Naval Fiction Releases
This section lists upcoming and recently released Naval Fiction books. They will also appear in the main Book Title Index
A Ship of War (HC)
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- Created on Sunday, 13 November 2011 00:00
- By S. Thomas Russell
Author Sean Thomas Russell has a new novel which is now available for pre-order in Hardcover, A Ship of War. It will be released in the UK on 29 March 2012, but there is no date for other countries yet.
1794 - Charles Hayden sets off aboard the ill-fated HMS Themis with orders to destroy a French frigate sailing from Le Havre and to gather intelligence from a royalist spy. On discovering French plans for an imminent invasion of England, Hayden must return to Portsmouth to give warning before it's too late.
But the enemy have been lying in wait for him, and so begins a dangerous chase out into the Atlantic and into the clutches of a powerful French squadron. After a failed attempt to masquerade as French sailors, Hayden and his officers are taken prisoner. A shipwreck following a storm and a case of mistaken identity befall Hayden and his men as they try in desperation to escape in order to warn the Lords of the Admiralty. Failure will mean the invasion of England - and the guillotine for Hayden.
Reefs and Shoals (HC)
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- Created on Saturday, 15 October 2011 00:00
- By Dewey Lambdin
The latest Alan Lewrie novel by Dewey Lambdin titled Reefs and Shoals, due for release on 17 January 2012, is now available for pre-order in hardcover worldwide.
Pity poor Captain Alan Lewrie, RN! He's been wind-muzzled for weeks in Portsmouth, snugly tucked into a warm shore bed with lovely, and loving, Lydia Stangbourne, a Viscount's daughter, and beginning to enjoy indulging his idle streak, when Admiralty tears Lewrie away and orders him to the Bahamas, into the teeth of ferocious winter storms. It's enough to make a rake-hell such as he weep and kick furniture! At least his new orders allow Lewrie to form a small squadron from what ships he can dredge up at Bermuda and New Providence and hoist his first broad pendant, even if it is the lesser version, and style himself a Commodore
Armada (HC)
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- Created on Saturday, 08 October 2011 00:00
- By John Stack
Author John Stack has a new novel which is now available for pre-order in the UK, Armada, due for release in Hardcover on 5 January 2012. It is currently only listed in the US as available via Kindle on that date.
Two nations are locked in bitter conflict. One strives for dominance, the other for survival.
After decades of religious strife, Elizabeth sits on the throne of England. The reformation continues. Catholic revolts have been ruthlessly quashed, and Elizabeth has ordered the execution of her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots. On the continent bloody religious wars rage, but England stands apart, her surrounding seas keeping her safe from the land armies of her would-be enemies. Only at sea do the English show their teeth. Sea captains and adventurers, hungry for the spoils of trade from the Spanish Main, regularly attack the gold-laden galleons of Catholic Spain. They are terriers nipping at the feet of war-horses but their victories disrupt the treasury of Spain, England's greatest threat, and Elizabeth's refusal to rein in her sea-captains further antagonises Philip II.
Crucible of Gold (HC)
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- Created on Friday, 16 September 2011 00:00
- By Naomi Novik
Author Naomi Novik has a new novel which is now available for pre-order in hardcover, Crucible of Gold. It will be available worldwide on 6 March 2012.
Naomi Novik's beloved series returns, with Capt. Will Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire once again taking to the air against the broadsides of Napoleon's forces and the friendly—and sometimes not-so-friendly—fire of British soldiers and politicians who continue to suspect them of divided loyalties, if not outright treason.
For Laurence and Temeraire, put out to pasture in Australia, it seems their part in the war has come to an end just when they are needed most. Newly allied with the powerful African empire of the Tswana, the French have occupied Spain and brought revolution and bloodshed to Brazil, threatening Britain's last desperate hope to defeat Napoleon.
Heart of Oak (PB)
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- Created on Sunday, 31 July 2011 00:00
- By M. Kei
Author M. Kei's latest novel Heart of Oak is now available worldwise in paperback.
A Ship for the King (HC)
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- Created on Monday, 25 July 2011 00:00
- By Richard Woodman
Author Richard Woodman's latest novel A Ship for the King is now available for pre-order in hardcover. It will be released in the UK on 28 July 2011 and in the US on 1 November 2011.
A thrilling maritime adventure, the first in a new series set against the backdrop of the English Civil War -
Bristol, England, 1618. Kit Faulkner is a young vagrant orphan, but his life changes forever when two gentlemen spot his potential and he is taken aboard their merchant ship, the Swallow, to be trained for a life at sea. As he rises through the ranks, he risks all in encounters with pirates and French corsairs. Meanwhile, England edges ever closer to civil war, and very soon Kit must chose which side he will fight for . . .
Blood Brothers (PB)
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- Created on Wednesday, 20 July 2011 00:00
- By E. Thomas Behr
Author E. Thomas Behr recently released his first naval fiction novel Blood Brothers. It is now available in paperback and ebook formats worldwide.
In 1805, in the war-ravaged Mediterranean, Henry Doyle, a soldier of fortune−and professional killer−arrives at a squalid tavern in the roughest section of Malta for a meeting with a man he should hate.
His appointment: William Eaton, an American army officer, Indian fighter, and secret agent for Thomas Jefferson. Eaton is plotting a daring venture: the invasion of Tripoli to liberate three hundred Americans held hostage by the Pasha of Tripoli, place a pro-American ruler on Tripoli's throne, and bring freedom to a Muslim country that has known only tyranny.
Cut and Run (PB)
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- Created on Sunday, 17 July 2011 00:01
- By Alaric Bond
Author Alaric Bond's latest novel Cut and Run is now available in ebook formats worldwide and will be released in paperback shortly.
Disillusioned by the lack of opportunity in the Royal Navy, Lieutenant King opts for a spell with the Honourable East India Company. But, a trip in an Indiaman is anything but the easy option when his captain is revealed to be an old enemy.
With the added perils of privateers, storms, and the might of the French Navy, he finds there is just as much excitement in the merchant service, and wonders why he ever chose to cut and run.