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H.M.S. Surprise, the third in O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series, follows the variable fortunes of Captain Jack Aubrey's career in Nelson's navy, as he attempts to hold his ground against admirals, colleagues, and the enemy, and accepts a commission to convey a British ambassador to the East Indies. The voyage leads him and his friend Stephen Maturin to the strange sights and smells of the Indian subcontinent, and through the archipelago of Spice Islands where the French have a near-overwhelming local superiority.

On the day of his marriage to Maria, Hornblower is ordered to take the Hotspur and head for Brest – war is coming and Napoleon will not catch His Majesty’s navy with its britches round its ankles. With thoughts of his new life as a husband intruding on his duties, Hornblower must prove himself to be not only the most capable commander in the fleet, but also its most daring if he is to stop the French gaining the upper hand. This is the third of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester’s inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower.

Jack Aubrey and his old friend Dr Maturin are sailing on a secret mission with a hand-picked crew, most of them shipmates from the adventures and lucrative voyages of earlier years.

Her Majesty's ship Sutherland is a humdrum ship of the line. But in command is none other than the heroic Captain Hornblower and, with his crew from the Lydia, he looks set to take on commando raids, hurricanes at sea, and Napoleons's gun batteries.

Having received strict and confidential orders from high above, C.S. Forester's inimitable hero must recapture The Flame, a brig which has been taken over by a band of mutineers. Voyaging to the Bay of Seine in order to rescue the captive Lieutenant Augustin Chadwick from his disloyal crew, Horatio Hornblower must once more fight for the freedom and safety of his people and country.

September 1804: England stands alone against France and the fleets of Spain, anticipating invasion. Vice-admiral Richard Bolitho has his own troubles to settle at home too. But his time on land is broken by an urgent summons from the King. Once more Bolitho hoists his flag above the veteran 74-gun ship Hyperion and sets sail - this time with a new squadron headed for the Caribbean.

Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post-captains for a crime he did not commit. His old friend Stephen Maturin, usually cast as a ship's surgeon to mask his discreet activities on behalf of British intelligence, has bought for Aubrey his former ship the Surprise to command as a privateer, more politely termed a letter of marque. Together they sail on a desperate mission against the French, which, if successful, may redeem Aubrey from the private hell of his disgrace.

In this, the final Horatio Hornblower adventure, C.S. Forester throws his hero into one of the most challenging missions yet. Upon discovering highly confidential papers dispatched by Bonaparte, Hornblower sets off to enlighten the Admiralty about his game-changing, new findings. Troubled after having been informed of Pierre-Charles Villeneuve's escape into Spain, they welcome Horatio's news and send him off on a high-priority assignment that they believe will lead to England's victory over Napoleon.

In the year 1805, the young and enthusiastic Horatio Hornblower is given his first command as Captain of HMS Atropos. A 22-gun sloop, it is hardly the biggest ship in the navy, but undeterred, Hornblower boards the Atropos in eager anticipation of the voyages to come. Acting as flagship during the funeral procession for Lord Nelson, Horatio's first endeavour is to pay tribute to the country's fallen hero.

"Veridica relazione degli strani eventi accaduti nella nostra città l'inverno 1888, così come da me registrati..." Con queste parole, cariche di mistero e aspettativa, inizia il documento che il narratore dice di aver trovato nel cassetto segreto di un mobile di famiglia. E ben più che strani sono gli eventi che si svolgono in una ricca e tranquilla città di mare affacciata sul Baltico negli anni in cui la navigazione a vapore ha ormai sostituito i grandi velieri.

Il comandante Kee, il migliore amico del padre di Corto Maltese, è sul ponte del suo vascello, il Dedalo. Con lui viaggiano il figlio Bertram e il giovane Corto, fraterni compagni. Salpato dalla Sicilia, il meltemi lo spinge lontano dalla sua destinazione, Venezia, e lo costringe a trovare approdo ad Anticitera, isola greca dell'Egeo. Qui una vecchia conoscenza coinvolge il comandante Kee in una nuova avventura. Esperto pescatore il greco ha visto sul fondale un'antica imbarcazione che cela inaspettate rivelazioni.

