A Ship for the King

by Richard Woodman

Book Overview

A thrilling maritime adventure, the first in a new series set against the backdrop of the English Civil War - Bristol , England , 1618 . Kit Faulkner is a young vagrant orphan, but his life changes forever when two gentlemen spot his potential and he is taken aboard their merchant ship, the Swallow , to be trained for a life at sea. As he rises through the ranks, he risks all in encounters with pirates and French corsairs. Meanwhile, England edges...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0727880780
• ISBN13: 9780727880789
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.7"