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The Lonely Sea is a collection of riveting tales of the sea including the story that launched Alistair MacLean's writing career and the account of the epic battle to sink the German battle ship, Bismarck.

En un mar embravecido, un buque se encuentra en medio de una tormenta. A bordo, la tripulación lucha no solo contra la furia de la naturaleza, sino contra un cañón suelto que amenaza con destruir la embarcación. La desesperación y el coraje se entrelazan mientras los marineros enfrentan esta amenaza inesperada. Victor Hugo, en Pelear contra un cañón, nos sumerge en un intenso drama donde la lucha del hombre contra la máquina se convierte en una metáfora del desafío humano ante adversidades imprevistas.

The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American writer Jack London. The book's protagonist, Humphrey van Weyden, is a literary critic who is a survivor of an ocean collision and who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him. Its first printing of forty thousand copies was immediately sold out before publication on the strength of London's previous The Call of the Wild.

Fort Niagara is the key to the American continent. Whoever owns that lonely outpost at the edge of civilisation controls the entire Great Lakes region. Pitt’s grand strategy for 1759 is to launch a three-pronged attack on Canada. One army would move north from Lake Champlain, a second would sail up the St Lawrence to capture Quebec, and a third force would strike across the wilderness to Lake Ontario and French-held Fort Niagara. Commander George Holbrooke is seconded to command the six hundred boats to carry the army through the rivers and across Lake Ontario.

Kapitän Whalleys Seefahrer-Karriere nähert sich ihrem Ende. Finanziell dem Ruin nahe, investiert er seine letzten 500 Pfund in einen alten Dampfer, um darauf als Käptn zu dienen - denn schließlich will er seiner Tochter einmal ein anständiges Erbe hinterlassen... Diese Erzählung beweist wiederum, warum Conrad ein solch begnadeter Stylist war.

Mörder machen keinen Urlaub! Sylt, Anfang Juli: Bei einem Raubüberfall auf ein Juweliergeschäft in Kampen kommen dessen Inhaber auf brutalste Weise ums Leben. Ein ausgemachter Schock, denn dort, wo sich die Schönsten und Reichsten der Insel treffen, ist der Sensenmann unerwünscht. Bei der Suche nach den Tätern verzeichnen Hannah und ihre Kollegen schnell erste Erfolge. Doch je tiefer sie graben, desto schneller löst sich alles sicher Geglaubte wieder in Luft auf.

Category 5 Hurricane Willard is barreling toward the Cayman Islands, but underwater photographer Fin Fleming has everything under control. Or so she thinks, at least until she must risk her life to move her brother Oliver’s boat to safety. After the storm, while assessing the boat for damage, she discovers a dead woman aboard, setting off a disturbing chain of events. It looks like an easy mystery, with Oliver as the presumed killer, but Fin knows Oliver would never commit this crime.

New York, 1910. George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield have crossed the Atlantic Ocean numerous times in their capacity as ship’s detectives. On those crossings they’ve had the pleasure, and in some cases the trouble, of sailing with very famous passengers. Dukes. Duchesses. Artists. Actors. Musicians. Royalty. But few names have quite the level of fame and fortune as their fellow traveller Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Der erste Fall für die Kommissare Steinbeißer und Fendt. Kaum hat der grimmige Hauptkommissar Fendt seine neue Stelle an der schönen Nordseeküste angetreten, da geschieht auch schon ein Mord. Der Fahrradhändler Bente Neunaber wird erschlagen von der kleinen Leonie aufgefunden. Was hatte er abends bei Unwetter am Deich zu suchen? Kannte Leonies Mutter, die mit ihrer Tochter in dem kleinen Häuschen unweit des Tatorts lebt, den Toten besser als sie zugibt? Verdächtige sind bald gefunden, trotzdem kommen Fendt und sein junger Kollege Steinbeißer nicht recht voran.

Can this rag-tag team of lusty misfits defeat the pirates and prevent a magical apocalypse? Can Jordan convince the girls to kiss and make up, using nothing but his rugged charm and his enormous… negotiation skills? Whatever happens, one thing is for sure. Jordan Threat is going to enjoy this strange new world of Magic Steampunk Pirate Booty.