Ci siamo. Ecco cosa capisce Carlo non appena riceve la telefonata di suo padre. Un pensiero immediato, che non lascia dubbi. Ci siamo. E infatti basta quella telefonata per spezzare in un attimo, in un breve scambio di battute, la regolarità della sua vita londinese, il lavoro allo studio di architettura, le sere e i fine settimana allegri con la moglie Francesca e i gemellini.

Western Ocean, 1942... From the bridge of HMS Gladiator, Lieutenant-Commander David Howard’s orders were chillingly clear. There could be no mercy. To the men who fought to protect the vital, threatened Merchant Navy convoys in the Western Approaches, the Battle of the Atlantic was a full-scale war. A relentless, savage war against an ever-present enemy and a violent sea - in an arena known only to its embittered survivors as the killing ground. HMS Gladiator was part of that war.

The crack German cruiser Prinz Luitpold had always been lucky in battle. To the beleaguered army on the Baltic coast she was their one remaining symbol of hope. But it is the summer of 1944, and on every front the war is going badly for Germany. When the order comes to leave the Baltic to attack and destroy enemy shipping in the Atlantic, Kapitan zur See Dieter Hechler knows that once out in this vast killing ground it will only be a matter of time before the hunter becomes the hunted.

There will be days when you wonder at and question some of the risks you had to take, the sacrifices you were forced to offer in the face of death. In Kiel Harbour, 1945, the war in Europe is at an end. But for Lieutenant Vere Marriott and the men of MGB 801, moored amid a nightmare of devastation, it is an uneasy, unsettled peace. New assignments ashore and afloat mean fresh tensions and conflicting emotions. For some, glory now takes second place to profit.

La morte non fa sconti a nessuno. Forse è per questo che anche un uomo avido e arido come Settimo Panieri sente il bisogno di alleggerirsi l'anima prima che lo trascini a fondo per l'eternità. La statua in bronzo che giace nella sua cantina fu pescata quarant'anni prima nelle acque di Ventotene. Ora è arrivato il momento di restituirla al legittimo proprietario: lo Stato italiano.

Setting out from New Bedford in 1878, the crew of the Esther is confident the sea will be theirs: in addition to cruising the Pacific for whale, they intend to hunt the teeming northern grounds before the ice closes. But as they sail to their final destination in the Chukchi Sea, where their captain Arnold Lovejoy has an urgent directive of his own to attend to, their encounters with the natural world become more brutal, harrowing, ghostly, and strange.

Dopo essersi ripresi dallo scontro con i nazisti, il capitano Alex Riley e il suo equipaggio vengono ingaggiati per svolgere la loro prima missione sotto il comando dell'Ufficio di Intelligence Navale.

Die Flucht aus seiner Heimat Island führt Einar Unnersson im Jahr 915 auf die Orkney-Inseln und an den Hof seines Onkels. Jarl Thorfinn gilt als grausam und empfängt Einar keineswegs mit offenen Armen, im Gegenteil: Einar muss seine Treue erst beweisen. Er schließt sich den brutalen Wolfmäntel-Wikingern und der nord-irischen Kriegerprinzessin an, um in der Schlacht der Götter und Könige zu kämpfen.

Die Jagd nach dem sagenumwobenen Rabenbanner wird zum Überlebenskampf auf der eiskalten See. AD 935: Einar ist dazu bestimmt, ein großer Krieger zu werden. Seine Gabe für den Kampf macht ihn zu einer tödlichen Waffe. Dennoch will er alles aufgegeben, um seiner Passion, der Musik, nachzugehen. Die nordisch-irische Prinzessin Affreca ist fest entschlossen, ihn auf den rechten Weg des Kriegers zurückzubringen: Er soll sie bei der Suche nach dem berüchtigten Rabenbanner unterstützten. Der Legende nach wird jede Armee siegreich, die das sagenumwobene Banner besitzt.