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Orphaned in infancy in Ireland and raised in rural Berkshire before his aunt sent him packing to boarding school, George Eccles thought he knew enough about insecurity, fear and disappointment when he finds quiet contentment working in a joinery in rural England. When he manages to finish writing a horror novel, should he be delighted or distrustful when a publisher tells him it will be a bestseller? Has life prepared George for the insecurity, fear and disappointment of fame? Or will his adult life become another nightmare in which nothing, not even love, is what it seems? Is he wearing his art on his sleeve, his sources of inspiration waiting in the wings to expose him as a plagiariser, or has paranoia shaken his confidence in his originality? Colourful and intriguing, Infinitesimal Gradations takes readers on a wild and scary ride that tells of fame, the price of fame - and of what lies beyond.

In "CROSS OF FIRE," pirate Olivier Levasseur has seized the Virgin of the Cape, a ship carrying a massive gold cross. Patrick Devlin pursues Levasseur across the Indian Ocean, facing threats from the Royal Navy, old pirate foes, and his vengeful former master, John Coxon. Adventure awaits in Africa and the Seychelles.

The break-out novel in possibly the best historical series since Sharpe.

Rich in historical insight and told in a dramatic and engaging voice, this is a superb evocation of the period with a series character to rival Sharpe.

Když byl chlapec, prodal ho otec za čtyři guineje jako otroka řezníkovi. Později, jako námořní zajatec, se stal znovu otrokem - sluhou kapitána Coxona. Patrick Devlin dobře věděl, jak malou cenu má lidský život a jak velkou cenu má lidská svoboda. Jeho touha po přežití je silná, a když loď jeho pána potopí piráti, Devlin se rozhodne vyměnit potupnou existenci otroka za nebezpečnou svobodu. Zatímco se učí, jak se přizpůsobit novému krutému světu, ti, kdo mu poroučeli, postupně padají mrtví. Nakonec se stane kapitánem téže lodi, která zničila plavidlo muže, jemuž sloužil. Kapitán John Coxon, nespokojený a zbavený cti, touží po jediném - vrátit se na moře a pomstít se.