Desolation Island
Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh, famous from the Bounty mutiny, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and ship’s surgeon Stephen Maturin sail the Leopard to Australia, carrying a hold full of convicts....
Literature - Adventure
The King's Secret
Second book in the Path of the Ranger series, in which the Bilbao-born author once again showcases an agile narrative style that captivates young readers.
The kingdom of Norghana faces an imminent...
Goldfinger
The James Bond novels are nowhere near as appealing as the films, which are primarily visual, as is well known. They have had very few reprints.
Here, 007 faces one of those eccentric villains who...
The railway children
A delightful novel in which some autobiographical traits can be sensed. Roberta (Bobbie), 12 years old, and her younger siblings Peter and Phyllis are forced to move with their mother near London. Their...
The Flanders Panel
The plot is, in all respects, implausible but still captivating. Once again, I am surprised by Pérez-Reverte's ability to tell a story. Perhaps both the characters and the narrator fall a bit into bombast,...
Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins narrates the story throughout. On the west coast of England in the 1700s his mother was the innkeeper at Admiral Benbow Inn. One day an old pirate arrived with a map showing the location of the...
The Aquitaine progression
In a world where communism was the greatest threat, there were those who focused on telling stories of fascist conspiracies. One of these is Robert Ludlum’s, with which you can spend very enjoyable moments...
The boy in the burning house
Fourteen-year-old Jim Hawkins is grappling with the mysterious disappearance of his father, Hub, in their small Canadian town. While the community presumes suicide, Jim holds onto hope that his father is...
Vango
Vango is Russian, or perhaps French, but he spent his childhood in the Aeolian Islands. He speaks five languages, but he has no homeland. The woman who raised him, Mademoiselle, has always hidden his past...
Great Expectations
Philip Pirrip ('Pip') is a small village boy being brought up by the blacksmith Joe Gargery. He is told to go and visit the house of Miss Havisham, whose mind had been badly affected by being jilted at the...