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OverviewA thrilling new naval adventure about a brave man with a secret past. If you like Patrick O'Brian and Bernard Cornwell, you will love this exciting, action-packed maritime adventure from bestselling author James Nelson. ""A master both of his period and of the English language"" -- PATRICK O'BRIAN ""Brilliant...Readers will gladly be swept along by a wonderful plot"" -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ""Don't just buy this one to see if you like it, get the three at once and cancel any engagements for the next several days."" -- ***** Reader review ""Read it far too quickly"" -- ***** Reader review ""Superb"" -- ***** Reader review ******************************************************** WHEN THE PAST THREATENS TO CATCH UP WITH HIM, CAN HE MUSTER THE STRENGTH HE NEEDS? When Thomas Marlowe decides to renounce his life as a pirate - and keep it a secret, he uses the bounty he has amassed to purchase a fine Virginia plantation from a beautiful young widow, Elizabeth Tinling. While defending her honour, he kills the favourite son of one of the colony's most powerful families. But in a clever piece of manoeuvring, he manages to win command of the Plymouth Prize, the colony's decrepit guardship, and is charged with leading the King's sailors in battle against the cutthroats who infest the waters off Virginia's shores. A threat from his illicit past appears, however, as an old pirate enemy plots to seize the colony's wealth, forcing Marlowe to choose between losing all - or facing the one man he fears. The Guardship is the first book of the Brethren of the Coast trilogy. Marlowe's story continues in The Blackbirder. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James NelsonPublisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Imprint: Corgi Books Volume: bk. 1 Dimensions: Width: 10.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.245kg ISBN: 9780552148382ISBN 10: 0552148385 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 01 February 2001 Recommended Age: From 0 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsThere are few greater pleasures than reading a book about a world that is not our own but that is concerned with a perfectly recognizable society with almost identical emotions--in this case the American Colonies of the very early 18th century and the sea off their coasts--and the pleasure is very much increased when the writer is a master both of his period and of the English language. --- Patrick O'Brian Period novels, by definition, are epic masterpieces. Men wear hats, carry swords and bow in front of ladies. Ladies wear tight corsets, are inordinately beautiful and are possessed of great cunning. Naturally both sexes are haunted by a hidden past. The present is uncertain for all, tumultuous even, and, where ships are involved, rife with danger in the form of brigands and pirates. Given the formula a semi-competant novelist, with a little elbow grease could churn out a readable epic and then get it published. Nelson is more than competant and he clearly knows his period and his ships so it is inexcusable when on more than one occasion he allows laziness to overcome his literary skill and writes prose worthy of a second-rate novelist. Having created a Byronian hero, in every sense of the word, in Thomas Marlow, Nelson then spoils a tightly-written battle scene by having him forget his own plan for coming out of it alive! Guilty of more than one instance like this in the novel Nelson manages to save the pace of its storyline by creating a vividly-drawn relationship between Marlow and Elizabeth and then making this the catalyst for what happens next. The result is akin to a ride in the country in a horse-drawn cart: it's pleasant enough but a little bumpy. Still, this is the first of Nelson's projected novels featuring the same time and characters so there is hope that next time round the ride will be that much smoother. (Kirkus UK) Author InformationJames Nelson has served as a seaman, rigger, boatswain and officer on a number of sailing vessels. He is the author of the five books comprising his The Revolution at Sea saga and The Brethren of the Coast trilogy. He lives with his wife and children in Maine. His web site can be found at www.jameslnelson.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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