Books by Katie Daysh
Katie Daysh is the author of the Courtney and Nightingale naval adventure series, set during the Age of Sail. She lives on the Isle of Wight.
“A Merciful Sea is from both of their perspectives. Nightingale’s story is set on the Isle of Wight, where he’s caught in the middle of a clash between a horrible lieutenant and the people who live there. Courtney is with Nelson’s fleet and the story follows the build-up to the Battle of Trafalgar.” Read more...
The Best Naval Historical Fiction
Katie Daysh, Novelist
“The Devil to Pay…takes place in the brief peace between the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He’s living on the Isle of Wight, and is called back to find another ship which has gone missing on the way to Malta to negotiate some of the terms of the peace.” Read more...
The Best Naval Historical Fiction
Katie Daysh, Novelist
“Leeward is about Captain Nightingale, who is an officer in the Royal Navy at the turn of the 19th century, and experiences quite a traumatic event at the Battle of the Nile. He nearly loses his ship, and his lieutenant, who he secretly had feelings for, is killed. He takes a period of leave from the Navy, but feels it’s his duty to come back and try and get back on his feet. So he accepts a commission on a ship out in the Caribbean, which has to hunt down another ship that has mutinied and bring the mutineers to justice.” Read more...
The Best Naval Historical Fiction
Katie Daysh, Novelist
Interviews with Katie Daysh
The Best Naval Historical Fiction, recommended by Katie Daysh
Whether based on fact or fiction, novels set aboard ships can make for some of the best stories around. Novelist Katie Daysh, author of A Merciful Sea, introduces us to five of her favourites from the classic American novel that inspired Jaws to a horror story set aboard a U-boat in World War I.
Interviews where books by Katie Daysh were recommended
The Best Naval Historical Fiction, recommended by Katie Daysh
Whether based on fact or fiction, novels set aboard ships can make for some of the best stories around. Novelist Katie Daysh, author of A Merciful Sea, introduces us to five of her favourites from the classic American novel that inspired Jaws to a horror story set aboard a U-boat in World War I.
