Sea Stories


Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
The Old Man and the Sea
Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
Treasure Island
The Sea Wolf
The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey & Maturin, #7)
Lieutenant Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #2)
Desolation Island (Aubrey & Maturin, #5)
The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
The Far Side of the World (Aubrey & Maturin, #10)
The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin, #4)
The Captain Class by Sam  WalkerWe Die Alone by David HowarthTragedy at Honda by Charles A. LockwoodThe Old Man's Trail - A Novel About the Vietcong by Tom CampbellThe Good Shepherd by C.S. Forester
Out to Sea with a Pretty Paddle
71 books — 2 voters
Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradLord Jim by Joseph ConradNostromo by Joseph ConradThe Secret Agent by Joseph ConradVictory by Joseph Conrad
Best Joseph Conrad Novels
34 books — 51 voters

Hank Bracker
As the captain of a ship in West Africa I was lord and master. Of course this left the door open for a lot of shenanigans, some of which I describe in my book "Seawater Two." It was an exciting adventure! ...more
Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two...."

Hank Bracker
Knüppel of the French Foreign Legion from Seawater Two, taken from page 164 In a flash I ascended the steep ladder to the bridge and opened the door to the wheelhouse. Once inside, I stood in the shadows where I knew that I was out of sight and carefully peered through the windows. What I saw made my heart skip a beat. It was Franz Knüppel, making his way between some of the huge bales of rubber towards the forward part of the ship. In the dark I fumbled for the signal pistol kept in a box on ...more
Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two...."

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For readers who want some speculative fiction that deals with the intriguing topic of dolphin in…more
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