Latest Releases
This Section contains articles about new Age of Sail books released or due to be released. For a list of upcoming books please view the Releases Calendar
![The Wind from All Directions](/images/stories/bookcovers/t/thompson_r1.jpg)
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- By: Ron Thompson
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Ron Thompson's new book, The Wind from All Directions, was recently released and is available worldwide in Paperback and for Kindle.
1792: British naval lieutenant George Vancouver arrives in the Pacific northwest on a voyage of exploration. He has orders to take possession of Nootka Sound, but finds the Spanish, led by Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, already there and unwilling to leave. Quadra and Vancouver negotiate their countries’ claims, manoeuvre for advantage, and seek the support of Maquinna, chief of the Mowachaht, who recognizes the threat posed by all the newcomers to his territory. While the commanders seek a solution, their crews fraternize and wait. When a young man is killed on shore, Spanish and British alike blame the natives and demand revenge. The man’s commander, though, refuses to retaliate without proof. He investigates, and uncovers a web of secrets, lies, and exploitation — and the identity of the killer.
![The Sugar Storm](/images/stories/bookcovers/g/garford8.jpg)
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- By: Lyle Garford
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The second book in Lyle Garford's 'The Owen Spence Series', The Sugar Storm, is now available in paperback and for kindle worldwide.
In 1775 the little known Caribbean island of St. Eustatius is experiencing an economic boom unprecedented in scale. British Foreign Office spies based in Barbados are suspicious their French and rebel American counterparts are responsible and that much more is happening below the surface.
![Clay and the River of Silver](/images/stories/bookcovers/a/allan11.jpg)
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- By: Philip K. Allan
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Philip K. Allan's new book, Clay and the River of Silver, is now available worldwide in Paperback and for Kindle.
In the aftermath of the Battle of Trafalgar, the Royal Navy are taking the war to the enemy. Captain Alexander Clay and the crew of the Griffin are chosen as part of a major expedition to the South Atlantic. They are tasked with taking back control of the Cape, but find that they are drawn into a stranger conflict. Across the ocean, South America is on the brink of revolution.
![Spice](/images/stories/bookcovers/c/crowley4.jpg)
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- By: Roger Crowley
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Roger Crowley's new book, Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World, is now available worldwide for Kindle. The UK Hardcover will be released on 15 May 2024 and the US Hardcover on 18 June 2024 when the Audiobooks will also be released worldwide.
The story of the sixteenth-century’s epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific
Spices drove the early modern world economy, and for Europeans they represented riches on an unprecedented scale. Cloves and nutmeg could reach Europe only via a complex web of trade routes, and for decades Spanish and Portuguese explorers competed to find their elusive source. But when the Portuguese finally reached the spice islands of the Moluccas in 1511, they set in motion a fierce competition for control.
![Donland: Duty, Honor and Glory](/images/stories/bookcovers/c/comer15.jpg)
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- By: Perry Comer
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Perry Comer's new book, Donland: Duty, Honor and Glory, is now available for pre-order on Kindle. It will be released on 27 May 2024.
England is at war with France. Wessex is ordered to seek out, capture or sink privateers in the Gulf of Mexico. Doing so requires all of Donland's experience and cunning. Standing in the way is a Spanish frigate sent to protect the privateers.
![A War in Baltic Waters](/images/stories/bookcovers/c/cragg8.jpg)
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- By: John G. Cragg
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John G. Cragg's new book, A War in Baltic Waters: At Home and at Sea, 1807-II, was recently released worldwide in Paperback and for Kindle.
Giles and Daphne finally take up residence in their renovated mansion in London’s Mayfair district. Having their own place to stay in London will make it easier for Giles to fulfill his duties in the House of Lords. Daphne now can take her proper place in London’s very status-conscious society. Both can now enjoy the capital’s cultural and intellectual offerings. To enhance their status, the government rewards Giles by making him a Marquess.
![At the Mast](/images/stories/bookcovers/c/clement6.jpg)
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- By: Cal Clement
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Cal Clement has a new book, At the Mast, available to pre-order worldwide for Kindle. It will be released on 2 September 2024.
He left home as a boy, Now, he is becoming a man.
Forced from his home after the tragic death of his parents, Jack Horner is now a pressed man in the service of the Royal Navy. While captain and crew are focused on hunting an elusive rogue privateer, Jack is forced to learn the ropes and navigate life aboard a king's ship. Though he grows accustomed to the hardships of sea life, he never forgets the cold night in Boston that robbed him of everything he held dear.
![Sea of Treason](/images/stories/bookcovers/k/kydd27.jpg)
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- By: Julian Stockwin
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Author Julian Stockwin's new novel, Admiral, will be released worldwide in kindle and audio formats on 10 October 2024 and is available for pre-order. Hardcover is also available in the UK and in the US where it will be released on 7 January 2025.
1814: Ashore on leave, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd learns of a dismal harvest and general hardship among the population. In Germany, Napoleon Bonaparte is celebrating victories that once again make his name feared throughout Europe. An armistice is signed and while the Allies lick their wounds Bonaparte sets to preparing for a grand advance. And, in a fragile peace, and saddled with huge war debts, the government has no choice but to place HMS Thunderer, along with many other Royal Navy ships, in reserve, until the Navy can decide what to do with their great fleets.