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Son of a Norwegian master-mariner and grandson of Kaloni, the last of the great Polynesian navigators, Gunnar Thorkild is a man consumed by a dream. Convinced that the Polynesians’ legendary Island of the Dead is real, he risks his career, his life – and those of his fellow adventurers – to find it. Shipwrecked on the very island they seek, the castaways are forced to leave behind everything they know and rely upon. To survive in this lush tropical paradise, they must make new laws of power and property, of sex and marriage.

Porywająca historia o ludziach, dla których morze jest całym życiem. Autorka opisuje życie marynarzy oraz ich rodzin pozostających na lądzie. Głównym bohaterem powieści jest żegnający się z pracą kapitan żeglugi wielkiej. Mężczyzna w sile wieku zmuszony jest zakończyć karierę z powodu chorego serca. Planuje dopłynąć do Gdyni i zacząć nowe życie na lądzie. Jednak jego ostatni rejs może zakończyć się tragicznie. W trakcie podróży dowiaduje się, że na pokładzie znajduje się bomba. Do wybuchu zostały zaledwie dwie godziny.

CIA officer Jake Keller faces stakes that are very high and very personal in the latest electrifying thriller from the author of Rogue Strike. After years of relative calm, piracy has returned to the high sea. But the days of AK-47s and outboard engines are over. The new pirates hit like a...

Hace poco se ha cumplido el quinto centenario del descubrimiento de lo que se llamó en su día el mar del Sur, ni más ni menos que el océano más grande del mundo: el océano pacífico. Sin embargo no parece que nadie recuerde que el 25 de septiembre de 1513 un hidalgo extremeño fue el primer europeo que vio desde lo alto del cerro ese mayor océano del mundo , al que muchos historiadores llamaron “El lago español”.

En la oscuridad de la noche, el corsario negro con dos de sus más fieles seguidores entran sigilosamente en Maracaibo para descolgar el cuerpo de su hermano, ahorcado en la plaza pública por el gobernador Van Guld. En su viaje de vuelta a la isla de Tortuga, en su barco “El Rayo”, para dar un entierro marinero a su hermano el mar, sin buscarlo no le queda más remedio que entablar combate con un barco español al que tras dura lucha apresan.

Kapitän Amaso Delano nimmt im Morgengrauen ein fremdes Schiff wahr - unkontrolliert und ohne Flagge treibt es auf den Hafen zu, in dem er vor Anker liegt. Delano vermutet, dass das Schiff in Seenot geraten ist, und möchte helfen. Doch damit bringt er sich in große Schwierigkeiten, denn aufständische schwarze Sklaven haben dort das Ruder übernommen und der einstige Kapitän Benito Cereno muss um sein Leben bangen. "Benito Cereno" ist eine vielschichtig erzählte Novelle über die Konsequenzen von Rassismus und das Ausmaß menschlicher Grausamkeit, eindringlich gelesen von Rolf Boysen.

Essere al comando di una nave, dare la caccia a brigantini nell'Adriatico, a tartane nel golfo del Leone, a sciabecchi e saettie lungo la costa spagnola, vivere in prima persona arrembaggi e duelli: questi sono gli orizzonti di Jack Aubrey, uomo di mare temerario e irruente, figlio orgoglioso di una nazione (l'Inghilterra del diciannovesimo secolo) simile a lui nell'inestinguibile sete di dominio che la pervade e nell'intima inquietudine che la tormenta.

An adventure story set in the Solomon Islands sees Jack and Toni, childhood schoolmates, set out on a routine boat trip to a neighbouring island, but things go awry when they discover, due to an oversight by Toni, that they do not have enough fuel to make the journey and are stranded at sea. At first they are optimistic that they will be rescued within hours, but as the first days draw to an end they slowly begin to realise that the mistake has left them in serious jeopardy and they can see no end but their own demise in sight.

Die Rungholt-Saga. 21 Kapitel kurzweilige Reiseberichte, die es niemals aufs Festland hätten schaffen dürfen. Wenn es nach den Rungholtern gegangen wäre. Haben Sie sich schon einmal überlegt, ob Rungholt, dieser sagenhafte Ort im nordfriesischen Wattenmeer, vielleicht in Wirklichkeit gar nicht untergegangen ist? Nein? Der Autor schon. Sie kennen ja das hässliche Gerücht über Bielefeld, dass es die Stadt nämlich eigentlich gar nicht gibt. Ein urbaner Mythos, längst enttarnt. Und wenn nun der Untergang von Rungholt 1362 auch nur so ein Mythos ist?

