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The Oceans and the Stars

by Mark Helprin
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Mark Helprin, the #1 New York Times, bestselling author of Winterâs Tale and A Soldier of the Great War, presents a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love.
 
A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined to always do whatâs right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the president of the United States, who assigns him to command the doomed lineâs only prototypeââAthena, Patrol Coastal 15ââwith the intent to humiliate a man who should have been an admiral.
 
Rather than resign, Rensselaer takes the new assignment in stride, and while supervising Athenaâs fitting out in New Orleans, encounters a brilliant lawyer, Katy Farrar, with whom he falls in last-chance love. Soon thereafter, he is deployed on a mission that subjects his integrity, morality, and skill to the ultimate test, and ensures that Athena will live forever in the annals of the Navy.
 
As in the Odyssey, Katy is the force that keeps him alive and the beacon that lights the way home through seven battles, mutiny, and court martial. In classic literary form, an enthralling new novel that extolls the virtues of living by the laws of conscience, decency, and sacrifice, The Oceans and the Stars is nothing short of a masterpiece.
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Publisher: ABRAMS

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  • Release date: October 3, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9798887070766
  • Release date: October 3, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9798887070766
  • File size: 3118 KB
  • Release date: October 3, 2023
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Mark Helprin, the #1 New York Times, bestselling author of Winterâs Tale and A Soldier of the Great War, presents a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love.
 
A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined to always do whatâs right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the president of the United States, who assigns him to command the doomed lineâs only prototypeââAthena, Patrol Coastal 15ââwith the intent to humiliate a man who should have been an admiral.
 
Rather than resign, Rensselaer takes the new assignment in stride, and while supervising Athenaâs fitting out in New Orleans, encounters a brilliant lawyer, Katy Farrar, with whom he falls in last-chance love. Soon thereafter, he is deployed on a mission that subjects his integrity, morality, and skill to the ultimate test, and ensures that Athena will live forever in the annals of the Navy.
 
As in the Odyssey, Katy is the force that keeps him alive and the beacon that lights the way home through seven battles, mutiny, and court martial. In classic literary form, an enthralling new novel that extolls the virtues of living by the laws of conscience, decency, and sacrifice, The Oceans and the Stars is nothing short of a masterpiece.
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