Resultados para "A" en Aventuras marinas

Ein Sturm zieht auf. Triff eine Entscheidung. Für deine Freiheit? Oder dein Herz? Der Auftakt zu der neuen Romantasy-Dilogie von Weltbestsellerautorin Victoria Aveyard! Seit dem Untergang der Piratenrepublik droht der verarmten Adeligen Cat, die früher Geschäfte mit den Piraten machte...

When French scientist Professor Aronnax agrees to investigate a series of attacks by a mysterious sea monster, he begins an incredible underwater journey, taking along his loyal assistant Conseil and master harpooner Ned. They eventually join Captain Nemo and traverse a distance of thousands of leagues throughout many seas, finding exotic settings, surprise encounters, and unforeseen dangers in their epic adventure, a tour-de-force of imagination.

Three journalists witness the unbelievable. Their biggest problem is not surviving it—it is convincing anyone else that it happened. Traveling from Cape Town to England aboard a small tramp steamer, three newspapermen expect an uneventful voyage home. Instead, a violent underwater disturbance...

Historia del náufrago español Gonzalo Guerrero, un adversario conquistador español.

When a seemingly abandoned schooner drifts into port with no crew aboard, seasoned seamen whisper of another “mystery of the sea.” Everything on the vessel appears orderly—sails set, dishes washed, papers missing—save for one detail: a silent yellow cat moving freely through the empty ship. As Stewart McCord, a practical and experienced engineer, takes command of the vessel for its return voyage, unease begins to creep in. A missing sailor. Strange sounds in the night. Shadows that don’t behave as they should. And always the cat—watching, listening, appearing where no living thing should be.

Tiggy has always had the ocean in her blood, and lately, she's been dreaming of mermaids, but she's a highborn girl on the Isle of Fortune, forced to wear dresses, attend balls and (worst of all) comb her wild curls. But then the Pirate King strikes, wielding deadly turquoise magic, and Tiggy's younger brother is stolen along with every boy on the island. Tiggy knows it is time to claim her destiny, take to the high seas and rescue the boys of Fortune....

In the idyllic waters of the South Pacific lurks a dangerous and insatiable predator, a monster whose bloodlust and greed threatens the very survival of our planet. Thousands of miles from the nearest human settlement, deep on the ocean floor, the creatures have lived for millennia. But when an oil drill bursts through their lair, Nøkken attacks, damaging the drilling ship’s engine, trapping the desperate crew.

Trust is an easy thing to lose… but a much harder thing to earn back once it's gone. After the disappearance of his wife left his world shattered, Lee Young has done his best to start over. With a proposal in his future and his daughter, Jessie, returning home at last, peace in sunny Key West seems within reach. That is, until Vicky Donovan arrives back in town.

An awe-inspiring tale of adventure and war, The Dangerous Years is a thrilling historical audiobook, perfect for fans of David McDine, Alan Evans and Alexander Fullerton. Hero of Jutland, Kelly Maguire progresses rapidly through the ranks during the dangerous post-war years, despite the...

The Pirate Siege of Portobello. A Lost Aztec Relic. A Battle for the Soul of a Nation. John “Teach” Taylor — a Jimmy Buffett–loving treasure hunter and descendant of the legendary Blackbeard — is pulled into a deadly race to stop a modern dictator from resurrecting the ancient Aztec order that once ruled through blood and sacrifice.

It was an unprovoked attack, a deliberate act of aggression. When Vice Admiral Mike Brannon of the US Navy received word that the wreck of the Sharkfin had been found, with a gaping hole in its stern, he could only conclude that the Soviets had, without warning, attacked and destroyed a US nuclear submarine. He could not let the incident pass without retaliation. Yet whatever steps he took, he risked leading the two superpowers into a state of war.

I met him, the man of my dreams. On the worst day of my life. Catching my boyfriend out was bad. Coming out of the club in a daze, I stumbled upon a situation which was worse. Much worse. And it would have been deadly, too. If he wasn’t there to save me. My unsuspecting hero. He was rugged, wild, and powerful. The way he looked at me set me on fire.

Edward Brazier is enlisted by Prime Minister William Pitt to assist his investigation into smuggling activity in Deal. However, with his love, Betsy, now locked into a loveless marriage with Harry Spafford, a useless drunk, and living as a prisoner, Brazier is distracted from his mission. Having foiled Spafford's plan to steal Betsy away to her family-owned plantation in the West Indies, Brazier finds himself taken captive. Only his ingenuity will help engineer his escape, and his cunning use of subterfuge will then allow him to infiltrate the smuggling gangs of Deal.

When three Marine buddies take a leave of absence together, they go home to help with hurricane recovery, never expecting to run into anything more troublesome than helping raise and repair a few flooded boats, still sunk at the docks. Labelle is a quiet rural town on the Caloosahatchee River...

The metaphysically disorienting tale of a female captain who loses control of her thinking—and her crew—aboard a cargo ship in the Atlantic. Ultramarine begins when the female captain agrees to let her crew stop the engines and go for a swim. But when they return, the crew of mariners is not...

1796. John Pearce is stuck with a difficult mission, a crew of Quota Men forced to enlist in the Royal Navy, four new midshipmen as well as Samuel Oliphant, companion cum spy, whom he finds a constant irritant. In his favour, he commands HMS Hazard, a speedy warship, a pair of competent officers and, of course, his trusty friends the Pelicans. Their mission is to head for the Mediterranean Fleet and warn Admiral Sir John Jervis of impending danger he will face, fighting a combined French/Spanish fleet.

Finalist, 2023 Arizona-New Mexico Book Awards, Historical Fiction "Parotti's expertly detailed accounts make for constant tension." —The Historical Novels Review Phillip Parotti's novel chronicles the fast-paced action of a collection of American submarine chasers as they battle to reduce the...

« Les Contes pour ENFANTS pas Sages » est un recueil de trois nouvelles : La fiancée du Mal de William Lucas, nouvelle extraite du recueil Elle, qui rôde, influencée par H.P. Lovecraft et son univers ; Murderage Town, de Davy Artero et de Jean-Christophe Malevil, une nouvelle extraite du recueil Transfusion dans laquelle les deux auteurs vous content une petite histoire fantastique teintée d'horreur également influencée par H.P.

Set in the late nineteenth century, A High Wind in Jamaica recounts the perilous fate of seven children, as they board a ship which soon becomes captured by pirates. The Bas-Thornton siblings, raised on a plantation in Jamaica, are sent home to England after a high wind obliterates their family house. But once the pirates seize their ship, the Captain flees the scene, abandoning the children to fend for themselves. As gripping as it is brutal, A High Wind in Jamaica is a poignant tale of survival, adventure and having to grow up long before one's own time.

The Island That Sank Beneath the Sea is an original, audiobook-style retelling inspired by the ancient Egyptian "Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor," shaped specifically for spoken performance. In Mike Vendetti's steady, seasoned narration, you'll hear of a great ship shattered by a sudden storm, one survivor cast up on a miraculous island no map has ever marked, and the immense, wise serpent who rules there. On this island rich with food, fresh water, and uncanny peace, the sailor grapples with grief, gratitude, and the question of why he alone was spared.