As dazzling and action packed as the best novels of James
Rollins, George MacDonald Fraser, and Steve Berry, The
Barbary Pirates will have readers cheering for William
Dietrich and his dashing hero, Ethan Gage!
Swashbuckling American explorer and ladies' man Ethan Gage
has seen his fair share of danger, having braved the sands
of Egypt, the perils of the Atlantic Ocean, and the harsh
wilderness of early America. Once more, he finds himself in
a desperate race—this time with the Barbary Pirates, a
powerful band of Muslim outlaws from North Africa. Also
after Ethan is his nemesis—and former lover—Aurora Somerset,
member of a dangerous sect called the Egyptian Rite. The
prize is the Mirror of Archimedes, an ancient superweapon
that, according to legend, once burned a Roman fleet with
its power. In 1802, this death ray could tip the balance of
power in the Mediterranean, and Ethan must stop the pirates
from using it against the American, English, and French fleets.
From the salons and brothels of the Palais Royal of Paris,
where the quest for information about his lost love Astiza
involves real-life scientists and engineers—including
inventor Robert Fulton—Ethan must travel at Napoleon's
behest to the canals of Venice, the caves of Santorini, the
dungeons of Tripoli, and finally to treachery on the high
seas in the Mediterranean.
Can Ethan rescue Astiza without betraying the cause of his
own United States? Can he save the two-year-old son he only
recently discovered he had without allowing the Egyptian
Rite to finally dominate the world? And when the sun rises
on the Mirror of Archimedes, will everything Ethan cares
about be set afire?
Delivering the fast-paced adventure, uncanny wit, and
page-turning historical excitement that readers have come to
expect from the masterful William Dietrich, The Barbary
Pirates is Ethan Gage at his winningest, most hilarious,
and most death defying.
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