I, Nemo

by J. Dharma Windham, Deanna Windham

"Watch out Clive Cussler! There are new kids on the block!" John PyeJonathan de Chevalier Mason has it A promising career designing warships for Her Majesty's Navy, a beautiful well-born wife and two children. Two of his new ironclads are sending shockwaves rippling through the navies of the British Empire's European and American rivals.But Jonathan has designed another revolutionary warship--one so terrible that whoever possesses it will be the undisputed master of the seas. And no one wants it more than the very people Jonathan works for--the British Government. But, for reasons of his own, Jonathan has no intention of ever allowing his creation to see the light of day. One gray winter morning he is arrested on a bogus charge of treason, tried and convicted in a secret court, then packed off to a remote penal island to toil ceaselessly in steaming jungle. Then fortune smiles on Jonathan when he encounters an elderly priest and his little band of followers. Together the two men hatch a plot to escape and forever be free of the tyrannical governments that unjustly imprisoned them. But Jonathan has a score to settle and soon his betrayers will feel his wrath. Paying homage to Alexandre Dumas, Herman Melville, and, of course, Jules Verne,  I, Nemo  is a deep sea, high stakes adventure that will leave you wanting more! J. Dharma Windham has been shaking things up with his science fiction offerings since 2005. He and his chosen genre go all the way back to his flashlight under the blanket-on-school-night days. He's come up in the world since then. Now he reads novels on an e-book while sipping a redeye at the Starbucks down the street. He is a historian by training with an avid love of science and technology. Combing such disparate interests to create compelling science fiction set against a historical backdrop is an obsession. He lives in Southern California with his lovely wife, two perfectly delightful daughters, and a not always delightful cat. During his free time, he likes to tinker with his classic Jaguar E-Type and eat mangoes.Deanna Windham is a physician, writer, teacher, and sage. She treated her first patient (her teddy bear with a broken ear) at age seven and wrote her first book (not worth mentioning further) at age fifteen. Her early medical endeavors being more successful on the whole than her early writing endeavors, she chose to pursue a career in medicine and she has a successful Integrative Medical Practice in Newport Beach, CA where she still uses her skills to tell a tale in order to reach her patients and inspire them to change their lives. Ever the artist at heart, though, she began contributing to Dharma's writing career to a significant point in 2008 and hasn't looked back. She now has an active and varied writing and lecturing career in and out of medicine. She prides herself in being a life partner (different and more profound than a wife) as well as a devoted mother of two princesses, ages four and six, and Contessa (a very imperious cat.)

310 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 22, 2012

About the author

J. Dharma Windham has been shaking things up with his science fiction and fantasy offerings since 2015. He lives in South Orange County, CA with his cat Hemlock. He is a historian with an avid love of science and technology. He is fluent in Latin and Ancient Greek. He also co-founded three tech firms in the 1990s and early aughts. Combining such disparate interests to create compelling science fiction and fantasy set against a historical backdrop is his passion When not writing he likes to read, tinker with his classic Jaguar E-Type, and play his electric guitar.

Reviews

[Douglas Watson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nemo' Beginning

A very good prequel to 20000 Leagues under the Sea. Have read a number of times. Very enjoyable. Well done.

[Roy Randolph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great, but not perfecf

Excellent job of an origin for Nemo. But the beginning and ending are a little disjointed. All in all a great read for summer vacations.