The Emerald Storm, William Dietrich
The Emerald Storm, William Dietrich
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The Emerald Storm
An Ethan Gage Adventure

Author: William Dietrich

Narrator: John Pruden

Unabridged: 11 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper

Published: 05/08/2012

Synopsis

The year is 1803. Swashbuckling, ribald, and irreverent hero Ethan Gage has outsmarted wily enemies and survived dangerous challenges across the globe, from the wilds of the American frontier to the pyramids of Egypt. Now the rakish hero finds himself in the Caribbean with his wife, Astiza, on a desperate hunt to secure the lost treasure of Montezuma—a legendary hoard rumored to have been hidden from Cortés's plundering Spanish conquistadors. Hot on his heels are British agents who want the gold to finance a black slave revolt in Saint-Domingue, robbing hostile France of its richest colony. The French, too, seek the treasure for the secrets it contains, the key to an incredible new means of invasion that can ensure Britain's defeat—on its own land. Caught between the French and the rebel slave forces, Ethan and Astiza are in a race for gold and glory that will thrust them into the center of a bloody struggle for freedom as they try to rescue their son. And this time, Gage's luck may be running out. Brilliantly combining science, history, mythology, and wit, William Dietrich has woven a larger-than-life tale that sees Ethan embroiled in the Napoleonic era's ideals, opportunism, and inventions, which gave rise to the modern world. Filled with intrigue, voodoo, a hurricane, violent political unrest, and unexpected passion, The Emerald Storm is Dietrich's most captivating work to date.

About William Dietrich

William Dietrich is the author of fourteen novels, including six previous Ethan Gage titles—Napoleon's Pyramids, The Rosetta Key, The Dakota Cipher, The Barbary Pirates, The Emerald Storm, and The Barbed Crown. Dietrich is also a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, historian, and naturalist. A winner of the PNBA Award for Nonfiction, he lives in Washington State.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim

There is no shortage of action in this, the fifth of the Ethan Gage series, published in 2012. Gage is a rogue and a scoundrel, an American who came to Europe with Ben Franklin. I don't know if anyone in Goodreads has ever read the "Flashman Papers" ( those books are hard to find now, at used bookst......more

Goodreads review by D.K.

And so ends another Ethan Gage adventure. I recently finished The Emerald Storm and I must admit that its been a while since I read the other Ethan Gage books. To start with, from the looks of the cover, Dietrich and his publishers have realised the popularity and fame of his other Ethan Gage novels......more

Goodreads review by Randy

After a lifetime of adventuring, Ethan Gage is ready to settle down, retire. He's been mentored by Benjamin Franklin, explored the American west at President Jefferson's behest, spent time in Egypt and the Holy Land with Napoleon, and wrested his wife from Barbary pirates. You see, his wife, Astiza,......more

Goodreads review by Pamela

An American adventurer by the name of Ethan Gage, newly married and with a young son, is once again drawn into madcap adventure by both the French and the British. Napoleon Bonaparte wants something as does the British and both draw him into more troubles the further he goes, even to the Caribbean t......more

Goodreads review by Robin

Ethan gage A sort of serious Harry Flashman / MacGyver hybrid in the 1800's. A man for whom no mission is to big. Life has changed somewhat since he has changes his personal circumstances, but his need for racing from one sword fight to another, from one intrigue to the next is not diminished. As writ......more

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