The Guardship : Book One of the Brethren of the Coast Paperback - 2000
by Nelson, James L
- Used
Written by the author of the "Revolution at Sea Saga, The Guardship" is the beginning of a new naval adventure series about a brave man with a secret past and the bloodthirsty pirates off the coast of colonial Virginia.
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Details
- Title The Guardship : Book One of the Brethren of the Coast
- Author Nelson, James L
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers, New York
- Date 2000
- Bookseller's Inventory # GRP14101676
- ISBN 9780380804528 / 0380804522
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 1 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Cultural Region: South Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
- Cultural Region: South
- Geographic Orientation: Virginia
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Virginia - History - Colonial period, ca.
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99039239
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
From the rear cover
Shortly after Thomas Marlowe's arrival in Williamsburg, Virginia, all in that newfound capital city are speaking his name. With the bounty from his years as a pirate -- a life he intends to renounce and keep forever secret -- he purchases a fine plantation from a striking young widow, and soon after kills the favorite son of one of Virginia's most powerful clans while defending her honor. But it is a daring feat of remarkable cunning that truly sets local tongues wagging: a stunning move that wins Marlowe command of Plymouth Prize, the colony's decrepit guardship.
But even as the enigmatic Marlowe bravely leads the King's sailors in bloody pitched battle against the cutthroats who infest the waters off Virginia's shores, a threat from his illicit past looms on the horizon that could doom Marlowe and his plans. Jean-Pierre LeRois, captain of the Vengeance -- a brigand notorious even among other brigand for his violence and debauchery -- plots to seize the colony's wealth, forcing Marlowe to choose between losing all or facing the one man he fears. Only an explosive confrontation on the open sea can determine whether the Chesapeake will be ruled by the crown or the Brethren of the Coast.
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Citations
- Booklist, 01/01/2000, Page 878
- Publishers Weekly, 12/06/1999, Page 54
