The Blackbirder: Book Two of the Brethren of the CoastIn a blind rage, King James, ex-slave and now Marlowe's comrade in arms, slaughters the crew of a slave ship and makes himself the most wanted man in Virginia. The governor gives Marlowe a choice: Hunt James down and bring him back to hang or lose everything Marlowe has built for himself and his wife, Elizabeth. Marlowe sets out in pursuit of the ex-slave turned pirate, struggling to maintain control over his crew -- rough privateers who care only for plunder -- and following James's trail of destruction. But Marlowe is not James's only threat, as factions aboard James's own ship vie for control and betrayal stalks him to the shores of Africa. |
Contents
Section 19 | 185 |
Section 20 | 193 |
Section 21 | 201 |
Section 22 | 209 |
Section 23 | 217 |
Section 24 | 227 |
Section 25 | 233 |
Section 26 | 247 |
Section 9 | 83 |
Section 10 | 91 |
Section 11 | 101 |
Section 12 | 113 |
Section 13 | 127 |
Section 14 | 135 |
Section 15 | 145 |
Section 16 | 155 |
Section 17 | 167 |
Section 18 | 179 |
Section 27 | 255 |
Section 28 | 263 |
Section 29 | 273 |
Section 30 | 281 |
Section 31 | 291 |
Section 32 | 303 |
Section 33 | 313 |
Section 34 | 323 |
Section 35 | 333 |
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