Tales of Ships and Sailors

Here we come to the Age of Sail fanfiction page. And here, as in the oceans of antiquity, lie Fantastic Beasts.

HERE LIES SLASH

Slash: Explicit depictions of sex between same-sex partners. This site may also contain explicit descriptions of heterosexual sex.
If you don't like slash, or if you're under 18, turn around matey.

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If you do like slash, or hetsex, the good stuff is below. Each story contains a summary, pairing information, and a rating. If you don't want to see something in particular, read the warnings. If you still see something you didn't want to see, you've bypassed two sets of warnings to get there. I can't make it any clearer than that. That having been said, I'd love to hear what you think of the tales, good and bad.

The Library

Sarah Woods's Tales

One of the Lads Rating: G Pairing: None: What if Hornblower had found a female sailor in his division?
A Run Ashore Rating: PG Pairing: None: A sequel to One of the Lads -- Matthews and Sarah have a bit of shore leave.

Pellew/Hornblower

Flat Aback Rating: NC-17 Pairing: HH/EP: Edward Pellew and Horatio Hornblower play cat-and-mouse in the Captain's Cabin
To Sail As Men Rating: NC-17 Pairing: HH/EP: Pellew and Hornblower continue their Game

The Clayton/Kennedy Series

Down Among the Dead Men Rating: NC-17 Pairing: AK/Clayton: What might have been had Clayton survived "The Duel". First in a series.
Ghosts Rating: NC-17 Pairing: HH/EP : Sequel to "Down Among the Dead Men". Archie is gone, but Clayton must do his duty and Horatio must face some things about himself.
Laying the Dead to Rest Rating: NC-17 Pairing: AK/HC, HH/HC: A sequel to Ghosts -- How Kennedy and Clayton finally lay their ghosts to rest.

Other Stories

Dirty Little Secrets Rating: NC-17 Pairing: Styles/Randall: Why does Randall have it in for Styles? Fill-in piece for Mutiny and Retribution.
Oysters Rating: NC-17 Pairing: Matthews/Hornblower: When Matthews and Hornblower are set adrift in an open boat, they find an island--and each other.
Come Lie With Me Rating: NC-17 Pairing: Hornblower/Edrington/Female OC: After Indefatigable returns from France, Edrington finds a way to ease his grief over Mariette’s death.
A True Shipmate Rating: NC-17 Pairing: Matthews/Jenny Tarbuckle, Sarah Woods/Jenny Tarbuckle: This story is the flip side of many a slash tale about the officers. While they’re ashore taking care of business, this is what the seamen get up to.
Aids to Navigation Rating: NC-17 Pairing: Hornblower/Matthews: Post Retribution, Pre Duty story. Hornblower and Matthews have a long trip back to England in Retribution. Hornblower takes the chance to teach Matthews some new skills.
Sharpe's Comrade Rating: NC-17 Pairing: Sharpe/Edrington: Forced to march together during a retreat, Sharpe and Edrington are cut off from the army and must make their way back through country controlled by the French. In the process, they share far more than just the hardships of war.