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En La isla misteriosa se aprecia la admiración de su autor por la ciencia aplicada, tan presente en toda su obra, sintetizándola a través de uno de sus personajes que encierra en sí mismo el conocimiento y la capacidad de adaptación al medio del hombre: el ingeniero Cyrus Smith. Dicho personaje, dotado con un amplio conocimiento general, articula la historia y la hace verosímil. El libro forma parte de una trilogía que además componen Veinte mil leguas de viaje submarino y Los hijos del capitán Grant.

Quand la fougue se heurte aux vagues du réel, il suffit d'un grain pour faire chavirer tout un monde. Ici, un naufrage—peut-être d'un navire, peut-être d'une vie—met à nu ce qu'on croyait enfoui: les silences, les élans, les pertes et ce qui surnage malgré tout. Entre houle et accalmies, se dessine une traversée où l'on mesure le prix des choix, ce qu'il faut abandonner pour continuer, et la force têtue de l'espérance.

When a friend asks Charity Styles to help with a desperate and very personal rescue mission, she expects danger—but she doesn’t expect to come face to face with a discarded lover from her past, now the head of a ruthless cartel, and who has kidnapped DJ Martin’s son, thrusting Charity into...

Twenty miles off the coast of San Francisco, this small chain of islands hosts a yearly migration of seals... and during this time of year, the sharks are here too – the biggest, hungriest Great Whites in the world. Attempting to swim off these shores is attempted suicide. Colin Mason – wealthy, connected – with one leg bitten off by a white shark in these very same waters – now hosts his own yearly event – a marathon swim through the Great White-infested Farallons.

The year is 1798 and it is known that Napoleon is putting a fleet and army together to attack Egypt, from where he might be able to threaten and even attack India to join with Tipu Sahib the ruler of Mysore, a known ally of the French. A British fleet under Admiral Nelson is hoping to intercept him but there is no word of their progress. Merriman has been ordered to take the Treasury Agent Mr Grahame to Bombay where their orders are to help The East India Company protect their shipping from pirates and also to find out how far Tipu’s naval building has progressed.

Narrated by Ishmael, the novel follows the whaling ship Pequod as it sails under the command of Captain Ahab—a man consumed by his relentless pursuit of a massive white sperm whale that once destroyed his leg. What begins as a maritime voyage unfolds into a profound exploration of obsession, fate, nature, and the limits of human will.

Kurz nachdem sich Emmas Mann von ihr trennt, erbt sie von ihrer Großtante Beth ein kleines Cottage in dem beschaulichen Fischerdörfchen Port Isaac. Will lebt sehr zurückgezogen und verdient sich das Nötige als Handwerker. Als er Emma das erste Mal trifft, sprühen die Funken. Er erkennt, dass er sich den Schatten seiner Vergangenheit endlich stellen muss. Jedes Buch der Reihe ist in sich abgeschlossen und kann unabhängig von den anderen gelesen werden.

In Das Ende vom Lied entwirft Joseph Conrad das eindrucksvolle Porträt eines alternden Kapitäns, der zwischen Loyalität, wirtschaftlichem Druck und innerer Würde zerrieben wird. Mit leiser Dramatik, emotionaler Tiefe und sprachlicher Präzision erzählt Conrad von einem späten Lebensabschnitt, der zur existenziellen Prüfung wird. Ein literarisch anspruchsvolles Werk über Ehre, Selbstaufopferung und das stille Scheitern in einer Welt ökonomischer Zwänge – voller Melancholie und humanistischer Größe.

The Viking raiders' devastation has been halted once more by the shields of Mercia as opposed to Wessex. But their whereabouts are unknown. King Wiglaf of Mercia is keen to ensure the Viking raiders are swept from his shared border with Wessex but these Viking ships are quick and difficult to track and Icel is once more deployed with Ealdorman Ælfstan warriors to do his King's bidding. However, Icel's quest is beset with many more obstacles and it's not all about the seax and shield. Worrying news from home overshadows Icel's every deadly encounter.

Resilient Tides: Love and Legacy on Bonne Bay tells the story of the Simms family, rooted deeply in the rugged, beautiful landscape of Newfoundland’s Bonne Bay. Spanning decades from the early 20th century through moments of joy, struggle, and resilience, the novel follows Matthew Simms as he navigates life's unpredictable seas—both literal and figurative.

