Gold Fever, Steven Becker
Gold Fever, Steven Becker
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Gold Fever

Author: Steven Becker

Narrator: Paul J McSorley

Unabridged: 5 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/14/2020

Categories: Fiction, Western, Sea Stories


Synopsis

Where can you run when you need to escape your past?The Caribbean isn’t a place where Nick and the crew of the Panther can sail freely any longer, so they set off on their biggest adventure yet: Around Cape Horn to join the San Francisco Gold Rush.The opportunities in the lawless gold fields are uniquely suited to the crew’s abilities—and eerily similar to their pirate past.Their new adventure is fraught with danger, excitement, and the ultimate risk as they face broadsides, raging rivers, deadly fires, and above all, the greed instilled in men. To survive, Nick and company have to use their experience and cunning to outwit the raucous’49ers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ian

The village of Faiwell has an economic crisis; they depend on mines, but their mines are worked out. Accordingly a team goes out to explore Mount Couture because there are old mines there. This team seemingly goes missing in action, so a second team is sent. They enter the mine and it turns out to b......more

GOLD FEVER is a very well thought out, fantastic science fiction novel, with a very original plot, where you can observe the author's vast imagination. Jim Clougherty devised and built a deep and dark world. With a simple but careful language, Jim Clougherty is able to make you fall in the world that......more

A great adventure story to enjoy at the edge of your seat What an adventurous story! “Gold Fever: Dark Savior” is a compelling book written by Jim Clougherty. It is a worth reading mixture of genres. While I was reading, I found several traces of fantasy, suspense and action and I could not put it do......more

Goodreads review by Jessica

The Mines of Mt Couture are cursed, haunted and widely dangerous to any who do not heed the warnings to stay away. The nearby town of Faiwell had heeded this warning closely for decades. However, hard times have befallen the town, and amidst the threat of a famine and scarcity of other precious ores......more

Goodreads review by Celeste

“Gold Fever” written by Jim Clougherty is the first book in what promises to be a great series, “Dark Savoir”. In this fascinating novel, the author has surpassed all my expectations. He has skilfully combined fantasy, mystery, horror and a bit of humour to create an original and thrilling story. Al......more