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The Pirate Devlin
Hodder & Stoughton
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Description for The Pirate Devlin
hardcover. Some light shelf wear, else as new
As the great powers of Europe fight over the spoils of slavery, corruption and greed, the golden age of piracy is born. Sold by his father as a child for four guineas, captain's servant Patrick Devlin knows how cheap a man's life can be. But his instinct for survival is strong, and when his master's ship is sunk by pirates, Devlin makes his choice -- to trade his servile existence for a life of dangerous liberty. As he learns to adapt to his brutal new world, he watches men who would once have been his masters fall dead at his ... Read more
As the great powers of Europe fight over the spoils of slavery, corruption and greed, the golden age of piracy is born. Sold by his father as a child for four guineas, captain's servant Patrick Devlin knows how cheap a man's life can be. But his instinct for survival is strong, and when his master's ship is sunk by pirates, Devlin makes his choice -- to trade his servile existence for a life of dangerous liberty. As he learns to adapt to his brutal new world, he watches men who would once have been his masters fall dead at his ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340992661
SKU
KRA0009968
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Hodder & Stoughton
Mark Keating was born in North London and has spent most of his life working around the South East selling everything from comic-books to champagne. He now lives and works in Windsor, Berkshire with his partner and son.
Reviews for The Pirate Devlin
'THE PIRATE DEVLIN is top quality historical fiction. Mark Keating knows his period inside-out and his stylish prose and devilish plot fold it into a gripping read. This is the start of something big.'
Harry Sidebottom, author of Warrior of Rome 'A superbly imagined, vividly written debut. Devlin is set to become the Sharpe of the high ... Read more
Harry Sidebottom, author of Warrior of Rome 'A superbly imagined, vividly written debut. Devlin is set to become the Sharpe of the high ... Read more