An excelent read
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This is an excellent book and I can't rate it highly enough. While never going to be a literary prize winner, it is difficult to put this book down right from the start, without the use of typical tricks to keep the reader putting the book down. I can't wait to read 'The Pirate Round' and also James Nelson's other books outwith this series.
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Even better than "The Guardship".
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A premonition - and suddenly the comfortable world of Marlowe is turned on its head.
King James, the freed slave, slaughters the crew of a slave ship in a fit of passion, and to save face and reputation, Marlowe has to run him down and bring him to justice. Meanwhile, his sworn enemy is intent on destroying all that Marlowe holds dear ...
This sets the scene for another gripping tale in the same vein as 'The Guardship' - the same flowing prose and command of language endows this book with the mark of a master storyteller coming into his stride. Many threads, at sea and at home, combine to make this a thrilling, un-put-downable period story.
As the tale unfolds, we are taken into the minds of the protagonists, taking a glimpse behind the facade that each one has created, seeing the tale from several different perspectives, each with its own ideals and agenda, making us more and more involved in this wonderful complex story.Even better than 'The Guardship' - and that's saying something. *****
Look out for 'The Pirate Round', book 3 in the series.
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An excellent sea-faring yarn.
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Slave trader turned plantation owner who frees his own slaves causing upset in Virginia takes to the seas again to chase his right- hand man who has killed a slaver captain. Full of battles and sea chases. Anyone who has enjoyed the books of Alexander Kent will love this. The sort of book that is hard to put down, but very easy to get back into.
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