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Scylla and the Pepper Pirates    by Rayne Hall
Price: $0.99 USD. 11620 words. Published on December 11, 2011. .

A fun fantasy adventure yarn with a spunky heroine. Circa 9,000 words. British spellings.
The Sands of the Skeleton Coast    by Duncan Watt
Price: $0.99 USD. 52650 words. Published on December 14, 2011. .

This is the second in the series of Wallace Boys Books. Set in the Atlantic Ocean, the boys accept the offer of a chance to crew the Motor Yacht 'St Valery' to South Africa from the Island of St Helena. But it turns out to be a very hairy voyage.
The Caroline    by Ashley MacGregor
Price: Free! 2230 words. Published on December 21, 2011. .

Susan Unwin is an emigrant sailing from England to Australia in the Nineteenth century. Tragedy befalls the ship and they are close to sinking, but an American captain finds them adrift in the middle of the ocean and offers help. As the ship struggles towards its destination, Susan’s daydreams torment her with her own tragedy.
Wairata.    by Jonathan Firth
Price: $2.99 USD. 151620 words. Published on December 29, 2011. .

An historical novel set in New Zealand in the late 1800's and early 1900's. It follows the life of a young Scottish immigrant who finds himself growing up in a back country town at a time when the young nation is coming of age. He must find his way through the many joys and tragedies that life throws at him, including war and hardship, love and loss, to discover what it really means to be a man.
Catterthun    by Chris Craig
Price: $2.99 USD. 70670 words. Published on January 31, 2012. .

The ss Catterthun set sail from Sydney on a wintry evening in 1895. Most of the people on board would never see the sun rise on another day. A mounting gale pushed the Catterthun along the coast, closer to her doom. She sank beneath a storm tossed sea leaving mysteries in her wake. What hadshe hit? Who was to blame? What happened to the fortune in gold she had on board?
Sweet Brood    by Mayassa AL-Tajir
Price: $9.99 USD. 17030 words. Published on February 15, 2012. .

Sweet Brood, a play with a cast of 8. Shipwreck of four children, who find themselves on one of the Glorietta Islands. This island is enchanted, and the underlying themes of the story are those of self worth and self-destruction.
Ghost Ship on the Cay: A Scary 15-Minute Ghost Story    by Caitlind L. Alexander
Price: $0.99 USD. 2300 words. Published by LearningIsland.com  on March 3, 2012. .

The ship came into the harbor, running full out in front of a storm. No one thought she’d make it, but she did. But then the town discovered that there was no one on board. She was called the Providence. It was a fitting name, for she brought Providence to our town, and much, much more to the widow Mabel Priory. Read this short, but creepy tale to find out what Mabel did with this ship!
Dirt    by Paul Brockman
Price: $2.99 USD. 110290 words. Published on March 9, 2012. .

Jack Pepper is dead. Good for the plot, but not so good for Jack. By happy coincidence, Crum and Ampit—ambitious grinfangs of the planet Dirt—need a dead engineer. With a stolen spell, the grinfangs make sure Jack doesn’t stay dead. A win-win situation for everyone, perhaps, but Jack, far from being grateful, goes on the run when he finds out what the acquisitive pair want of him
10 by Russ Crossley    by Russ Crossley
Price: $7.99 USD. 52270 words. Published by 53rd Street Publishing  on March 9, 2012. .

in this collection you will find stories with impossible odds, satire where the fast food companies run the future, AI robots locked in a civil war, and space travelers with very human problems. In the fantasy section are stories of alternate realities, a vampire castaway, dragons, cheerleaders, and a man asked to fix a UFO. It's diverse enough for most readers of fantastic fiction.
Sebastian and the Invisible Island, Book1: Adrift    by Michael Hogan
Price: $0.99 USD. 7490 words. Published on March 10, 2012. .

Sebastian Linus Youngfield is sailing the world with his parents, Cameron and Anne, when their voyage takes a dramatic turn in the South Pacific. A massive storm blows in leaving Sebastian adrift at sea in a small dinghy. To survive the adventures ahead, he must cast fear into the depths and summon every skill learned in his young life.