The Wager is technically non-fiction but it’s still super interesting and an easy read!
chaneilmiaalba on
The Terror by Dan Simmons.
North_Shock5099 on
Stuart Turton: The Devil and the Dark Water.
go_anywhere on
Sea of Glory by Nathaniel Philbrick
Technically another non-fiction, but lots of drama and amazing discoveries.
pchubbs on
The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson has plenty of sailing and themes of war, as well as economics, politics, science, with a huge cast of characters, some real, some fiction. Rated R historical fiction taking place between 1640-1715.
Tai Pan by James Clavell was another banger I recently finished and was just so fucking good imho. Takes place in Hong Kong around 1840s, lots of boats and adventure.
LuckyEstate302 on
To The Ends Of The Earth trilogy by William Golding.
BubbaMcGuff on
Moby Dick?
Good-Variation-6588 on
16th century and relatively recently published: Isola by Allegra Goodman. The sailing part is about 1/3 of the way into the novel
Critical_Gas_2590 on
I really liked these historical novels by David Liss:
*A Conspiracy of Paper*
*The Coffee Trader*
Overall-Tailor8949 on
The *Horatio Hornblower* series by C. S. Forester
*Captains Courageous* by Rudyard Kipling was first published in 1896 so it may be a little later than what you’re looking for.
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Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian.
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
Treasure Island
The Wager is technically non-fiction but it’s still super interesting and an easy read!
The Terror by Dan Simmons.
Stuart Turton: The Devil and the Dark Water.
Sea of Glory by Nathaniel Philbrick
Technically another non-fiction, but lots of drama and amazing discoveries.
The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson has plenty of sailing and themes of war, as well as economics, politics, science, with a huge cast of characters, some real, some fiction. Rated R historical fiction taking place between 1640-1715.
Tai Pan by James Clavell was another banger I recently finished and was just so fucking good imho. Takes place in Hong Kong around 1840s, lots of boats and adventure.
To The Ends Of The Earth trilogy by William Golding.
Moby Dick?
16th century and relatively recently published: Isola by Allegra Goodman. The sailing part is about 1/3 of the way into the novel
I really liked these historical novels by David Liss:
*A Conspiracy of Paper*
*The Coffee Trader*
The *Horatio Hornblower* series by C. S. Forester
*Captains Courageous* by Rudyard Kipling was first published in 1896 so it may be a little later than what you’re looking for.