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The Adventures of Jonathan Moore
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Warship Poseidon:
[winner of the Independent Author Network Action Adventure Book of the Year and the Clive Cussler Adventure Writer's Competition's Grand Master Award]
1800: Homeless and alone on the streets of London in 1800, twelve year-old Jonathan Moore survives a harsh and dangerous world using courage, intelligence and determination. His dismal fate changes dramatically one day after he is abducted by a gang and pressed into service aboard HMS Poseidon, a forty-four gun fighting warship of the British Royal Navy. However, there is more to the event than just a change of address.
How is it that some members of the crew, including the Captain, already know his name? Why do the officers seem to favor him above the other new crew members?
As Jonathan endeavors to solve these mysteries, he is thrust into a daring mission to recover a hidden treasure on a remote Caribbean isle.
Unfortunately, the crew and officers of the Poseidon are not the only ones searching for the prize. In a desperate race across the Atlantic, Jonathan is pitted against sword-wielding spies, engages in terrifying ship-to-ship battles and in the end, must match his wits and courage against a ruthless and cunning French Captain and his infamous 74-gun battleship.
Castle of Fire
[Finalist in the Independent Author Network Action Adventure Book of the Year]
1801: The once-orphaned Jonathan Moore is now reunited with his father, though he soon leaves the comfort of family and London on what is considered by all to be a “peach” of a mission. However, with the arrival of another midshipman holding a severe but unexplained grudge, life aboard HMS Danielle is anything but pleasant.
Why are the new midshipmen his enemies? Who is stealing food from the ship’s stores, and why must Jonathan and Sean sneak into a heavily guarded Spanish fort in the middle of the night to do some burglary of their own?
Jonathan must capture a stolen British ship from bloodthirsty pirates, solve the mystery of the surprising stowaway, and defend his honor and his life during a fierce duel to the death with a murderous adversary. Alone and vastly outnumbered, the crew of the Danielle engages in a violent battle on the wild seas south of the farthest tip of Africa. Only Jonathan, Sean, and an unexpected guest can turn the tide of the struggle by unlocking the secrets of a mysterious castle and reigniting the ferocious power of the Castle of Fire!
Paladin’s War
[Winner of the Chanticleer Books Goethe Award for Historical Fiction]
1802: Midshipman Jonathan Moore, Marine Private Sean Flagon and adventurer Delain Dowdeswell enjoy the company of family and friends during a delicate peace between France and England. However, mysterious spy networks now freely roam Europe's great cities, and the ships and armies of all nations remain on the edge of war.
Now aboard the eighteen-gun HMS Paladin, Jonathan and Lieutenant Thomas Harrison execute their mission: to deliver an important treaty to a clandestine location.
In London, Delain encounters a shadowy black rider sneaking about the mansions of London’s elite. She soon enters a web of secret meetings, spies, coded messages and kidnapping. The investigation turns deadly as she finds that all clues lead to the Paladin’s mission and her friends, now thousands of miles away and in grave danger.
At sea, the boys are pursued by HMS Echo, though she avoids all contact. A sabotaged gun, a mistrusted crew, and a vicious assault on their ship have the crew and officers of the Paladin anxious. Led to waters far from home, the boys now fight for their ship and their lives against a rogue naval commodore with a war plan of his own.
To return home, Jonathan must defeat his powerful enemies in the Black Sea and survive the final conflict of the Paladin’s War.
[winner of the Independent Author Network Action Adventure Book of the Year and the Clive Cussler Adventure Writer's Competition's Grand Master Award]
1800: Homeless and alone on the streets of London in 1800, twelve year-old Jonathan Moore survives a harsh and dangerous world using courage, intelligence and determination. His dismal fate changes dramatically one day after he is abducted by a gang and pressed into service aboard HMS Poseidon, a forty-four gun fighting warship of the British Royal Navy. However, there is more to the event than just a change of address.
How is it that some members of the crew, including the Captain, already know his name? Why do the officers seem to favor him above the other new crew members?
As Jonathan endeavors to solve these mysteries, he is thrust into a daring mission to recover a hidden treasure on a remote Caribbean isle.
Unfortunately, the crew and officers of the Poseidon are not the only ones searching for the prize. In a desperate race across the Atlantic, Jonathan is pitted against sword-wielding spies, engages in terrifying ship-to-ship battles and in the end, must match his wits and courage against a ruthless and cunning French Captain and his infamous 74-gun battleship.
