The Fire Ship

Richard Mariner and his wife, Robin, are in the Indian Ocean on the trial voyage of a high-tech sailing boat designed, built, and owned by two Vietnam veterans, ‘Doc’ Weary and Sam Hood when they encounter a burning freighter. In the Persian Gulf, Prometheus II, the giant flagship of the Heritage Ma......more

A book of our time While not true the basis of this story could easily have been. That people like these would do deeds like this are what dreams are made of, which is why it's a great story. Couldn't put it down, looking forward to the next one.......more

Interesting The writing at times is a bit leaden, but the story is imaginative enough, with larger than life heroes, radical islamists and a Biblical plague......more

Rob................... It starts off looking like Terrorist saga involving Muslims and Anti-Terrorists groups but in reality is a business family in shipping getting their Oil Tanker hijacked by a English person who started a terror group for greed which is financed by A Gulf State Sheik. Involves co......more