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Daedalus and The Deep
by Matt Willis
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Pub Date
Jun 06 2013
| Archive Date
Mar 18 2014
Description
For Midshipman Colyer of the corvette HMS Daedalus, life is a constant struggle: savage pirates in the South China Sea, an erratic Captain, and a perfectionist First Lieutenant. Things are made no easier by the need to guard a personal secret at all costs. But the voyage of the Daedalus takes a stranger turn when the ship encounters a giant sea-serpent in the South Atlantic, and is plunged into a headlong pursuit of the creature in the name of science, personal glory, and the promise of fortune. But as the quest leads further into the cold wastes of the Southern Ocean, becoming ever more dangerous, Colyer begins to wonder just who is hunting whom? The sea-serpentÕs purpose could turn out to be more sinister than anyone on board the Daedalus imagined
For Midshipman Colyer of the corvette HMS Daedalus, life is a constant struggle: savage pirates in the South China Sea, an erratic Captain, and a perfectionist First Lieutenant. Things are made no...
Description
For Midshipman Colyer of the corvette HMS Daedalus, life is a constant struggle: savage pirates in the South China Sea, an erratic Captain, and a perfectionist First Lieutenant. Things are made no easier by the need to guard a personal secret at all costs. But the voyage of the Daedalus takes a stranger turn when the ship encounters a giant sea-serpent in the South Atlantic, and is plunged into a headlong pursuit of the creature in the name of science, personal glory, and the promise of fortune. But as the quest leads further into the cold wastes of the Southern Ocean, becoming ever more dangerous, Colyer begins to wonder just who is hunting whom? The sea-serpentÕs purpose could turn out to be more sinister than anyone on board the Daedalus imagined
A Note From the Publisher
Daedalus and the Deep is based on a real, historical encounter. In 1848, officers from HMS Daedalus, including the Captain and First Lieutenant, reported sighting a large sea serpent off St Helena. Reports appeared in the illustrated press. Such sightings were not especially rare – the following year, the sloop HMS Plumper recorded a remarkably similar encounter in the North Atlantic. Nevertheless, the giant sea serpent has remained elusive to science.
Daedalus and the Deep is based on a real, historical encounter. In 1848, officers from HMS Daedalus, including the Captain and First Lieutenant, reported sighting a large sea serpent off St Helena...
A Note From the Publisher
Daedalus and the Deep is based on a real, historical encounter. In 1848, officers from HMS Daedalus, including the Captain and First Lieutenant, reported sighting a large sea serpent off St Helena. Reports appeared in the illustrated press. Such sightings were not especially rare – the following year, the sloop HMS Plumper recorded a remarkably similar encounter in the North Atlantic. Nevertheless, the giant sea serpent has remained elusive to science.
Advance Praise
A must read for any sailor or fan of old sea stories. Tremendous sailing detail and a story with the classic feel of "Moby Dick" or "Mutiny on the Bounty". Any fans of the "Bloody Jack" series will be back in familiar yet new territory
"Beat to quarters!"
-Alex Aragon
A must read for any sailor or fan of old sea stories. Tremendous sailing detail and a story with the classic feel of "Moby Dick" or "Mutiny on the Bounty". Any fans of the "Bloody Jack" series will...
Advance Praise
A must read for any sailor or fan of old sea stories. Tremendous sailing detail and a story with the classic feel of "Moby Dick" or "Mutiny on the Bounty". Any fans of the "Bloody Jack" series will be back in familiar yet new territory
"Beat to quarters!"
-Alex Aragon
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Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781611792683 |
| PRICE |
$7.50 (USD)
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781611792683 |
| PRICE |
$7.50 (USD)
|
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