The Molucca Star Quartet: Books 1-4
(2024)(A book in the Molucca Star Quartet series)
An omnibus of novels by Chris Thorndycroft
This is the complete saga of the Molucca Star; a diamond of untold value as it passes from pirates to smugglers to Jacobites in a thrilling tale that blends real history with swashbuckling fiction!
Book 1 - Buccaneer: The Early Life and Crimes of Philip Rake
Set sail with the scoundrel Philip Rake as he journeys from the backstreets of Bristol to the sun-scorched hills of Madagascar and on to the Caribbean, fleeing his past and entering a violent world of danger and adventure.
Book 2 - Under False Flags: A Novel of Piracy
A disgraced naval lieutenant has one chance to salvage his career; go undercover aboard the ship of the notorious pirate Philip Rake and steal a diamond of untold value. But there is somebody else onboard who isn't what they seem ...
Book 3 - Man of Fortune: The Further Adventures of Philip Rake
As the Caribbean erupts into its golden age of piracy, Philip Rake rubs shoulders with some of the most famous pirates of the age including Blackbeard, Charles Vane and Mary Read.
Book 4 - The Rebel and the Runaway: A Novel of Smuggling
A teenage runaway finds work in a grubby English inn but soon falls for one of its rough customers. Little does she know that the man she loves is a hardened smuggler with ties to the Jacobite uprising against the crown.
Genre: Historical
Book 1 - Buccaneer: The Early Life and Crimes of Philip Rake
Set sail with the scoundrel Philip Rake as he journeys from the backstreets of Bristol to the sun-scorched hills of Madagascar and on to the Caribbean, fleeing his past and entering a violent world of danger and adventure.
Book 2 - Under False Flags: A Novel of Piracy
A disgraced naval lieutenant has one chance to salvage his career; go undercover aboard the ship of the notorious pirate Philip Rake and steal a diamond of untold value. But there is somebody else onboard who isn't what they seem ...
Book 3 - Man of Fortune: The Further Adventures of Philip Rake
As the Caribbean erupts into its golden age of piracy, Philip Rake rubs shoulders with some of the most famous pirates of the age including Blackbeard, Charles Vane and Mary Read.
Book 4 - The Rebel and the Runaway: A Novel of Smuggling
A teenage runaway finds work in a grubby English inn but soon falls for one of its rough customers. Little does she know that the man she loves is a hardened smuggler with ties to the Jacobite uprising against the crown.
Genre: Historical
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