Castle of Fire
[Finalist in the Independent Author Network Action Adventure Book of the Year]
1801: The once-orphaned Jonathan Moore is now reunited with his father, though he soon leaves the comfort of family and London on what is considered by all to be a “peach” of a mission. However, with the arrival of another midshipman holding a severe but unexplained grudge, life aboard HMS Danielle is anything but pleasant.
Why are the new midshipmen his enemies? Who is stealing food from the ship’s stores, and why must Jonathan and Sean sneak into a heavily guarded Spanish fort in the middle of the night to do some burglary of their own?
Jonathan must capture a stolen British ship from bloodthirsty pirates, solve the mystery of the surprising stowaway, and defend his honor and his life during a fierce duel to the death with a murderous adversary. Alone and vastly outnumbered, the crew of the Danielle engages in a violent battle on the wild seas south of the farthest tip of Africa. Only Jonathan, Sean, and an unexpected guest can turn the tide of the struggle by unlocking the secrets of a mysterious castle and reigniting the ferocious power of the Castle of Fire!
Paladin’s War
[Winner of the Chanticleer Books Goethe Award for Historical Fiction]
1802: Midshipman Jonathan Moore, Marine Private Sean Flagon and adventurer Delain Dowdeswell enjoy the company of family and friends during a delicate peace between France and England. However, mysterious spy networks now freely roam Europe's great cities, and the ships and armies of all nations remain on the edge of war.
Now aboard the eighteen-gun HMS Paladin, Jonathan and Lieutenant Thomas Harrison execute their mission: to deliver an important treaty to a clandestine location.
In London, Delain encounters a shadowy black rider sneaking about the mansions of London’s elite. She soon enters a web of secret meetings, spies, coded messages and kidnapping. The investigation turns deadly as she finds that all clues lead to the Paladin’s mission and her friends, now thousands of miles away and in grave danger.
At sea, the boys are pursued by HMS Echo, though she avoids all contact. A sabotaged gun, a mistrusted crew, and a vicious assault on their ship have the crew and officers of the Paladin anxious. Led to waters far from home, the boys now fight for their ship and their lives against a rogue naval commodore with a war plan of his own.
To return home, Jonathan must defeat his powerful enemies in the Black Sea and survive the final conflict of the Paladin’s War.
Glasśigh
of Ganymede Trilogy
Why not some poignant SciFi for a change? Light of Ganymede is the first book in the planned "Glasśigh of Ganymede" Trilogy!
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Books available in paperback and eBook!
Light of Ganymede:
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown...
Jee thinks she's a normal 1950’s teenager until her strange uncle proves that she's not even human. At the age of seventeen he takes her to Jupiter’s moon Ganymede, the world of her birth. There, Jee is welcomed as the “Glasśigh”—a princess-like figure, the first and only direct descendant of her nation's two founding families.
She plunges into a life of world-wide celebrity, excessive privilege, complete adoration and unlimited wealth. In this alien but stunningly beautiful world, her every whim is gratified with dizzying speed. What more could anyone want?
But affluence and entitlement can't silence the tiny voice of doubt growing in Jee's heart. The wealth that makes her new life so splendid has been torn from the downtrodden castes beneath her. From her comfortable seat atop the social pyramid, Jee becomes aware of the people being crushed beneath the weight of appalling injustice, discrimination, and oppression.
Now, she must make a choice: accept the costs of her pampered birthright, or risk her life by using her position to ignite a revolution aimed at destroying a powerful thousand-year regime of cruelty and despair.
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown...
Jee thinks she's a normal 1950’s teenager until her strange uncle proves that she's not even human. At the age of seventeen he takes her to Jupiter’s moon Ganymede, the world of her birth. There, Jee is welcomed as the “Glasśigh”—a princess-like figure, the first and only direct descendant of her nation's two founding families.
She plunges into a life of world-wide celebrity, excessive privilege, complete adoration and unlimited wealth. In this alien but stunningly beautiful world, her every whim is gratified with dizzying speed. What more could anyone want?
But affluence and entitlement can't silence the tiny voice of doubt growing in Jee's heart. The wealth that makes her new life so splendid has been torn from the downtrodden castes beneath her. From her comfortable seat atop the social pyramid, Jee becomes aware of the people being crushed beneath the weight of appalling injustice, discrimination, and oppression.
Now, she must make a choice: accept the costs of her pampered birthright, or risk her life by using her position to ignite a revolution aimed at destroying a powerful thousand-year regime of cruelty and despair.
