Azure Sky

by P.D. Ingledew

Some were drawn to the adventure the ocean could offer, some had a lust for conquering the unknown, others to draw a profit by hauling hulls full of precious cargo. And then there were those who the sea simply called to. There are still those with the same drives, and countless more besides, though where the depths of the ocean was their ancestor’s world, these modern sailors tempt fate by sailing the dark cold ocean of space. The dangers their ancestors faced is nought compared to that which they face, pirates, radiation storms, asteroids, disgruntled salesmen/buyers with a penchant for murder and the oft chance of sailing into a lumbering behemoth ready to swallow them whole.Huge galleons, frigates, cruisers, men o’ war and countless other vessels now crisscross space, colonising or conquering, shipping cargo, riches, slaves and other unwholesome products to the farthest corners of the universe. The life of a sailor never was more fraught with peril.Ruben Tarner, the captain of the Mk. 2 Buccaneer Class Cruiser, the Azure Sky, was drawn to the dark cold ocean like the sailors of old. The dangerous beauty, the peace and solitude, the freedom, all drove him to sail the cosmic currents.With a military past, he was used to danger and his life on the line, familiar with death and the certainty of it. Now with his crew beneath him, they are his wards, and it is something he takes very seriously. His crew, his ship are his family and he will protect them above all else.And death has come back once more to visit him.

592 pages, Paperback

First published May 27, 2015