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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The Spitfire
Cover of The Spitfire

The Spitfire

Captain Chamier

Published 2023

328 pages

Treasure Island
Cover of Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

Published 2023

285 pages

Sipho's Dream
Cover of Sipho's Dream

Sipho's Dream

Rene Whitaker

Published 2023

212 pages