The author's quest among the Spice Islands of Indonesia aboard a native sailing vessel to rediscover the journeys of naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace.
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BUCCANEER
Sequel to 'Corsair' (8007). Hector lynch falls into the hands of buccaneer, John Coxon, who mistakes him for the nephew of the Governor of Jamaica. Coxon delivers Lynch to the Governor's bitter enemy, but is publicly humiliated when he realises his mistake. Lynch is forced to flee as Coxon seeks revenge.
THE CHINA VOYAGE
Six men and one woman made maritime history sailing the Pacific on a bamboo raft.
CORSAIR
1677 - snatched from an Irish village, 17-year-old Hector Lynch finds himself in a world where life is cheap and only the quick-witted survive. Befriended by Dan, they escape the horrors of the slave barracks by converting to Islam.
IN SEARCH OF GENGHIS KHAN
Travel and adventure retracing the tracks of Genghis Khan's horde as they established history's largest empire, and the legends surrounding the Great Khan's life, and how Mongolian culture has changed little since the Middle Ages.
VIKING: KING'S MAN
Book 3 of the trilogy. Sequel to 'Viking: Sworn Brother' (8466). When Harald eventually ascends the throne of Norway, his liegeman Thorgils is despatched on a secret mission to Duke William of Normandy with a plan to coordinate the twin invasions of England.
VIKING: ODINN'S CHILD
In 1001, the toddler, Thorgils Leiffson, arrives in Greenland to be brought up by a foster mother, Gudrid. Having inherited the gift of second sight, his destiny lies far beyond his home. The young boy joins a doomed expedition to Vinland, but escaping the massacre, he embarks on a journey of discovery.
VIKING: SWORN BROTHER
Book 2 of the trilogy. Sequel to 'Viking: Odinn's Child' (6927). An epic adventure in a world full of Norse mythology and bloodthirsty battles in London, 1019. A compelling journey back in time to a world that is brimming with wonderfully crafted characters and their insatiable hunger for barbaric warfare.