Nautical Fiction

It is a genre of literature with a setting at or near the sea, focusing on human relationships to the sea and sea voyages. Nautical culture is highlighted. The settings vary widely, including merchant ships, liners, naval ships, sea ports, etc. Also see Maritime. ...more

Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
Desolation Island (Aubrey & Maturin, #5)
The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin, #4)
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey & Maturin, #7)
Treason's Harbour (Aubrey & Maturin, #9)
Lieutenant Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #2)
The Far Side of the World (Aubrey & Maturin, #10)
The Nutmeg of Consolation  (Aubrey & Maturin, #14)
The Letter of Marque (Aubrey & Maturin, #12)
The Thirteen-Gun Salute (Aubrey & Maturin, #13)
Brian K. Friesen
I have a hunch the world is darker than I could ever imagine and there is less reason for hope than I am able to see. It makes me grateful there is only so much I can see, and I am left mostly with questions. Grateful, also, that hope is not a reasonable thing. Though I have seen my share of darkness, I am spared perceiving much of it. And here is why I hope beyond a reasonable doubt: I think that as the darkness grows, it makes the dim lights that are left seem brighter. And the darker it gets, ...more
Brian K. Friesen, At the Waterline

Melissa Broder
Funny," he said. "You're like a little death." "What?" I asked. "You are. You're...gloomy yet charming. I like it." "Well, no on has said that before." "You're gently death-ish. You know about death, you're aware of it, and most people aren't anymore. But you're not a killer. You're a soft darkness." A soft darkness. ...more
Melissa Broder, The Pisces

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