Maritime

Maritime fiction has several names - Nautical Fiction, Naval Fiction, Sea Fiction, Sea Stories or Naval Adventure Fiction. It is a genre of literature with a setting at or near the sea, focusing on human relationships to the sea and sea voyages. Nautical culture is highlighted. The settings vary widely, including merchant ships, liners, naval ships, sea ports, etc.

Maritime fiction may focus on oceanic wildlife such as Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851), or fantasy creatures and legends such as the Mermaid or Kraken.

Common themes include the sub-genres Shipwreck and Pirates.

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New Releases Tagged "Maritime"

Black Tide Son (The Winter Sea, #2)
Life of Pi by Yann MartelDead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie       JonesThe End of Calico Jack by Eddie       JonesCurse of the Black Avenger by Eddie       JonesThe Breath Between Waves by Charlotte Anne Hamilton
Up on the deck
45 books — 25 voters

The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyRed Storm Rising by Tom ClancyVoyage of the Devilfish by Michael DiMercurioAttack of the Seawolf by Michael DiMercurioRun Silent Run Deep by Edward L. Beach
Best Submarine Thrillers
117 books — 87 voters

An Aquarium by Jeffrey YangZong! by Marlene NourbeSe PhilipManatee/Humanity by Anne WaldmanSpell by Dan Beachy-QuickThe Wellfleet Whale, and Companion Poems by Stanley Kunitz
Ocean Poetry
7 books — 8 voters
Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonDead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie       JonesThe End of Calico Jack by Eddie       JonesPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieCurse of the Black Avenger by Eddie       Jones
Pirate Books
67 books — 43 voters


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There are no rogue ships; there are only rogue shipowners.
Barista Uno, Maritime Double Shots

Helen Scales
The deep sea will never run out of things for us to dream about. Places will remain unseen and unvisited, fleeting moments will be missed, and nimble creatures, whose existence nobody can guess, will keep slipping out of sigh. We need to do all we can to keep it that way.
Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss

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