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30 Best Maritime Historical Novels

Maritime fiction reconstructs life aboard ships and within the ports, navies and trading systems that supported them. These novels may involve war, commerce, piracy or exploration, but the sea remains central to the story.

216 books 12 historical periods

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Ancient World 2,200 BCE–628 CE 20 books American History 1607–1912 CE 10 books Asia & the Islamic World 221 BCE–1,997 CE 18 books Medieval Period 330–1,816 CE 36 books Renaissance & Early Modern Europe c. 1300–1789 CE 7 books Russian Empire & Revolution 1721–1922 CE 1 book Tudor & Stuart Britain 1485–1714 CE 10 books Georgian & Regency Britain 1714–1837 CE 14 books Age of Revolutions 1763–1848 CE 55 books Nineteenth-Century Europe 1815–1900 CE 19 books World War I & Interwar Era 1914–1939 CE 5 books World War II 1939–1945 CE 13 books

8 books are not yet assigned to a historical period.

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