Brent knows the price of death. Yet, after enduring the horrors of Muslim pirate captivity and the brutal life of a galley slave, impersonating a dead midshipman is his only path to survival—and a life beyond the nightmares. Rescued by a British man-of-war, Brent must navigate a treacherous sea of lies and doubt, convincing a skeptical world of his stolen identity.
His dream of becoming a naval officer hinges on an audacious rescue mission. Brent is the only one who knows the secret entrance to the very pit that haunts his sleep. Can he lead the charge to save four vital men, risking everything for a chance at redemption? Or will his desperate gamble lead him to the gallows?
Discover if Brent can seize his improbable destiny in this gripping tale of courage, deception, and the relentless pursuit of a dream.
Better than the final books in the Donland series. Fresh characters like Jonathan Brent, the teenage survivor of years as a galley slave in the Mediterranean. Without spoiling the plot, Comer hints at an assumed identity. Great action sequences and a sympathetic hero who nonetheless fears being exposed at every turn.