The Fortune of War

Shōgun

James Clavell · 979 pages

After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen--Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin, Blackthorne must negotiate not only a foreign people, with unknown customs and language, but also his own definitions of morality, truth, and free

Hornblower During the Crisis

C.S. Forester · 176 pages

Ramage & the Guillotine

Dudley Pope · 288 pages

The Time of Terror

Seth Hunter · 396 pages

"Nathan Peake, an officer in the British Royal Navy, fights against the French during the French Revolution"--Provided by publisher.

South by Java Head

Alistair MacLean · 272 pages

A classic World War 2 adventure set in south-east Asia. February, 1942: Singapore lies burning and shattered, defenceless before the conquering hordes of the Japanese Army, as the last boat slips out of the harbour into the South China Sea. On board are a desperate group of people, each with a secret to guard, each willing to kill to keep that secret safe. Who or what is the dissolute Englishman,

River of Bones

Taylor Anderson · 479 pages

The Confusion

Neal Stephenson · 815 pages

Continuing the epic adventure begun in the bestselling QUICKSILVER!In the year 1689, a cabal of Barbary galley slaves -- including one Jack Shaftoe, a.k.a. King of the Vagabonds, a.k.a. Half-Cocked Jack, lately and miraculously cured of the pox -- devises a daring plan to win freedom and fortune. A great adventure ensues, rife with battles, chases, hairbreadth escapes, swashbuckling, bloodletting,

A King's Commander

Dewey Lambdin · 445 pages

Alan Lewrie is now commander of HMS Jester, an 18-gun sloop. Lewrie sails into Corsica only to receive astonishing orders: he must lure his archenemy, French commander Guillaume Choundas, into battle and personally strike the malevolent spymaster dead. With Horatio Nelson as his squadron commander on one hand and a luscious courtesan who spies for the French on the other, Lewrie must pull out all

The Winds of War

Herman Wouk · 960 pages

Follows the various members of the Henry family as they become involved in the events preceeding America's involvement in World War II. Like no other masterpiece of historical fiction, Herman Wouk's sweeping epic of World War II is the great novel of America's Greatest Generation. Wouk's spellbinding narrative captures the tide of global events, as well as all the drama, romance, heroism, an

The Admiral's Daughter

Julian Stockwin · 346 pages

Stand into Danger

Alexander Kent, Douglas Reeman · 300 pages

Sharpe's Trafalgar

Bernard Cornwell · 293 pages

PerfectBound e-book exclusive extra: "Sharpe's Skirmish: Richard Sharpe and The Defence of Tormes, August 1812," a short story.Sharpe's Trafalgar is a dazzling nautical adventure that finds ensign Richard Sharpe in the middle of one of history's most spectacular naval engagements: the battle at Cape Trafalgar off the coast of Spain, in 1805.

Midshipman Bolitho

Alexander Kent · 303 pages

The Hunt for Red October

Tom Clancy · 469 pages

Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision...the Red October is heading west.The Americans want her.The Russians want her back.And the most incredible chase in history is on...The Hunt for Red October is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so accurate and convincing that the author was rumored to have b

Scorpion Mountain

John Flanagan · 470 pages

When the worlds of Ranger's Apprentice and Brotherband cross over, action and adventure are guaranteed! King Duncan of Araluen has an urgent mission for Hal and the Heron Brotherband. One assassination attempt on Princess Cassandra was foiled. But the killers won't be satisfied until they have fulfilled their honour-bound duty. The Herons, along with Ranger Gilan, set off for Arrida. There they mu

Mutiny on the Bounty

Charles Bernard Nordhoff, James Norman Hall · 659 pages

This book is great for a middle school class. This book is based on the movie MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY!

Take, Burn or Destroy

S. Thomas Russell, Sean Thomas Russell · 434 pages

Embarking on a mission to destroy a French frigate and gather intelligence during the height of the French Revolution, Charles Hayden of the HMS Themis discovers plans for an invasion of England before being captured by a French squadron.

Piranha

Clive Cussler, Boyd Morrison · 443 pages

In 1902, the volcano Mt. Pelée erupts on the island of Martinique, wiping out an entire city of thirty thousand -- and sinking a ship carrying a German scientist on the verge of an astonishing breakthrough. More than a century later, Juan Cabrillo will have to deal with that scientist's legacy. During a covert operation, Cabrillo and the crew meticulously fake the sinking of the Oregon -- but when

The Golden Lion

Wilbur Smith, Giles Kristian · 402 pages

"The son of pirate and merchant Sir Frances Courtney, Henry "Hal" Courtney was raised at sea. When war broke out between the English and the Dutch empires, his father, fighting for the English crown, attacked a fleet of Dutch East India Company ships off the coast of Africa. That bravery was met with betrayal, and Sir Francis was executed. His heartbroken son witnessed his death and dedicated his

An Echo in the Bone

Diana Gabaldon · 834 pages

Diana Gabaldon's brilliant storytelling has captivated millions of readers in her bestselling and award-winning Outlander saga. Now, in An Echo in the Bone, the enormously anticipated seventh volume, Gabaldon continues the extraordinary story of the eighteenth-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his twentieth-century time-traveling wife, Claire Randall.Jamie Fraser, former Jacobite and reluctant reb

The King's Gold

Arturo Perez-Reverte

Rapture of the Deep: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy

L.A. Meyer · 454 pages

It's 1806, and on the very day that Jacky Faber is to wed her true love, she is kidnapped by British Naval Intelligence and forced to embark on yet another daring mission—this time to search for sunken Spanish gold. But when Jacky is involved, things don't always go as planned. Jacky has survived battles on the high seas, the stifling propriety of a Boston finishing school, and even confinement

Empire of Ivory

Naomi Novik

Naomi Novik's stunning series of novels follow the adventures of Cpt Laurence and his dragon Temeraire as they travel from the shores of Britain to China and Africa.Laurence and Temeraire made a daring journey across vast and inhospitable continents to bring home a rare Turkish dragon from the treacherous Ottoman Empire. Kazilik dragons are firebreathers, and Britain is in greater need of protecti

The Whale Road

Robert Low · 376 pages

A band of brothers, known as the Oathsworn, committed only to each other, feared by many, rises again.