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A mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an...
2) Mutiny
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Pyr
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The new first officer on the starship Teddy Roosevelt, Wilson Cole disobeys his commanding officer, takes command of the ship, and wins a major battle in a galactic war, only to find himself up on charges of mutiny.
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Powder mage trilogy volume 3
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Orbit
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Field Marshal Tamas returns to his beloved country to discover that the capital city of Adro is under the control of a foreign invader and that his son has gone missing.
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Vatta's war volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 18
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Kylara Vatta is the only daughter in a family full of sons and her father's only child to buck tradition by choosing a military career instead of joining the family business. For Ky, it's no contest: Even running the prestigious Vatta Transport Ltd. shipping concern can't hold a candle to shipping out as an officer aboard an interstellar cruiser. It's adventure, not commerce, that stirs her soul. And despite her family's misgivings, there can be no...
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It is 1797 and Thomas Kydd is now master's mate on Achilles. Kydd sails for England, but his joy at returning home is soon forgotten when he finds himself at the centre of one of the most extraordinary events in English history- the Mutiny at the Nore. Ten thousand men and scores of ships hold the country to ransom. Kydd is faced with a terrible choice. Abandon his friends and shipmates? Or join the rebellion?
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The hatching volume 3
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Random House Canada
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English
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"In the thrilling, nerve-wracking finale of Ezekiel Boones "hair-raising" (Parade) Hatching series, the United States goes to war against the queen spiders that threaten to overtake the human race forever. The world is on the brink of apocalypse. Zero Day has come"--Goodreads.
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Walker & Co
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IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Fletcher Christian, the second-in-command, seizes control of the HMS Bounty when the ship is torn apart by the violent behavior of her captain and he and his fellow mutineers find a home on Pitcairn Island.
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