AOS Other Nautical Fiction
 When doing research for historic naval fiction books to add to this site I often find ones about merchant ships and other stories set in the age of sail. Some of these may be of interest to naval fiction fans so I am adding them to this index. If you are interested in purchasing any, and direct links are not provided from the book, please visit and search the online stores.
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The Man Who Stayed Below
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- By Alan Gould
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Sixteen-year-old Johnny Boult joins the wool-clipper Emilia Denholm in Melbourne as it sails for London and finds the stark reality of shipboard life different from his glamorous dreams of seafaring. |  |
The Long Haul
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- By Alan Paxton
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Tim Nuttal and his brother Alistair are cadets at the training school HMS Harlech. Their father served with the Royal Navy in spite of the fact that they are citizens of the South American Republic of San Ignacio.The entire family are sailing home to San Ignacio in their ketch Mantlet. During the voyage there are encounters with an underwater volcano, sea serpentsand a hurricane. |
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The Sea Witch
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- By Alexander Laing
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: A Narrative of the Experiences of Capt. Roger Murray and Others in an American Clipper Ship During the Years 1846 to 1856 Follows the adventures of three brothers and their relationship with a particular clipper ship during the short heyday of the American clipper ships in the China tea trade. |
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Jonathan Eagle
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- By Alexander Laing
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In 1785 a runaway lad is washed up on shore and adopted by a town. They name him Jonathan Eagle. He returns to the sea again and again, experiencing slavery in Algiers, the French Revolution, Royal Navy press gangs and finally the command of his own vessel. |
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Matthew Early
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- By Alexander Laing
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During the period 1798 to 1803 a Yankee skipper's ambivalent feelings towards slavery and love lead him to drift ineffectually through life. He fails to liberate a childhood friend sold illegally into slavery, drifting into the US Navy and out again, drifting into carrying slaves, drifting into smuggling, drifting in and out of love, and eventually drifting onto a lee shore. |
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The White Schooner
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- By Antony Trew
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In this dramatic and powerful novel, Antony Trew again demonstrates his mastery of the novel set against the backdrop of the sea. For nearly a year, Charles Black has been stalking his prey and now, on the lovely island of Ibiza, he is very close to his victim. When the lean white schooner Snowgoose sails into the harbor, Black knows it is time to move in for the kill. |  |