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A young man dares not return to England after his ship is taken over by pirates and he becomes a member of their crew.

"Louis L'Amour's long-lost first novel, faithfully completed by his son, takes readers on a voyage into danger and violence on the high seas. Fate is a ship. As the shadows of World War II gather, the SS Lichenfield is westbound across the Pacific carrying eighty thousand barrels of highly explosive naphtha. The cargo alone makes the journey perilous, with the entire crew aware that one careless moment could lead to disaster. But yet another sort...

Professor Arronax and his two companions, trapped aboard a fantastic submarine as prisoners of the deranged Captain Nemo, come face to face with exotic ocean creatures and strange sights hidden from the world above.

"A sailor boy named Nick travels the uncharted world of the late 1700s in this illustrated account of the historic three-year voyage of the British vessel Endeavour and its captain, James Cook"--Provided by publisher.

Aboard the 28-gun frigate Destiny in 1774, Lt. Richard Bolitho is astounded when he learns of the ship's mission. The Destiny must travel 5,000 miles, dodging political enemies and pirates, to recover a fabulous treasure for His Majesty. As the swift British ship moves toward the warm seas of Rio, Bolitho sails into an adventure that will alter both his career and his heart.

The twenty-fifth novel in Dewey Lambdin's beloved series of historical naval adventure Lewrie loses his ship and his command when he receives news that Vigilance must return to England to be decommissioned and turned over to the dockyards for a complete refit. Lewrie is grounded, put on half-pay, and his crew disperses to look for new positions.It's late Autumn, and being ashore is heavenly, after a time. Lewrie spends time with his wife Jessica,...

Kahlen is a Siren, bound to serve the Ocean by luring humans to watery graves with her voice, which is deadly to any human who hears it. Akinli is human, a kind, handsome boy who's everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. Falling in love puts them both in danger, but Kahlen can't bear to stay away. Will she risk everything to follow her heart?

"For [the killer whale] Vega and her family, salmon is life. And Vega is learning to be a salmon finder, preparing for the day when she will be her family's matriarch. But then she and her brother Deneb are separated from their pod when a devastating earthquake and tsunami render the seascape unrecognizable. Vega must use every skill she has to lead her brother back to their family. The young orcas face a shark attack, hunger, the deep ocean, and...