The Guardship, James L. Nelson
The Guardship, James L. Nelson
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The Guardship

Author: James L. Nelson

Narrator: James Cameron Stewart

Unabridged: 14 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/25/2023

Synopsis

Shortly after Thomas Marlowe's arrival in Williamsburg, Virginia, all in that newfound capital city are speaking his name. With the bounty from his years as a pirate—a life he intends to renounce and keep forever secret—he purchases a fine plantation from a striking young widow, and soon after kills the favorite son of one of Virginia's most powerful clans while defending her honor. But it is a daring feat of remarkable cunning that truly sets local tongues wagging: a stunning move that wins Marlowe command of Plymouth Prize, the colony's decrepit guardship.

But even as the enigmatic Marlowe bravely leads the King's sailors in bloody pitched battle against the cutthroats who infest the waters off Virginia's shores, a threat from his illicit past looms on the horizon that could doom Marlowe and his plans. Jean-Pierre LeRois, captain of the Vengeance—a brigand notorious even among other brigands for his violence and debauchery—plots to seize the colony's wealth, forcing Marlowe to choose between losing all or facing the one man he fears. Only an explosive confrontation on the open sea can determine whether the Chesapeake will be ruled by the crown or the Brethren of the Coast.

About James L. Nelson

Naval enthusiast James L. Nelson is the award-winning author of many works of fiction and nonfiction. His books include George Washington's Secret Navy, which won the Naval Order's prestigious Samuel Eliot Morison Award, and Glory in the Name, which was selected as the winner of the American Library Association's W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction. He has appeared on the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, and C-SPAN's Book TV. He lives in Maine with his family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles on June 28, 2020

Pirates, pirate hunters and colonial politics Another fine historical novel from James Nelson. This one features an exciting tale set mostly in Colonial Virginia - Williamsburg, the Tidewater country, the James river and Chesapeake Bay. There are pirates, pirate hunters, freed slaves, planters and ab......more

Goodreads review by Corey on July 10, 2022

4.5/5 I’ve always been somewhat of an “armchair historian”; I love learning about history. Medieval, the ancient world, Colonial America, the US Civil War….this is what got me interested in it all. Now, I lap up anything, from any period, at any time or place. Somehow, pirates always got largely over......more

Goodreads review by Dan on March 08, 2025

Offering nearly everything one could want from a classic colonial pirate adventure, James L. Nelson's "The Guardship" intertwines gripping revenge plots between its cast of few but deeply developed characters, delivering an accessible swashbuckling tale that nearly anyone can find enjoyment in.......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on December 11, 2017

Had read this author's "Revolution at Sea" series and enjoyed that. It was set mainly around Rhode Island, which I was familiar with, and this book is set in and around Williamsburg and Tidewater, which I'm even more familiar with, so I thought I'd enjoy it even more. Sad to say I didn't. The book i......more

Goodreads review by T. on January 08, 2017

another heave ho yo ho ho ripping yarn. Great swashbuckler!......more

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