Sail long enough on the Mediterranean, and one of its dangers will ensnare you.Francisco Albo piloted the first ship to circumnavigate the world, but he gets no great reward after his return to Seville. Instead, he's forced to flee the wrath of the ruthless Archbishop Fonseca and return to sailing the Mediterranean once more.Albo becomes master and pilot, but not commander, of a Spanish galley. If he's successful the reward is high: prize money from captured ships. However, the infamous Barbary pirate Barbarossa considers the Mediterranean his own playground.Albo's captain's intense hatred of Barbarossa puts all of his sailors at risk...and there are other problems. Can Albo survive the ever dangerous sea, evade the complications brought on by a beautiful countess, and a dangerous man from his past?Sail beside Albo on his quest for fame, money... and survival.
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