ibeforem
Written on Jan 26, 2009
What C. John Coombes gives us here is something that is so often lacking from self-published works… description. The description in this novel is lyrical and thorough. I’ve never been so interested in the workings of a sailing ship, nor so entranced by a battle with pirates. Elizabeth is perhaps too smart for her own good, but through her eyes we see things we may never have noticed otherwise. And, to top it all off, the author himself has literally illustrated the story beautifully. He is a very talented man! This was quite a long read (almost 700 pages in pdf), but it was well, well worth the time I put into it.