Scotsman Edward MacNaughton, a former privateer captain, twice accused and acquitted of piracy and currently seeking a commission, is ensnared in the intrigue associated with the attempt to assassinate King William III in 1696. Who plots to kill the king, who will rise in rebellion—and which of three women in his life, the dangerous smuggler, the wealthy widow with a dark past, or the former lover seeking independence—might kill to further political ends?

Naomi Queen swore to herself she’d never get involved with criminals. She didn’t want any part of the world that raised her because she knew the trouble the malicious underground could bring. But all that changes when she witnesses a murder between a gang of mermen shifters. Swept into the maelstrom of the paranormal criminal underbelly wasn’t exactly high on her to-do list. Neither was being hunted by the murderous gang that called themselves the Rogue Waves.

Captain Alexander Clay and the crew of the Griffin return from India after almost two years away, impatient to see loved ones at home, but fate has other ideas. In the middle of the Atlantic they cross paths with a huge Franco-Spanish fleet on its way to the Caribbean, and find themselves drawn into one of the greatest naval campaigns in history.

Abai es pescador, como lo fueron su padre y su abuelo. Una mañana despierta en su viejo barco, el Latón, y descubre que el mar se ha ido. Este hecho, desconcertante y estremecedor, es el punto de origen de una odisea que le lleva a conocer gentes y países nuevos, siempre en busca de “su” mar y de una explicación al terrible acontecimiento de su desaparición.

Sommer, Sonne, französische Lebensfreude – so schön hatte Emilie sich ihre sechs Monate an der Atlantikküste ausgemalt. Doch ihr Mann Daniel zieht überraschend im letzten Moment nicht mit. So landen sie und ihre beiden, kleinen Kinder allein in dem malerischen Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, einem Ort, den Emilie nur aus den Erzählungen ihrer Mutter kennt. Hier heißt es für Emilie "Courage" – denn "Alltag" ist auch auf Französisch kein Zuckerschlecken, vor allem nicht alleinerziehend und selbstständig.

Charged with a crime he didn't commit, Chip flees his homeland. Under the alias of William Chips, he finds himself again in the services of Captain O’Toole and aboard the mighty Ottoman. Embarking on a new and dangerous voyage, they set course for the tense shores of the British Colonies.

Bolivar and Hector go to sea before a catastrophic storm. Needing cash, Bolivar convinces his boss to let him fish despite the weather. His fishing partner is nowhere to be found, so he brings Hector, a sullen and inexperienced teenager. The storm arrives, and though the two men survive, they’ve been blown hundreds of miles out in the Pacific Ocean with little hope for rescue. Coming to terms with their new reality, they are forced to accept their separation from the modern world, their sudden and inescapable intimacy, and the possibilities and limits of faith, hope, and survival.

Nie wieder Ahrenshoop, dass hat Kathi sich einst geschworen. Doch was, wenn plötzlich ein absolut unwiderstehliches Angebot alle Vorsätze ins Wanken bringt? Journalistin Kathi ist ein waschechtes Küstenkind und liebt die Ostsee. Zumindest theoretisch. Denn seit vielen Jahren meidet sie ihre einstige Heimat Ahrenshoop. Zu belastend sind ihre Erinnerungen an das kleine Dorf, dem sie vor vielen Jahren einfach nur noch entfliehen wollte. Bei ihrer nicht ganz freiwilligen Rückkehr an Bodden und Meer muss Kathi erkennen, was sie mit Ahrenshoop immer noch alles verbindet - ihre Familie, die erste Liebe und eine tiefe Freundschaft.

The oily and brackish waters of the Russian Northern Fleet submarine base part for the passage of the colossal special purpose Omega II-class submarine Belgorod, on a mission to hold the United States hostage. This gigantic submarine is armed with three Poseidon unmanned submersibles, each with a 10-megaton warhead. Her goal: placing them offshore in US ports in a nuclear-blackmail chess move.

G.A. Henty offers the thrilling story of Francis Hammond, the son of an English merchant working in Venice. Francis must overcome threats to the lives and freedom of his Venetian friends and himself, and keep his wits and sword arm strong during sea battles against pirates and opposing navy fleets. With the balance of European power and vast riches at stake, this is a story of adventure and intrigue, dastardly villains and profound tests of loyalty, honor, courage, and intelligence set among the winding canals of Venice and on the surging waves of the Mediterranean Sea. Set in 1380 A.D.