Titres dans Aventures maritimes

Seven timeless adventures. One boundless ocean. Set sail into a world of legendary heroes, uncharted waters, extraordinary discoveries, and the untamed power of the sea. The Stories of the Sea Collection brings together seven unforgettable classics that have captivated readers for generations...

Shipwrecked on a speck of coral off Madagascar, professional egg hunter Butcher watches his last hope drift to sea—except for one priceless prize: an intact Aepyornis (elephant-bird) egg. When it hatches, the castaway finds unlikely companionship in the towering chick he names Friday. As the...

A chill-swept classic of the sea, A Misfit Ghost unspools like a sworn statement from the wardroom of a U.S. Coast Survey schooner. Newly assigned to the Eagre—a yacht with a tragic past—Lieutenant King meets the ship’s silent resident: an elderly mariner who appears in the port cabin...

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the sixth volume of the Temeraire series, as Will Laurence and Temeraire are exiled to Australia in the ever expanding war between Napoleon and Britain. “Temeraire and his fellow dragons are surely Novik’s finest...

THE CROWN CALLS IT PRIVATEERING. CAPTAIN TYLER CALLS IT TREASON.1705, Port Royal. British Navy Captain William Tyler returns from patrol expecting a promotion. Instead, he finds his command stripped and his reputation under siege.On his final mission, Tyler didn't just find enemy shipshe...

Teil 2 der Wikinger-Trilogie von Bestseller-Autor Richard Dübell! Nachdem Viggo durch einen Trick des nordischen Gottes Loki in die Zeit der Wikinger katapultiert wurde, hat er sich dort mühsam den Respekt des berühmten Wikingerkapitäns Leif Eriksson erarbeitet. Nun soll Viggo ihn und seine Mannschaft bei einer abenteuerlichen Entdeckungsfahrt begleiten – denn die Wikinger hoffen, jenseits des Ozeans Zuflucht vor der drohenden Götterdämmerung zu finden.

The world begins to suffer an escalating and sensational series of natural disasters, and two marine biologists begin to develop a theory that the cause lies in the oceans, where an entity know as the Yrr has developed a massive network of single-cell organisms. It is wreaking havoc in order to prevent humankind from destroying the Earth's ecological balance forever. The Americans, under the ruthless General Judith Lee, take a more pragmatic approach than the scientists, seeking to wipe out the being of the deep.

Dal loro ritorno dall'Amazzonia, le cose non sono andate bene per Ulises, Cassie e il professor Castillo. Per dimostrare che dicono la verità e recuperare le loro vite, non potranno fare altro che addentrarsi di nuovo nell'ignoto in cerca delle prove irrefutabili di cui hanno bisogno. Questa volta, il sentiero di molliche di pane li condurrà in uno dei luoghi più pericolosi, desolati e inospitali del pianeta… ma questo sarà solo l'inizio. Un viaggio che porterà Ulises, Cassie ed Eduardo a vivere l'avventura più strabiliante della loro vita.

Una giovane siriana, profuga di guerra, fugge sulla barca a vela di quattro uomini assetati di miti. La ragazza si chiama Evropa. Da quel momento la leggenda della principessa fenicia rapita sulla costa del Libano da Giove trasformatosi in toro si intreccia con gli eventi del Mediterraneo di...

They called themselves the Bombay Buccaneers - and under that flamboyant name they blazed a trail of daring and adventure from the Gulf of Oman to the waters of Macao. For courage, loyalty, and renown few of the Buccaneers could match their Captain, Percival Merewether, a brilliant seaman who was already the hero of a score of fabled sea-faring campaigns. Newly in command of the 36-gun frigate Pitt, Merewether is about to set sail again.

Devastated by the loss of his family, Gideon Markham has retreated to his ship and the life of the sea. Heir to a privateering tradition, he brings his schooner into the Gulf of Mexico to wage unremitting war on the British who threaten America’s freedom. But the puritanical Gideon finds the Gulf a strange and threatening place, and soon he must face Jean Laffite’s pirates, a mutiny, an attack by Red Stick Creeks, and a British invasion…none of which he finds as baffling and alarming as Maria-Anna de Suarez.

This Audible Original drama voyages across the seas on board the USS Abraham Lincoln in pursuit of a mysterious monster that has been terrifying unsuspecting ships, in an expedition to hunt this creature down before more people are injured or killed. Amongst the crew are Professor Pierre Aronnax, who wants to be the first person to identify the creature, believing it to be nothing more than an oversized Narwhal. He’s joined by Ned Land, a Canadian harpoonist, believed to be the best in the world.

Persa la "Sophie", Jack Aubrey e Stephen Maturin si ritrovano senza una nave, ma ben provvisti di quattrini grazie alle numerose prede catturate durante la navigazione nel Mediterraneo dalla gloriosa corvetta. D'intesa, i due amici decidono di ritirarsi per qualche tempo in campagna...

On Stranger Tides follows the exploits of John Chandagnac, who travels to the new world after the death of his puppeteer father to confront his uncle, who has apparently made off with the family fortune. During the voyage, he befriends Beth Hurwood and her father, Benjamin Hurwood, an Oxford professor. Before they arrive at their destination, their ship is waylaid by Blackbeard and his band of pirates.

Tattooed mer-shifters are climbing out of the secret depths to claim their soul mates and save their race! First Lieutenant Soren burns for icy Aya, but his dark past now threatens all of Atlantis. Aya must show the harsh warrior that he's worthy of love—and claim her own power—before their city is destroyed by an ancient nemesis. Aya is determined to save her family's company and her favorite cousin, Elyssa, even though it means confronting the dark, powerful lieutenant who always gets under her skin.

'A dream of a read!’ New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn 'Emotional, raw, and beautifully written' ★★★★★ From the author of the internationally bestselling novel, WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT, comes a breathtaking tale of secrets, betrayal, and the enduring power of friendship...

Journey to Five Island Cove for a roaring good time with friends old and new, their sons and daughters, and all their new husbands as they navigate the heartaches and celebrations of life and love. When someone returns to the Cove no one ever expected to see again, old wounds open just as they'd started to heal. This group of women will be tested again, both on land and at sea, just as they once were as teens.

Spätsommer 1929, der letzte Sommer der Goldenen Zwanziger. Niemand erkennt die Vorzeichen der Weltwirtschaftskrise. Noch bestimmen Luxus un Frivolität, Jazz und Kokain den Rhythmus des Lebens – auch auf dem Ozeanliner Champollion, der von Marseille aus Richtung Orient in See sticht. Zu den illustren Passagieren gehören eine skandalumwitterte Nackttänzerin aus Berlin und ein mysteriöser römischer Anwalt, eine adelige englische Lady, ein Schläger aus der Unterwelt – und Theodor Jung, Kriegsveteran und Fotoreporter der Berliner Illustrirten.

The scorching, escapist new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Castaways ‘An addictive sun-soaked thriller’ MARIE CLAIRE ‘The perfect holiday read’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS ‘Brimming with tension’ CLARE MACKINTOSH ‘Talk about twists and turns’ EMMA STONEX ‘Utterly...

Brought to you by Penguin. LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 A POWERFUL NEW NOVEL FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AND BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE OVERSTORY AND BEWILDERMENT Rafi and Todd are two polar opposites at an elite high school where they bond over a three-thousand-year-old board...