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Nautical Fiction Books
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Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
by (shelved 52 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 66,422 ratings — published 1969
Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
by (shelved 41 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 26,477 ratings — published 1972
The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
by (shelved 36 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.41 — 15,873 ratings — published 1979
Desolation Island (Aubrey & Maturin, #5)
by (shelved 36 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.41 — 17,128 ratings — published 1978
The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin, #4)
by (shelved 36 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.35 — 19,304 ratings — published 1977
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 20,289 ratings — published 1950
The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
by (shelved 35 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.33 — 12,555 ratings — published 1981
H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
by (shelved 35 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.42 — 22,497 ratings — published 1973
The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey & Maturin, #7)
by (shelved 35 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.40 — 14,809 ratings — published 1980
Treason's Harbour (Aubrey & Maturin, #9)
by (shelved 34 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 13,180 ratings — published 1983
Lieutenant Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #2)
by (shelved 33 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.33 — 14,085 ratings — published 1952
The Far Side of the World (Aubrey & Maturin, #10)
by (shelved 32 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.45 — 14,287 ratings — published 1984
The Nutmeg of Consolation (Aubrey & Maturin, #14)
by (shelved 32 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.43 — 10,868 ratings — published 1991
The Letter of Marque (Aubrey & Maturin, #12)
by (shelved 32 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.50 — 12,445 ratings — published 1988
The Thirteen-Gun Salute (Aubrey & Maturin, #13)
by (shelved 31 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.40 — 10,702 ratings — published 1989
The Hundred Days (Aubrey & Maturin, #19)
by (shelved 30 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.38 — 9,122 ratings — published 1998
Blue at the Mizzen (Aubrey & Maturin, #20)
by (shelved 29 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.41 — 8,845 ratings — published 1999
The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey & Maturin, #18)
by (shelved 29 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.37 — 9,725 ratings — published 1996
The Truelove (Aubrey & Maturin, #15)
by (shelved 29 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.36 — 10,421 ratings — published 1991
The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey & Maturin, #11)
by (shelved 28 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.43 — 11,424 ratings — published 1986
The Commodore (Aubrey & Maturin, #17)
by (shelved 28 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.43 — 9,922 ratings — published 1994
The Wine-Dark Sea (Aubrey & Maturin, #16)
by (shelved 28 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.40 — 9,923 ratings — published 1993
Hornblower and the Atropos (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #5)
by (shelved 27 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 10,300 ratings — published 1953
Hornblower and the Hotspur (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #3)
by (shelved 27 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.33 — 12,500 ratings — published 1962
Beat to Quarters (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, # 6 )
by (shelved 26 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.29 — 12,668 ratings — published 1937
Hornblower During the Crisis (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #4)
by (shelved 25 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,539 ratings — published 1967
Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 3.58 — 638,939 ratings — published 1851
Commodore Hornblower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.27 — 8,791 ratings — published 1945
Lord Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #10)
by (shelved 22 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 7,860 ratings — published 1946
Flying Colours (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #8)
by (shelved 22 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.36 — 8,940 ratings — published 1938
Ship of the Line (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #7)
by (shelved 22 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.32 — 9,018 ratings — published 1938
Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #11)
by (shelved 21 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.17 — 6,517 ratings — published 1957
The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,387,489 ratings — published 1952
The King's Coat (Alan Lewrie, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,403 ratings — published 1989
Treasure Island (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 3.85 — 558,336 ratings — published 1882
The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey & Maturin, #21)
by (shelved 13 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,173 ratings — published 2004
The King's Commission (Alan Lewrie, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,235 ratings — published 1991
The Golden Ocean (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,376 ratings — published 1956
The French Admiral (Alan Lewrie, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,317 ratings — published 1990
The Guardship (Thomas Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,076 ratings — published 2000
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 3.88 — 286,269 ratings — published 1869
Kydd (Kydd Sea Adventures, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,778 ratings — published 2001
Ramage (Lord Ramage #1)
by (shelved 10 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,697 ratings — published 1964
H.M.S. Cockerel (Alan Lewrie, #6)
by (shelved 10 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,847 ratings — published 1995
The Unknown Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,842 ratings — published 1959
Stand into Danger (Richard Bolitho, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,954 ratings — published 1979
The Blackbirder (Thomas Marlowe, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 677 ratings — published 2001
By Force of Arms (Isaac Biddlecomb, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.17 — 762 ratings — published 1996
The Gun Ketch (Alan Lewrie, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,812 ratings — published 1993
Victory (Kydd Sea Adventures, #11)
by (shelved 8 times as nautical-fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 925 ratings — published 2010
“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, the brighter the light appears, until it is so luminous, eventually, even falling shadows are filled with it.”
― At the Waterline
― At the Waterline
“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.”
― The Pisces
― The Pisces
