomas Kydd #53)
Par Julian Stockwin. 2023
Following his recovery after a savage wounding in America, Kydd returns to England to re-assume command of his ship-of-the-line, Thunderer,…
which is sent to the remote station of Bermuda.'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' Daily ExpressSea of Treason: Thomas Kydd 26 (Thomas Kydd #53)
Par Julian Stockwin. 2023
Following his recovery after a savage wounding in America, Kydd returns to England to re-assume command of his ship-of-the-line, Thunderer,…
which is sent to the remote station of Bermuda.'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' Daily ExpressSea of Treason: Thomas Kydd 26 (Thomas Kydd #53)
Par Julian Stockwin. 2023
The 26th Kydd adventure from veteran writer Julian Stockwin.Following his recovery after a savage wounding in America, Kydd returns to…
England to re-assume command of his ship-of-the-line, Thunderer, which is sent to the remote station of Bermuda.'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' Daily Express(P)2023 Hodder & Stoughton LimitedCaptain Jake (Orca Echoes)
Par Shannon Stewart. 2008
Jake loves to hunt for treasure, so when the famous pirate Captain Kidd asks him to be his cabin boy,…
he can't refuse. But Jake soon learns that bringing home an invisible pirate can be a real disaster, particularly when the pirate is mortally terrified of his teenage sister. There are many rules of the sea, and Captain Kidd's own cabin boy, Richard Barleycorn, teaches Jake how to face his biggest fear, Boris Baxter, the meanest boy in the whole school.Tough Boris
Par Mem Fox. 1994
Boris von der Borch is a mean, greedy old pirate--tough as nails, through and through, like all pirates. Or is…
he? When a young boy sneaks onto Boriss ship, he discovers that even pirates cry. And so does he.Mississippi River Blues: (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) (Cracked Classics #2)
Par Tony Abbott. 2002
&“This affectionate if somewhat irreverent homage would probably win a chuckle from Twain himself&” as pals tumble into Tom Sawyer…
(School Library Journal). Sixth graders Devin and Frankie—short for Francine—are the greatest goof-offs in the history of their school. When their teacher tells them to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, they skip it. When there&’s a surprise test on the novel, they hide. But when they accidentally drop the school&’s prized Mark Twain autograph through the library&’s magic metal detector, they find themselves transported to the world of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Soon these modern middle schoolers learn that being a troublemaker is timeless, as they whitewash a fence, run away from home, solve a murder mystery, become pirates, and search for hidden treasure along with Tom and Huck, the original slackers. &“Reminiscent of Mary Pope Osborne&’s &‘Magic Tree House&’ series, but for an older audience,&” the second book in Tony Abbott&’s Cracked Classics series is a perfect introduction to Mark Twain for reluctant readers (School Library Journal).Islands
Par Marta Randall. 1975
Nebula Award Finalist. She will never be one of them. When the immortality treatments failed, she knew her destiny would…
not be as glorious and carefree as the immortals. The immortals rebuilt the Earth after the great floods, but she is not one of them, and she doesn't seem fit to live anywhere amongst them. When she finds refuge aboard the ship Ilium and begins ocean floor navigation, an adventure immortals would envy, she discovers a secret place. But she knows if she can unlock the power that the immortals lost on an island buried far beneath the land, the world and the immortals' future will never be the same again.Danger Guys Hit the Beach (Danger Guys #4)
Par Tony Abbott. 1995
Can Noodle and Zeek stop international treasure hunters and rescue their town? The Danger Guys are at it again! During…
a trip to the beach, best friends Noodle and Zeek try to relax and have a quiet, danger-free afternoon. But trouble follows these boys wherever they go. Before they know it, Noodle and Zeek find themselves stranded on a sinking boat in the middle of the ocean. To escape, the boys jump on a surfboard and ride a giant wave to a nearby island. The island is where their town&’s founder, Captain May, was shipwrecked hundreds of years ago. Noodle and Zeek soon discover that treasure hunters are on the island, searching for Captain May&’s lost gold. But to find it, the hunters are going to blow the ship out of the water, which would cause a tidal wave big enough to destroy Mayville! With some quick thinking—and a little bit of help from some old friends—the boys fight to save their town from disaster. Danger Guys Hit the Beach is the 4th book in Danger Guys, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.Para Handy: The Complete Collected Stories
Par Neil Munro. 2002
A collection of beloved short stories starring the Scottish seaman and his quirky crew. Master mariner Para Handy, a.k.a.…
Peter Macfarlane, has been sailing his way into the affections of generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of the Glasgow Evening News in 1905. He and his crew—Dougie the mate, Macphail the Engineer, Sunny Jim, and the Tar—all play their parts in evoking the irresistible atmosphere of a bygone age when puffers sailed between West Highland ports and the great city of Glasgow. This definitive edition contains all three collections of short stories published in the author&’s lifetime, as well as those that were unpublished, and a new story that was discovered in 2001. Extensive notes accompany each story, providing fascinating insights into colloquialisms, place-names, and historical events. This volume also includes a wealth of contemporary photographs, depicting the harbors, steamers, and puffers from the age of the Vital Spark.The Star of Istanbul: A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller (The Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thrillers #2)
Par Robert Olen Butler. 2015
An intrepid reporter boards the Lusitania in a &“vivid . . . ripping good&” spy thriller from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author (The Wall…
Street Journal). It&’s 1915, World War I is in full swing, and foreign correspondent Christopher &“Kit&” Marlowe Cobb is tasked with following a German intellectual and possible secret service agent who&’s just boarded the British ocean liner Lusitania. But Cobb is soon distracted from his mission by the sultry Selene Bourgani, a world-renowned silent film star who also appears to be working with German Intelligence. The secrets Selene harbors have the potential to set the whole international conflict further aflame—and they&’re about to be ignited by a German U-boat attack off the Irish coast. From the perilous waters of the Atlantic, Cobb tails Selene into London&’s darkest alleyways, then on to the powder keg that is Istanbul. Across the war-torn stages of Europe and the Middle East, Cobb must venture deep behind enemy lines, knowing full well he may not return. The second book in the Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thrillers, The Star of Istanbul &“has it all: history galore, exotic foreign settings, a world-weary yet engaging protagonist, villains in abundance and a romance worthy of Bogart and Bergman&” (BookPage). &“[An] outstanding work of historical fiction.&” —The Huntington News &“Butler . . . holds the reader transfixed, like a kid at a Saturday matinee.&” —Booklist, starred review &“An exciting thriller with plenty of action, romance, and danger . . . [a] fast-paced journey through a world at war.&” —Library Journal