The Fox and the Fortune

Spring, 1778: In the rebellion of the American colonies, the all-out war on land brought opportunities for the best and the worst of men at sea. For young ex-British naval officer Patrick Dalton and his loyal crew aboard the fugitive snow Fury, it was a time to hide, waiting for the chase to wear off. But the west Atlantic had become a paradise for ruthless pirates, and the worst of them was Jack Shelby. It would be Shelby's great predator ship Valkyrie against Dalton's skill in naval combat, in a furious battle of sails and guns...