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Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
by (shelved 192 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.06 — 65,572 ratings — published 1969
Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.57 — 632,318 ratings — published 1851
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.17 — 122,629 ratings — published 2000
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 125 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.17 — 235,548 ratings — published 2023
Treasure Island (Hardcover)
by (shelved 110 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.85 — 553,235 ratings — published 1882
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 100 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.18 — 19,997 ratings — published 1950
Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
by (shelved 96 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.26 — 26,124 ratings — published 1972
The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 89 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,365,602 ratings — published 1952
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.46 — 177,837 ratings — published 1959
H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
by (shelved 87 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.42 — 22,133 ratings — published 1973
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.89 — 283,471 ratings — published 1869
The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin, #4)
by (shelved 70 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.35 — 19,036 ratings — published 1977
Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.03 — 14,850 ratings — published 1840
The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
by (shelved 63 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.41 — 15,636 ratings — published 1979
Desolation Island (Aubrey & Maturin, #5)
by (shelved 62 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.41 — 16,881 ratings — published 1978
The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey & Maturin, #7)
by (shelved 59 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.40 — 14,581 ratings — published 1980
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.13 — 166,983 ratings — published 2015
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.12 — 120,515 ratings — published 1997
The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
by (shelved 55 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.33 — 12,413 ratings — published 1981
The Sea Wolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.07 — 34,553 ratings — published 1904
Lieutenant Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #2)
by (shelved 52 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.33 — 13,943 ratings — published 1952
Treason's Harbour (Aubrey & Maturin, #9)
by (shelved 51 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.39 — 13,062 ratings — published 1983
The Far Side of the World (Aubrey & Maturin, #10)
by (shelved 51 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.45 — 14,095 ratings — published 1984
The Letter of Marque (Aubrey & Maturin, #12)
by (shelved 51 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.50 — 12,345 ratings — published 1988
The Thirteen-Gun Salute (Aubrey & Maturin, #13)
by (shelved 47 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.40 — 10,603 ratings — published 1989
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.46 — 25,677 ratings — published 2024
Sailing Alone around the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.16 — 11,498 ratings — published 1899
The Wine-Dark Sea (Aubrey & Maturin, #16)
by (shelved 44 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.40 — 9,831 ratings — published 1993
Beat to Quarters (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, # 6 )
by (shelved 43 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.29 — 12,573 ratings — published 1937
The Terror (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.09 — 78,348 ratings — published 2007
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.99 — 77,811 ratings — published 1995
The Nutmeg of Consolation (Aubrey & Maturin, #14)
by (shelved 43 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.42 — 10,764 ratings — published 1991
The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey & Maturin, #11)
by (shelved 43 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.43 — 11,317 ratings — published 1986
Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,782,795 ratings — published 2001
Hornblower and the Atropos (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #5)
by (shelved 41 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.26 — 10,213 ratings — published 1953
The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,264,125 ratings — published -750
Hornblower and the Hotspur (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #3)
by (shelved 40 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.32 — 12,343 ratings — published 1962
The Commodore (Aubrey & Maturin, #17)
by (shelved 40 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.43 — 9,838 ratings — published 1994
Ship of the Line (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #7)
by (shelved 40 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.32 — 8,952 ratings — published 1938
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.30 — 27,033 ratings — published 2014
The Truelove (Aubrey & Maturin, #15)
by (shelved 38 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.36 — 10,324 ratings — published 1991
Flying Colours (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #8)
by (shelved 37 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.36 — 8,868 ratings — published 1938
The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey & Maturin, #18)
by (shelved 37 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.37 — 9,627 ratings — published 1996
Lord Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #10)
by (shelved 37 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.12 — 7,776 ratings — published 1946
Commodore Hornblower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.27 — 8,706 ratings — published 1945
The North Water (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as nautical)
avg rating 3.98 — 35,842 ratings — published 2016
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.19 — 19,825 ratings — published 2003
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.25 — 114,033 ratings — published 1998
Blue at the Mizzen (Aubrey & Maturin, #20)
by (shelved 35 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.41 — 8,783 ratings — published 1999
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as nautical)
avg rating 4.24 — 89,103 ratings — published 2023
“The wind tousled his hair, and Dain’s chest loosed a little as his gaze broke from the wooden maid to follow a breeze-blown gull toward the horizon. The distant salmon skies dipped over the rim of the sea, and for the first time since boarding, he wondered where the waves might take him.”
― The Maiden Ship
― The Maiden Ship
“My wisdom is for my friends, my folly for myself.”
― Mr. Midshipman Easy
― Mr. Midshipman Easy
