Fiction
H. M. S. Surprise
Paperback
"Few, very few books have made my heart thud with excitement. H.M.S. Surprise managed it." —Helen Lucy Burke, Irish Press
Battles in the Desert (40th Anniversary Edition)
Paperback
This heart-breaking novella is a key work of 20th-century dystopian Mexican literature and sadly all too apropos today
Master and Commander
Paperback
The classic first novel of the epic Aubrey/Maturin series, widely considered “the best historical novels ever written” (Richard Snow, New York Times).
Post Captain
Paperback
“If Jane Austen had written rousing sea yarns, she would have produced something very close to the prose of Patrick O'Brian.” —Time
The Odor of Violets: A Duncan Maclain Mystery
Paperback
In the early days of WWII, a blind detective follows unseen clues to solve a murder and undermine a German spy plot.