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A young sea captain, struggling with the problems of his first far-Eastern command, is befriended by Hermann, commander of a German ship moored nearby in a treacherous river. But when the monopolistic tugboat captain Falk perceives him as a rival for Hermann's beautiful niece, the young man's problems suddenly increase—until he offers his diplomatic assistance in Falk's courtship. But Falk is haunted by an incident in his past, which he feels he must confess.

A collection of highly disturbing and deeply original short stories from the master of horror Graham Masterton and rising star Dawn G Harris. A belt adorned with strange markings has the power to strangle anyone who attacks its owner. A man whose wife has been placed into a portrait at the Tate...

Spring 1803 finds Captain Alexander Clay and his crew dispersed and struggling to adjust to a life of peace at home. Meanwhile, in the wider world, Europe is sliding back towards war.

Vom Kapitän eines Handelsschiffs zum legendären Piraten Setzen Sie Segel mit Jack Bannister! In seinem opulenten historischen Abenteuerroman "Jack Bannister - Herr der Karibik" lässt Mac P. Lorne das goldene Zeitalter der Piraterie im 17. Jahrhundert lebendig werden: In höchster Not übernimmt der Erste Offizier Jack Bannister das Kommando, als sein Handelsschiff auf der Heimreise aus der Karibik von Piraten angegriffen wird. Im buchstäblich letzten Moment gelingt es ihm, die Freibeuter abzuwehren.

The next instalment in the top 10 bestselling Cornish Midwife series! A forever love...or a future dashed? Midwife Ella Mehenick can’t wait to marry the love of her life, Dan Ferguson. They have both waited so long for their perfect day, and they know their future together will be everything...

When several shipping containers are lost during a tropical storm, an unexpected and deadly chain of events is set in motion. A Russian oligarch plans to trade the contents of the containers for immunity. But when Mac Travis discovers what is inside, he is compelled to stop the transaction.

'Our discoveries have been great, but the risks and misfortunes many.' John Franklin always wanted to be a sailor. As a volunteer in the Royal Navy at age fourteen, he found himself in the Battle of Copenhagan, but nothing could prepare him for the adventure of a lifetime, when he set off in...

A thrilling collection of dramatisations from the classic Scottish master of tales Robert Louis Stevenson was a novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer, and created some of the most famous and influential characters in modern literature. From Long John Silver and David Balfour to Dr Jekyll...

As the program assistant at MerMatch.com, Hazel should be helping her boss find the gorgeous, tattooed, and desperately endangered mer warriors their human soul mates. But after another long rant about how easy it should be to stop their stupid undersea war, she’s suddenly in charge of a lot more than filing. Which is a bit, um, exciting. Her projects tend to fall down around her ears, and if this one collapses a lot of mermen could die. Then the warrior in charge of carrying out her grand plan surfaces.

Wenn dir nur sieben Tage am Meer bleiben, um zu erkennen, was du wirklich willst... Verlobung mit ihrem Traummann, Eröffnung der eigenen Kanzlei - es läuft perfekt für Anwältin Julia in Dresden. Doch dann durchkreuzt ein Mandant all ihre Pläne und schickt sie auf die Insel Rügen. Dort trifft Julia auf den undurchsichtigen Holger, der ihr eigentlich nur eine Unterschrift geben soll. Klingt nach einer leichten Aufgabe. Wäre Holger nicht ein unglaublicher Sturkopf, der stattdessen einen Deal vorschlägt - die Unterschrift gibt's nur gegen Arbeit.

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.

Herman Melville August 1, 1819 - September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. Although his reputation was not high at the time of his death, the 1919 centennial of his birth was the starting point of a Melville revival, and Moby-Dick grew to be considered one of the great American novels.

Ships at anchor reared their tall masts, here and there; and the broad stream was enlivened and colored by junks and boats of all sizes and vivid hues, propelled on the screw principle by a great scull at the stern, with projecting handles for the crew to work; and at times a gorgeous mandarin boat, with two great glaring eyes set in the bows, came flying, rowed with forty paddles by an armed crew, whose shields hung on the gunwale and flashed fire in the sunbeams.

Captain Frederick Marryat (10 July 1792 - 9 August 1848) was a Royal Navy officer, a novelist, and an acquaintance of Charles Dickens. He is noted today as an early pioneer of nautical fiction, particularly for his semi-autobiographical novel "Mr Midshipman Easy" (1836). He is remembered also for his children's novel "The Children of the New Forest" (1847), and for a widely used system of maritime flag signalling known as Marryat's Code. "The Club-Hauling of The Diomede": We continued our cruise along the coast, until we had run down into the Bay of Arcason.

Herman Melville August 1, 1819 - September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are "Moby-Dick" (1851); "Typee" (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and "Billy Budd", Sailor, a posthumously published novella. Although his reputation was not high at the time of his death, the 1919 centennial of his birth was the starting point of a Melville revival, and Moby-Dick grew to be considered one of the great American novels.

Ten short stories soon to be available in audio format.

In a world where a mysterious new oceanic trench has formed, it is up to a lone man to descend into the depths to discover its darkest secrets.

1775. The American War of Independence is starting in earnest and Captain – and smuggler – Isaac Biddlecomb, pursued by HMS Rose, sacrifices his ship, the Judea, rather than surrender to the British. Forced to go on the run, and to disguise himself as a lowly ship's mate on a brig bound for Jamaica, he finds himself captured by the enemy. Can he use his wits to survive a life of servitude under the deranged captain and sadistic crew of the HMS Icarus...?

Klirrend kalt − erster Band der Küstenkrimis mit der jungen TV-Journalistin Kira Lund. "Dies war das Land der Stürme, in dem es wenig Liebliches gab. Überall hatte der scharfe Wind seine Spuren hinterlassen, war über die Äcker gefegt, hatte die weiße Pracht bis auf die braune Krume hinunter eingesammelt und an anderen Stellen zu Schneewehen aufgeworfen, die sich wie Dünen bis zu einem Meter hoch auf den Wegen und vor den Knicks türmten." Eiswinter im deutsch-dänischen Grenzland.

An unassuming man coerces his way onto the island with AJ's involuntary assistance. Could he be as harmless as he seems, or capable of something far more sinister? When AJ encounters a stranger on a suspicious boat after her morning dives, she finds herself caught in a bizarre game of cat and mouse while she leads an unlikely villain all over the island.