Sean Russell crafts compelling historical novels that immerse readers in the world of naval battles and mysteries. His style is rich with detailed descriptions and historical accuracy, bringing the past vividly to life. Russell focuses on character psychology and their moral dilemmas within settings rife with danger and intrigue. His works celebrate adventure and human resilience in the face of adversity.
„Im Krieg waren alle Männer den gleichen Gefahren ausgesetzt. Das war die harsche Wahrheit im Leben eines Seeoffiziers. Wer auch immer auf dem Quarterdeck stand, geriet in das Zielfeuer der feindlichen Scharfschützen. Hayden, Archer, Wickham - sie alle könnten ihr Leben an Deck aushauchen und in eine Hängematte eingenäht werden. Ihre Leichname würde man einer dunklen Wasserwelt überlassen ... bis das Meer seine Toten wieder hergab.“
Together in one volume, this two-part epic fantasy follows the new emperor of the ancient kingdom of Wa, Akantsu, and Lord Shonto, the brilliant leader whose influence could rally the Great Houses against the throne and wrestle the Empire from Akantsu's grasp.
England, 1794. Charles Hayden, Offizier der Royal Navy und Kommandant der HMS Themis, erhält einen heiklen Auftrag: Er soll in Le Havre Kontakt mit einem britischen Spion aufnehmen. Dieser überbringt schlechte Nachrichten, denn Frankreichs Invasion in England steht offenbar unmittelbar bevor. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt. Auf dem Rückweg wird die Themis jedoch vom Feind entdeckt und gekapert. Kann Hayden der Guillotine entkommen und England warnen, ehe es zu spät ist? Erscheint im September 2013
England, Winter 1793. Nachdem Charles Hayden einer Verurteilung durch das Kriegsgericht nur haarscharf entgangen ist, wird der junge Royal Navy Offizier erneut auf die Unglücksfregatte Themis beordert. Sein Auftrag diesmal: als so genannter „Acting Captain“ einen Versorgungskonvoi sicher ins Mittelmeer eskortieren. Doch schon bald erscheinen dunkle Wolken am Horizont - und Hayden macht seinem Ruf, Feinde anzuziehen wie ein Magnet, alle Ehre ...
It is 1793. The thunder of cannon fire echoes across the English Channel, chilling the stoutest hearts ...The opening skirmishes of the French Revolutionary War send ageing frigate HMS Themis into waters swarming with enemy ships of the line.
Ayr scheint verloren, bis ein Kind erscheint, das die Zukunft des Reichs in sich trägt. Atemberaubende Fantasy für Fans von George R. R. Martin!
Treachery and deceit run rampant throughout a devastated land, spawning dark alliances in the terrible war ignited by the enmity of two families. But unbeknownst to all, there are others who truly control the beleaguered kingdom's destiny—combatants emerging from eons of restless sleep to renew the bloody terror of a battle older than time.
The cataclysm began more than a century earlier, when the King of Ayr died before naming an heir to the throne, and damned his realm to chaos. The cold-blooded conspiracies of the Renne and the Wills--each family desirous of the prize of rule--would sunder the one kingdom, and spawn generations of hatred and discord. Now Toren Renne, leader of his great and troubled house, dreams of peace--a valiant desire that has spawned hostility among his kinsmen, and vicious internal plots against his life. In the opposing domain, Elise Wills's desire for freedom is to be crushed, as an unwanted marriage to an ambitious and sinister lord looms large. As always, these machinations of nobles are affecting the everyday lives of the common folk--and feeding a bonfire of animosity that has now trapped an unsuspecting young Valeman Tam and two fortune-hunting friends from the North in its high, killing flames. But the closer Toren comes to achieving his great goal of uniting two enemy houses, the more treachery flowers. Nobles and mystics alike conspire to keep the realm divided, knowing that only in times of strife can their power grow. And perhaps the source of an unending misery lies before an old king's passing, beyond the scope of history, somewhere lost in a fog of myth and magic roiling about an ancient enchanter named Wyrr--who bequeathed to his children terrible gifts that would poison their lives...and their deaths. It is a cursed past and malevolent sorcery that truly hold the land, its people, and its would-be rulers bound. And before the already savaged kingdom can become one again, all Ayr will drown in a sea of blood