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Best 1 Desolation Island

Desolation Island is a 1978 naval adventure novel by C. S. Forester, notable for its narrative of Horatio Hornblower surviving a shipwreck and typhus epidemic.

2 The Surgeon's Mate

The Surgeon's Mate is a 1980 naval adventure novel by C. S. Forester, notable for depicting Horatio Hornblower's escape from American captivity during the War of 1812.

3 The Fortune of War

The Fortune of War is a 1978 naval adventure novel by C. S. Forester, notable for setting Horatio Hornblower's exploits against the backdrop of the War of 1812 in America.

4 The Reverse of the Medal

The Reverse of the Medal is Patrick O'Brian's 1986 Aubrey-Maturin novel, notable for sending Jack Aubrey into a London financial scandal.

5 The Letter of Marque

The Letter of Marque is Patrick O'Brian's 1988 Aubrey-Maturin novel, notable for recasting Jack Aubrey as a privateer after his disgrace.

6 The Wine-Dark Sea

The Wine-Dark Sea is Patrick O'Brian's 1993 Aubrey-Maturin novel, notable for carrying Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin into the Pacific war.

7 The Thirteen Gun Salute

The Thirteen Gun Salute is Patrick O'Brian's 1989 Aubrey-Maturin novel, notable for its diplomatic mission to Southeast Asia.

8 The Nutmeg of Consolation

The Nutmeg of Consolation is Patrick O'Brian's 1991 Aubrey-Maturin novel, notable for continuing the series in the East Indies after a shipwreck.

9 The Ionian Mission

The Ionian Mission is a 1981 naval adventure novel by C. S. Forester, notable for combining Horatio Hornblower's blockade duties with complex diplomatic intrigue in the Mediterranean.

10 The Yellow Admiral

The Yellow Admiral is Patrick O'Brian's 1996 Aubrey-Maturin novel, notable for placing Jack Aubrey's naval career under political strain.

11 The Hundred Days

"The Hundred Days" is a historical naval adventure novel by British author Patrick O'Brian, published in 1998 as the nineteenth installment in his acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series.

12 Treason's Harbour

Treason's Harbour is Patrick O'Brian's 1983 Aubrey-Maturin novel, notable for Malta-based naval intelligence during the Napoleonic Wars.

13 Clarissa Oakes

Clarissa Oakes is Patrick O'Brian's 1992 Aubrey-Maturin novel, notable for its Pacific voyage and the disruptive passenger known as Clarissa Oakes.

14 Blue at the Mizzen

Blue at the Mizzen is Patrick O'Brian's 1999 Aubrey-Maturin novel, notable as the last complete book in his Napoleonic naval series.

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