20,000 Leagues Under the Sea★★★★☆
Jules Verne (F.P. Walter Translation) Even though marine science and geology have passed it by, it’s still a gripping episodic adventure through a strange, hidden world of marvels.
Four-Day Planet★★★☆☆
H. Beam Piper A fun frontier/sailing adventure, but nothing special. Sort of Moby Dick in space with everyone based out of a corrupt frontier town.
Toilers of the Sea★★★★☆
Victor Hugo, William Moy Thomas (translator) An outcast from a small island community spends weeks salvaging a shipwreck, alone, to prove himself. More tightly structured than Les Mis, if less ambitious in scope.