Book reviews

Maritime non-fiction / History

True tale of a tragedy

Ship of Lost Souls, by Rod Scher

Rod Scher's Ship of Lost Souls reads like an adventure novel. Unfortunately, the book isn't fiction; it recounts the real-life 1906 grounding of the passenger liner Valencia and the deaths of over 170 people onboard.

Maritime non-fiction / History

The many lives of a much-loved liner

RMS Queen Mary, by David Ellery

Built in Clydebank in the 1930s, the RMS Queen Mary was the biggest superstar vessel since the Titanic – and had a much more successful career.

Maritime non-fiction / History

Lining up liner histories

Tales From Great Passenger Ships, by Paul Curtis, and Serving on the Big Ships, by William H. Miller

Two recent releases from The History Press and Fonthill offer captivating insights into the world of passenger liners from different yet complementary perspectives.

Maritime non-fiction / History

Well-researched history of mass maritime travel

Ocean Liners, by Anthony Burton

The new title Ocean Liners has a great deal more to it than most books about liners and cruise ships, with plenty of technical content to appeal to an audience of maritime professionals.

Maritime non-fiction / Shipspotting

Learn about lovely liners

British Passenger Liners in Colour – the 1950s,'60s and Beyond, by William H Miller

This photographic retrospective recollects a bygone era in passenger shipping, when the British-flagged passenger fleet spanned the world from Southampton to South America.