The Sea Child by Linda WilgusThe Odyssey by Homer
Mermaids
166 books — 96 voters
The Sea Child by Linda WilgusThe English and Scottish Popular Ballads by Francis James ChildVery Best Irish Songs & Ballads, Volume 1 by Hal Leonard CorporationLast Night's Fun by Ciaran Carson
All Things Celtic
251 books — 131 voters

The Sea Child by Linda WilgusThe Winter King by Bernard CornwellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction
7,327 books — 25,541 voters
The Sea Child by Linda WilgusOne Cornish Summer by Liz FenwickFrenchman's Creek by Daphne du MaurierRoss Poldark by Winston GrahamVanishing Cornwall by Daphne du Maurier
Cornwall
207 books — 111 voters

The Sea Child by Linda WilgusUnder A Cornish Sky by Liz FenwickThe King's General by Daphne du MaurierA Cornish Stranger by Liz FenwickA Cornish Affair by Liz Fenwick
Books set in Cornwall
264 books — 96 voters
The Sea Child by Linda WilgusFrenchman's Creek by Daphne du MaurierA Cornish Affair by Liz FenwickThe Cornish House by Liz Fenwick
Romance Novels Set in Cornwall
15 books — 12 voters

The Sea Child by Linda WilgusA Cornish Affair by Liz FenwickJamaica Inn by Daphne du MaurierRoss Poldark by Winston Graham
Best Books Set in Cornwall
177 books — 136 voters
The Sea Child by Linda WilgusThe Wolf and the Crown of Blood by Elizabeth        May
Can't Wait Books of 2026
179 books — 62 voters

The Sea Child by Linda WilgusMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianMoby-Dick by Herman MelvilleSharpe's Trafalgar by Bernard CornwellHornblower and the Atropos by C.S. Forester
Nautical Historical Fiction
128 books — 25 voters
The Sea Child by Linda Wilgus
2026 NEW RELEASES
22 books — 10 voters

The Sea Child by Linda WilgusThe Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon
Historical Fiction 2026
199 books — 60 voters
The Sea Child by Linda WilgusThe Boy With the Heart of Sea Glass by Laura LivingstoneBurn the Sea by Mona Tewari
2026 Debuts
173 books — 160 voters