Ahoy, Matey!

Sail over to our display located on the lower level of the library that features sea stories this month. Listed below are a sample of what the Community Library has available: 

The Bomb Vessel by Richard Woodman 
Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater is caught up in the complex bloody Battle of Copenhagen, and must save his ship and help his brother escape the gallows. (Publisher Summary)

Ramage by Dudley Pope 

In a daring foray, under the very nose of the French Mediterranean fleet, Lieutenant Lord Nicholas Ramage is to sail his tiny cutter close in to the Italian shore and rescue a party of stranded aristocrats from Napoleon's fast-advancing army. Book #1 of the Lord Ramage series. (Publisher Summary)

Sea Change by Jeremy Page

Five years after a devastating tragedy that changed his life, Guy travels on a Dutch barge that has become his home and records in his diary the family life he imagines, a voyage transformed by the realities of the North Sea and a relationship with a mother and daughter. (Publisher Summary)

Beyond the Reef by Alexander Kent

March 1806: Napoleon holds Portugal and threatens his old ally Spain. Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho is dispatched once more to the Cape of Good Hope to establish a permanent naval force. (Publisher Summary)

Intrigue on the High Seas

The 9th installment in Clive Cussler's popular Oregon Files Series has finally arrived!

Fans of Cussler's fast paced action adventure series have waited over two years for Mirage, the latest release in the Oregon Files Series featuring Juan Cabrillo and the mysterious "Corporation" taking on covert missions to fight global crime and terrorism.

In October 1943, a U.S. destroyer sailed out of Philadelphia and supposedly vanished, the result of a Navy experiment with electromagnetic radiation. The story was considered a hoax but now Juan Cabrillo and his Oregon colleagues aren’t so sure. There is talk of a new weapon soon to be auctioned, something very dangerous to America’s interests, and the rumors link it to the great inventor Nikola Tesla, who was working with the Navy when he died in 1943. Was he responsible for the experiment? Are his notes in the hands of enemies? As Cabrillo races to find the truth, he discovers there is even more at stake than he could have imagined but by the time he realizes it, he may already be too late.

New to the Oregon Files Series and want to read from the beginning? Here is the list of the full series available at the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library:

1. Golden Buddha (2003)
2. Sacred Stone (2004)
3. Dark Watch (2005)
4. Skeleton Coast (2006)
5. Plague Ship (2008)
6. Corsair (2009)
7. The Silent Sea (2010)
8. The Jungle (2011)
9. The Mirage (2013)

Released at last! 7th book in amazing alternate-history 'Temeraire' series

Fans of Naomi Novik will be delighted that Crucible of Gold, the newest book in the bestselling Temeraire series, is now available at their Community Library.  In this alternate-history universe sure to appeal to fans of sea stories, dragon stories, and military history alike, dragons serve in battle as living airships. Crucible of Gold tells the story of the noble Captain Laurence and his indefatigable fighting dragon Temeraire, who travel to South America to negotiate with the Incas as part of a plan to stop Napoleon's campaign for world domination.  New to the series?  Start with book 1, His Majesty's Dragon.  You won't be disappointed.

Modern High Seas Adventure

Nick Dybek's new novel When Captain Flint was still a Good Man tells the story of a boy whose parents make morally questionable choices in order to keep their livelihood.  Cal's father is an Alaskan fisherman, braving the frigid and dangerous sea catching king crab; Cal's mother stays home with Cal, who is just old enough to wonder about her relationship with John Gaunt, the fishing fleet owner.  When John Gaunt dies, the whole family has choppy waters ahead.  For a lighter take on boyhood high seas adventure, try Michael Ondaatje's The Cat's Table.