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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Gun Ketch
Dewey Lambdin · 400 pages
Ramage & the Rebels
Dudley Pope · 286 pages
Setting off on a presumably predictable sweep for freebooters in the waters off Jamaica, Ramage and the crew of the Calypso stumble upon a scene of carnage: A sinking British ship, her crew and passengers, men and women alike, ruthlessly murdered at the hands of a French privateer. Supported by his men in a thirst for righteous vengeance, Ramage ferrets out the brigand's name and sets sail to brin
The Fortunes of Captain Blood
Rafael Sabatini · 240 pages
Pirate Freedom
Gene Wolfe · 320 pages
A young priest fresh out of seminary, Father Christopher finds himself inexplicably swept back in time to the Golden Age of Piracy, where he finds himself caught up in the life of a buccaneer and trolling the waters of the Caribbean in search of Spanish gold.
Jack Absolute
C.C. Humphreys · 330 pages
In 1777, Jack Absolute is famous - as the dashing lover in Sheridan's famous comedy 'The Rivals'. However, this notoriety comes as something of a shock to the real Jack Absolute when he disembarks at Portsmouth after four months at sea, and seven years in India.
Quicksilver
Neal Stephenson · 927 pages
Quicksilver is a massive, exuberant and wildly ambitious historical novel that's also Neal Stephenson's eagerly awaited prequel to Cryptonomicon--his pyrotechnic reworking of the 20th century, from World War II codebreaking and disinformation to the latest issues of Internet data privacy. Quicksilver, "Volume One of the Baroque Cycle", backtracks to another time of high intellectual ferment: the
To Glory We Steer
Alexander Kent · 384 pages
Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History
John Steinbeck · 240 pages
A STANDOUT in the Steinbeck canon, Cup of Gold is edgy and adventurous, brash and distrustful of society, and sure to add a new dimension to the common perception of this all-American writer. Steinbeck's first novel and sole work of historical fiction contains themes that resonate throughout the author's prodigious body of work. From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outl
Invasion
Julian Stockwin · 320 pages
In the 10th book of the popular series, rumors fly of Napoleon’s planned invasion of England, and British naval commander Thomas Kydd is sent to liaise with American inventor, Robert Fulton, who has created “infernal machines” that can wreak mass destruction from a distance. Fulton believes that his inventions, namely the submarine and torpedo, will win the day for the power that possesses them, a
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
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom
A.C. Crispin
Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies
C.S. Forester · 329 pages
As commander-in-chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies, Admiral Hornblower faces pirates, revolutionaries, and a blistering hurricane in the chaotic aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars.
Corsair
Tim Severin · 395 pages
Seventeen-year-old Hector Lynch and his sister Elizabeth are taken prisoner by slave catchers. Hector's life plunges into a turbulent and lawless world that is full of surprises. Separated from Elizabeth, he is sold to the slave market of Algiers. There, he survives with the help of his newfound friend Dan, a Miskito Indian from the Caribbean.
The Accidental Highwayman: Being the Tale of Kit Bristol, His Horse Midnight, a Mysterious Princess, and Sundry Magical Persons Besides
Ben Tripp · 303 pages
In eighteenth-century England, young Christopher "Kit" Bristol unwittingly takes on the task of his dead master, notorious highwayman Whistling Jack, who pledged a fairy he would rescue feisty Princess Morgana from an arranged marriage with King George III. In eighteenth-century England, Kit Bristol unwittingly takes on the task of his dead master, notorious highwayman Whistling Jack, who pledged
With Fire and Sword
Henryk Sienkiewicz · 745 pages
Tai-Pan
James Clavell · 601 pages
"It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Straun, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power, and to make himself supreme ruler-- Tai-Pan!"--P. [4] of cover.
The Privateersman
Andrew Wareham · 208 pages
The Vicomte de Bragelonne
Alexandre Dumas · 497 pages
The last and longest of Dumas’ three d’Artagnan novels, The Vicomte de Bragelonne finds the four musketeers, Aramis, Athos, Porthos, and d’Artagnan, in their later years, and for the first time keeping secrets that are not to be shared with each other. Louis XIV is now an adult, and the regency of his mother is at an end. D’Artagnan is still his Lieutenant of Musketeers, Athos has raised his son R
Sir Percy Leads the Band
Emmuska Orczy · 257 pages
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel has disguised themselves as a group of shabby second-rate musicians, in order to save an innocent family from death. But Citizen Chauvelin is hot on their heels, and still looking for revenge against his bitter enemy. The Pimpernel's plans are, however, complicated by betrayal of a trusted League member. Can the Pimpernel save the innocent family? Will Chauvelin
Lady Vixen
Shirlee Busbee · 538 pages
Beautiful, headstrong Nicole Ashford, 18, was yet untouched by passion, but destined for adventure - and pleasure - beyond anything a woman of her time had ever known. Outwitting a ruthless plot against her, she fled her aristocratic England home on a privateer's ship bound for the luxurious pirate havens of New Orleans - and exquisite abandon in Bermuda's hidden coves. Yet the very daring of h
Stand into Danger
Alexander Kent, Douglas Reeman · 300 pages
The Perils of Pleasure
Julie Anne Long · 384 pages
A rescued rogue... Scandal has rocked the city of London. Colin Eversea, a handsome, reckless unapologetic rogue is sentenced to hang for murder and, inconveniently for him, the only witness to the crime disappears. Then again, throughout history, the Everseas have always managed to cheat fate in style: Colin is snatched from the gallows by a beautiful, clever mercenary.A captivating captor.... C