Ben Gannon and his girlfriend have sailed across the Pacific for a restful vacation before he reports to work at his next deep-sea diving job. But when they witness a freighter under attack from machine-gun-toting pirates, they find their lives in peril. Reporting the incident does no good, as the authorities find no trace of the ship in their registry. Soon Ben and Sasha are hunted by the dangerous men who seek the ship’s valuable cargo - a mysterious cache worth millions on the black market. Trouble is, the doomed freighter lies at the bottom of the ocean.

A shoulder-launched missile attack on a convoy of vehicles leaving the UN headquarters in New York kills several diplomats, including the American ambassador. Security footage reveals that the killer behind the attack is a disgraced former special forces operative, Mark Alperi. But before US intelligence operatives can catch up with him, Alperi is already onto the next phase of his plan.

Dio creò i grandi mostri marini e tutti gli esseri viventi che guizzano e brulicano nelle acque, secondo la loro specie... Dio li benedisse: "Siate fecondi e moltiplicatevi e riempite le acque dei mari"... E fu sera e fu mattina: quinto giorno. GENESI 1, 21-23. 14 gennaio. Huanchaco, costa del Perú. Il povero pescatore Juan Narciso Ucañan non crede ai suoi occhi: dopo lunghe settimane di magra, davanti a lui si stende un enorme banco di pesci.

"Seefahrt ist not!", das ausdrucksstarke Epos über die See erschien 1913 und ist bis heute ein Meilenstein maritimer Literatur. Johann Kinau, 1880 als Sohn eines Fischers in Finkenwerder geboren, schrieb als "Gorch Fock" Erzählungen über die See und das Leben an Bord. Er selbst wurde zunächst Buchhalter. Im Krieg zu den Waffen gerufen, setzte er alles daran, in der Marine zu dienen. 1916 fiel er - erst 36-jährig - in der größten Seeschlacht der Geschichte, der Skagerrakschlacht. Gorch Focks Bücher werden bis heute gelesen.

The Iliad - attributed to Homer - is the most famous ancient Greek epic poem. It recounts the struggle between King Agamemnon and the hero Achilles during the final months of the Trojan War, with frequent detours into earlier legends and myths. In its portrayal of battle scenes and the constant interventions of the gods, The Iliad explores themes of wrath, glory, and fate, and has provided the subject matter for many later Greek, Roman, and Renaissance writings.

For four years at Annapolis he prepared for this, pledging his youth, his ambition, and even his life. But when junior officer Dan Lenson finally gets his commission, it's an aging World War II destroyer. Now, with a mix of pride and fear, he heads into the world's most dangerous seas. As the Ryan plunges into the dark waters of the Arctic Circle at the height of storm season, Lenson and the crew pursue a mysterious and menacing enemy. But he soon discovers a foe even more dangerous within the Ryan, advancing a shocking agenda that drives the ship ever closer to disaster.

With their longships storm-blown to the southern coast of Engla-land, Thorgrim Night Wolf and his men find themselves rich with plunder and safely ensconced in a priory called Christchurch. But that cannot last. Thorgrim, in a wolf dream, has seen the enemy armies closing in, and he knows that their peace will soon be at an end. The gods do not go so easy on him and his men. He has learned that through experience and hard use. Nor are the gods the only threat they face.

Vid stranden i Whitstable lyckas endast de mest hängiva simma eftersom havet bara är djupt nog vid högvatten. Så när Deb, i sin slitna bikini och med solglasögonen på, titt som tätt stöter ihop med Maisie, med våtdräkt, simglasögon och simskor, utvecklas en oväntad vänskap baserad på deras kärlek till simningen, och att de båda två är nyskilda. Oavsett om det är dimma, regn eller strålande solsken simmar de tidig morgon och sen kväll.

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.

Aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Turner Van Zandt, Lieutenant-Commander Dan Lenson and his dedicated crew take on a daring assignment: escort a convoy of supertankers through the mine-filled Persian Gulf. For Lenson and his men, however, the danger is only just beginning. When a missile from a hit-and-run enemy sinks a US destroyer, every ship and aircraft in the area goes on red alert.

Cloaked by the mists of dawn, Task Force 61 - carrying tanks, aircraft, and over 5000 Marines - steams toward Syria with deadly intent. Their mission: rescue 100 hostages from a terrorist stronghold - alive. With realism seldom seen in military fiction, The Med is a magnificent and timely epic that brings the human drama of armed conflict compellingly to life.