Book description
Rip-roaring adventures for fans of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and
Patrick O' Brian, in these pirate prequels to 'Treasure Island'.
John Silver had never killed a man. Until now, charisma, sheer size
and, when all else failed, a powerful pair of fists, had been enough to
see off his enemies. But on a smouldering deck off the coast of
Madagascar, his shipmates dead or dying all around him, his cutlass has
just claimed the lives of six pirates. With their comrades intent on
revenge, Silver's promising career in the merchant navy looks set to
come to an end… until the pirate captain makes him an offer he can't refuse.
On the other side of the world Joseph Flint, a naval officer wronged by
his superiors, plots a bloody mutiny. Strikingly handsome, brilliant,
but prey to sadistic tendencies, the path Flint has chosen will
ultimately lead him to Silver. Together these gentlemen of fortune forge
a deadly and unstoppable partnership, steering a course through
treachery and betrayal and amassing a vast fortune. But the arrival of
Selina, a beautiful runaway slave with a murderous past, triggers sexual
jealousy that will turn the best of friends into sworn enemies … and so
the legend of Treasure Island begins.
You'll be hooked 'Flint & Silver contains the essential
ingredients to attract a worldwide following'
Western Morning News Having originally trained as a biochemist -
before realizing he wasn't much good at science - John Drake became an
anchorman for PharmaVision, a live-TV broadcast service produced by ICI
Pharmaceuticals. He left in 1999 to become a full-time writer. His
hobbies and interests include muzzle-loading shooting, history and
politics. 'Flint and Silver' was inspired by the many unanswered
questions left by Robert Louis Stevenson's much-loved classic, 'Treasure
Island'.