Die junge Kolonie Sydney droht an einer Hungersnot zu scheitern. Nur die Second Fleet kann sie noch retten. Das Warten zermürbt John und Daniel, die, um dem Hungertod zu entgehen, einen Plan schmieden. Indessen machen sich Daniels große Liebe Maja und ihr Vertrauter Pater Benedikt auf den Weg in das ferne Australien. Auch Lorelie, versucht eine Möglichkeit zu finden, ihren Verlobten John Timberland endlich wieder zu sehen.

A deathly funny, unputdownable murder mystery filled with delicious twists and devious suspects - perfect for fans of KNIVES OUT! 'Highly original and relentlessly funny!' M. W. CRAVEN 'Dark, dazzling and deliciously twisty' JAMIE WEST 'Deliciously fun, twisty, and addictive' WILL DEAN A...

An unbreakable name. A buried fortune. A century of silence. In 1832, George Diamond—son of a Royal Navy captain turned privateer—committed his greatest act of defiance. To protect his family from the shifting tides of Caribbean politics and the greed of empires, he scuttled his ship, the Diamond’s Edge, in the indigo depths of a secret Blue Hole. With it went a legendary hoard of silver and gold liberated from the Spanish fortress of Omoa.

Es ist Februar. Eisiger Wind treibt die Wellen gegen die Küste der Ostseeinsel Fehmarn. Der Himmel bleibt auch am Tag düster. Kalter Regen fällt. Inselkommissarin Frieda Lieken genießt die winterliche Ruhe, ahnt nicht, in welcher Gefahr sie schwebt. Statt Spuren zu sichern, wird sie dieses Mal selbst Opfer – gefangen an einem Ort, an dem jede falsche Entscheidung ihr Ende bedeuten könnte. Entführt, isoliert und einem Gegner ausgeliefert, der keine Gnade zu kennen scheint, beginnt ihr bisher schwerster Kampf: der ums eigene Überleben.

Un marinero estadounidense vive lo peor que podría pasarle a un tripulante que se considera valioso para su embarcación: que su barco parta sin él. Todo lo que posee para probar su identidad e incluso su propio hogar están en altamar, en el Tuscaloosa. Sin pasaporte, sin nombre y ni un centavo, el marinero experimenta la crueldad burócrata y la opresión de aquellos que ejercen poder, por lo que se ve forzado a tomar un trabajo en el Yorikke, un navío condenado a la destrucción.

Moby-Dick meets The Bone Shard Daughter in this swashbuckling queer fantasy adventure packed with piracy, political intrigue, and the eternal souls of the drowned, for fans of The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi and Black Sun. An exiled pirate queen hunts a killer whale on the high seas, while...

In Key West, the water remembers everything. Lena Cruz lives between the dock and the stage. By day, she works the decks of a charter boat. By night, she sings in a historic hotel on Duval Street. Her life is measured by tides, routines, and things left unsaid—until one ordinary day on the water leaves a feeling that won’t settle. She doesn’t investigate. She doesn’t accuse. She pays attention. As quiet decisions ripple outward, Lena must decide what it means to do the right thing when the truth can’t be proven and silence feels safer than speaking.

“Manuscript Found in a Bottle” by Edgar Allan Poe is a haunting tale of maritime terror, mystery, and the unknown. First published in 1833, this classic short story follows a doomed narrator who survives a violent storm only to find himself aboard a ghostly ship crewed by silent, ancient...

When Spain joined the Seven Years War on the side of France, one of its aims was to conquer Britain’s ally, Portugal. They launched three separate land invasions, each of them ultimately unsuccessful, but each a deadly, existential threat to their neighbour. Portugal, meanwhile, was determined to hit back at Spain’s sprawling colonial empire, and the Debatable Lands between Brazil and the River Plate Estuary offered a tempting target.

From the barren rocks of Aden to the west coast of Ireland, the war under the sea is subverting the certainties of the Victorian Navy. While the dreadnoughts hide away at Scapa Flow and Kiel, the submarines and small ships of both sides are taking the war to the enemy coast. The Royal Navy is at...