Títulos en Aventuras marinas

Punk’s War reveals the inner workings of the US Navy as only an insider can. An authentic and riveting thriller, it is a highly acclaimed novel of a fighter pilot’s experience in the era just before 9/11. As the US military enters another postconflict period, the themes of leadership during crisis and accomplishing the mission make Punk’s War more relevant than ever.

The American Revolution is throwing up a new breed of hero, Yankee privateers who dare the might of the Royal Navy to slash at British commerce. Foremost among them are the three Markham brothers, Jehu, Josiah, and Malachi, who link their destiny to that of their young nation and seek their fortune in the cannon’s mouth. 

Epidemic investigator Dr. Zol Szabo hopes an extended cruise on the Indian Ocean with his girlfriend and his son will salve the wounds of the rough times they’ve been weathering at home. As they set sail coddled in unaccustomed luxury on the Coral Dynasty, things below deck are a little less sunny for the ship’s physician. 

In the wake of a humbling incident aboard a canal boat in the Cotswolds, young Captain Horatio Hornblower arrives in London to take command of the Atropos, a 22-gun sloop barely large enough to require a captain. Her first assignment under Hornblower's command is as flagship for the funeral procession of Lord Nelson.

Two years after losing her husband, Finn, Lexie Turner is still struggling. She knows she needs to move on, but she has no idea where to begin. Packing up her life in London, Lexie heads to the coastal town of Port Kara to spend the summer working out her next move. With only her Labrador for company, it’s the perfect place to start again. But life in Port Kara is nothing like Lexie expected! Soon, she finds herself drawn into the close-knit community, unable to hide away. And when she meets local man Elliott Dorton, Lexie begins to feel her broken heart slowly come back to life.

Pursued by a Mexican billionaire deluded by Aztec visions, Dee and his friends chart a course that includes lost Spanish galleons, stolen art, a trip across the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, and some shocking revelations about the past and the present.

Alla ricerca di un tesoro nascosto in un'isola deserta, la nave pirata Regina dei mari affonda ancora prima di giungere alla costa. Al naufragio sopravvivono solo i quindici uomini che prima della tragedia si erano ammutinati al capitano. Ognuno di loro possiede un indizio per raggiungere il tesoro, ma il percorso si rivela più pericoloso del previsto: uno per uno, gli ammutinati muoiono in circostanze misteriose prima di raggiungere lo scrigno. Il tesoro è davvero maledetto o qualcuno di loro sta architettando un complotto per mettere le mani sul bottino?

Cosa avrebbe da dire un girino che abita uno stagno all'arrogante che cerca in tutti i modi di contaminare l'acqua? E cosa pensano davvero le acciughe sui banconi dei bar liguri di questa tra- dizione alimentare? Com'è, insomma, la vita in questo mondo alla rovescia in cui gli animali e le sirene parlano, si lamentano dell'uomo, lo sfidano e lo contrastano?

"Veridica relazione degli strani eventi accaduti nella nostra città l'inverno 1888, così come da me registrati..." Con queste parole, cariche di mistero e aspettativa, inizia il documento che il narratore dice di aver trovato nel cassetto segreto di un mobile di famiglia. E ben più che strani sono gli eventi che si svolgono in una ricca e tranquilla città di mare affacciata sul Baltico negli anni in cui la navigazione a vapore ha ormai sostituito i grandi velieri.

As a young girl, Georgana Woodall dreamed of beautiful dresses, fancy balls, and falling in love. However, when her mother dies, she cannot face a future under the guardianship of her abusive grandmother and instead chooses to join her father on his ship disguised as his cabin boy, “George”. Lieutenant Dominic Peyton has no time in his life for love, not with his dedication to His Majesty’s Royal Navy claiming his full attention. When he sees the captain’s cabin boy being harassed by the crew, he immediately puts a stop to it and takes the “boy” under his wing.

Widely known as "master hairdresser of the seven seas," Sigismund Skrik is famous both as an artist of the scissors and comb, and as the soul of discretion. Not only will he give clients new, life-changing looks - he also gets to know all their secrets. But the days of transatlantic sailing are numbered. It's 1879, and Europeans immigrating to the United States are starting to prefer the huge new steamships that make the crossing ten times as fast.

