The most popular nautical fiction books of 2023

Nautical fiction takes you to sea. Warships under sail, merchant voyages, pirates, storms and long months far from land are the setting, and life aboard is drawn in salty detail. Many readers follow a favorite captain through a whole series. No sailing knowledge is needed, though you may pick some up. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

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Psyche and Eros
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Psyche and Eros

Luna McNamara

2023 · 2024 edition

352 pages

Sea Change
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Sea Change

Gina Chung

Published 2023

240 pages

Angeline
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Angeline

Anna Quinn

2023 · 2024 edition

315 pages

Chameleon
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Chameleon

Remi Adeleke, Steven N. Hartov

Published 2023

336 pages