John Stack

John StackJohn Stack was born and lives in County Cork. His Masters of the Sea series is set much earlier than the usual naval fiction series as it is based around the Roman conflict with Carthage. The first book in the series, Ship of Rome, went straight into the Sunday Times bestseller charts

 

Series: Masters of the Sea

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260
BCE
Ship of Rome

Atticus, one of Rome's few experienced sailors, finds himself propelled into the middle of a political struggle

Captain of Rome Bound to obey his inexperienced commander's rash orders, Atticus sails straight into a carefully-laid trap
Master of Rome Atticus is now a commander of the growing Roman navy, blockading a port near Tunis

 

Series: n/a

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 Book  Comment
1587 Armada Two nations are locked in bitter conflict. One strives for dominance, the other for survival

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