Un'opera divenuta leggenda rivive nelle parole di Pratt, che torna a intrecciare in un romanzo i destini di personaggi indimenticabili come il capitano Rasputin, i giovani Pandora e Cain, e naturalmente Corto Maltese. Seguendo il filo del racconto, ci addentriamo nel raffinato gioco psicologico tra amici e complici, pirati e guerrieri, sullo sfondo dei celebri paesaggi del maestro del fumetto italiano. In un viaggio senza meta, dai vicoli bui di Cordova alle tempeste sull'Oceano Pacifico, assaporiamo di nuovo tutto il piacere puro dell'avventura.

"La laguna" è un racconto breve composto nel 1896 e pubblicato per la prima volta nel "Conrhill Magazine". La storia narra di un uomo bianco, riferito come "Tuan" (l'equivalente di Lord o Sir) che viaggia attraverso la foresta pluviale indonesiana. L'uomo è costretto a fermarsi per una notte con un amico malesiano di nome Arsat. Al suo arrivo trova Arsat sofferente perchè la sua amata sta morendo. Arsat racconta all'uomo la storia del suo passato. La storia è colma di simbolismi, quali l'uso del chiaro/scuro, bianco/nero, alba/tramonto.

The venue is booked, the dress is picked and senior midwife Anna Jones only has to say ‘I do!’ to the man she loves! Theirs might have been a whirlwind romance but Brae Penrose is everything Anna dreamed her husband would be, and she can’t wait to start a family with him. But as the big day approaches, Anna still isn’t pregnant and when disaster strikes, their perfect day looks destined not to happen at all! Is it a sign to slow things down?

Enjoy two seafaring adventures by a beloved classic adventure writer in Kidnapped and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. 

Paraiso, Book One of Pirates, Scoundrels, and Saints, tells the riveting tale of modern-day pirates in the unpredictable waters of the Caribbean - not Jack Sparrow caricatures, but real men and women driven by their pasts. Juan is fiercely loyal to his crew and loves adventure. His son Ivan longs for a respectable life and to win the beautiful daughter of a prominent Dominican Republic family. Maria’s life fell apart when her father died at sea, but she now climbs the ranks in Juan’s crew.

Ignoring prophecies of doom, the seafarer Ishmael joins the crew of a whaling expedition that is an obsession for the ship's captain, Ahab. Once maimed by the White Whale, Moby Dick, Ahab has set out on a voyage of revenge. With godlike ferocity, he surges into dangerous waters - immune to the madness of his vision, refusing to be bested by the forces of nature.

It’s the age of whaling and beachcombing, and life is hard on Sylt - especially for women forced to get by on their own. Ever since the death of her parents, Jordis has lived with her grandmother in the village of Rantum. The two of them survive by beachcombing and by secret fortune-telling, using the oracle runes that are a crucial part of the ancient Norse religion. Under the local minister’s skeptical eye, Jordis befriends his daughter, Inga. Jordis confides her love for the young blacksmith, Arjen, to her new friend, only to discover that Inga, too, hopes that Arjen will propose to her.

En route to the Galapagos Islands for a deep-sea diving trip with a group of international college students under his care, marine biologist Chris Black leaves his research vessel for a single night to enjoy dinner with friends. When he returns, the ship has vanished. With crew and passengers on board. Modern-day pirates hijacked the boat, hoping to collect a lucrative ransom.

La vie du jeune Jim Hawkins bascule le jour où un marin ivrogne et balafré s'installe dans l'auberge tenue par ses parents. Qui est réellement celui que l'on surnomme le "capitaine" ? Pourquoi se cache-t-il ? Une nuit, des pirates attaquent l'auberge. Jim n'a que le temps de fuir, emportant avec lui le secret du vieux forban : la carte d'une île abritant un fabuleux trésor... Le chef-d'œuvre incontesté d'un maître de l'aventure.