In which the Brotherband chooses to go on the offensive against a possible plot to assassinate Princess Cassandra by tracking down a deadly sect known as the Scorpion Cult.

For centuries, the sea has been regarded as an exclusively male domain, but in this enthralling book, maritime historian David Cordingly shows that an astonishing number of women have answered the ocean's hypnotic call. Some earned their keep in plunder as sword-wielding pirates; some traveled as the wives or mistresses of captains or were smuggled aboard by officers or seamen; some even dressed in men's clothes and worked alongside sallors for months,...

"In this remarkable collection of illustrated private journals, log books, letters, and diaries, we follow firsthand the voyages of intrepid sailors from the frozen polar wastes to South Seas paradise islands. And we meet a fascinating cast of real characters: officers and crew, cooks and whalers, surgeons and artists, explorers and adventurers- including Antonio Pigafetta, an Italian who sailed with Magellan; Tupia, a Tahitian who joined Captain...

The bestselling author's sequel to "The Hungry Ocean" is a fast-paced account of her return to swordfishing. Capturing the moment-by-moment details of her journey, "Seaworthy" is Greenlaw's compelling narrative about a person setting her own terms and finding her true self between land and water.

"The story of cat Jacob Tibbs, runt of the litter, and his exploits on the high seas as a ship's mouser"--

In selecting the writings of these five 19th century skippers, Walter Teller has brought together the first representative collection of the works of the great race of New England sea-captain writers.

"On the never-ending, miles-high expanse of prairie grasses known as the Forever Sea, Kindred Greyreach, hearthfire keeper and sailor aboard harvesting vessel The Errant, is just beginning to fit in with the crew of her new ship when she receives devastating news. Her grandmother - The Marchess, legendary captain and hearthfire keeper - has stepped from her vessel and disappeared into the sea. But the note she leaves Kindred suggests this was not...