King's Ransom

Speir, William

ISBN 10: 1940834651 / ISBN 13: 9781940834658

Published by Progressive Rising Phoenix Press, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: King's Ransom
• Publisher: Progressive Rising Phoenix Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1940834651
• ISBN 13: 9781940834658
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In the days leading up to the War of Spanish Succession (also known as Queen Anne's War), a frigate from England's Navy is dispatched on a secret mission to the Americas. The Captain's orders are simple: stop the French and Spanish treasure fleets from reaching Europe and funding the coming war against England. How he is commanded to carry out those orders, however, is something no English Naval Officer had ever been ordered to do. King's Ransom is a tale rooted in history but with the intensity of a modern thriller. It is a 2014 Royal Palm Literary Award winner for Historical Fiction.

About the Author

William Speir is an award-winning author living in Texas. Raised in Alabama, he is a 1984 graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. William retired from corporate life in 2009, after spending 25 years as an executive and a management consultant specializing in the human impact to change. He is also an amateur historian and Civil War artillery expert. In 2015, William signed with Progressive Rising Phoenix Press (PRPP) to publish his fiction and non-fiction works, which span the Action-Adventure, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, and Fantasy genres. For more information about William's books and book-projects, please visit his website at WilliamSpeir.com.