In 1674, Captain Kidd aboard the Adventure Galley, narrowly escaped the attack of Captain Henry Morgan, a privateer who returned to the Caribbean after a few years of captivity in England, at the request of the Queen of Spain, for storming Panama City with more than 1,000 men. Henry Morgan, a poor navigator but an excellent strategist, had a reputation for being the cruelest pirate of his time, but Charles II, King of England, nevertheless decided to appoint him a knight.Henry Morgan plundered many treasures, but mutineers will steal the most precious he has ever possessed.This novel, based on real events, evokes Captains Kidd and Morgan's lives, leading readers on a hectic adventure.
Marie-Helene Therrien Knihy
Marie-Hélène Therrien je autorkou, jejíž díla se ponořila do hlubin francouzské literatury a tvůrčího psaní. Její zájem o literaturu se projevuje v jejím románu a eseji, kde prozkoumává témata prostřednictvím hluboké analýzy. Therrienová také využívá své rozsáhlé znalosti žurnalistiky, historie a kinematografie k obohacení svého psaní. Její mnohostranné zkušenosti, včetně překladatelství a rozhlasové práce, přispívají k jejímu jedinečnému pohledu na svět literatury.


Captain Henry Morgan, once vilified, was now being held in honour by the King and noblemen. All Henry wanted was a life of adventure, not one of conformity, but it had all been ruined and was meaningless since the death of his beloved, Elisabeth. Will the Captain successfully navigate the treacherous world of politics as he did the high seas? Despite the King's mandate, will he find the desire to accept his vocation?