Everybody knows that time travel is impossible. Nevertheless, what if... What if you fell through a hole in time and found yourself in 1644? Would your twenty-first century knowledge make you rich and famous, or would it get you run out of town and nearly burned for witchcraft? Should you use your knowledge to invent things that in our time are only seen as useful instruments, or would that change the future, preventing your return? Can you ever return?
When Tom Fortune is hit by lightning and washed from an oil rig in the North Sea, he lands on The Savage, a 17th century sailing ship heading for the breakers yard. Dispossessed by the corrupt courts of Charles I, the captain of The Savage turns to piracy and where better than on the Spanish Main. Tom’s family history tells of a pirate ancestor, Captain Fortune, who won and lost a great treasure. Is Tom destined to save his ancestor or find the fabled treasure, if it ever existed, or is he and Captain Fortune one of the same?
Language
English
Pages
258
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
November 28, 2013
Fortune's Progress (A Tom Fortune Adventure Book 1)
Everybody knows that time travel is impossible. Nevertheless, what if... What if you fell through a hole in time and found yourself in 1644? Would your twenty-first century knowledge make you rich and famous, or would it get you run out of town and nearly burned for witchcraft? Should you use your knowledge to invent things that in our time are only seen as useful instruments, or would that change the future, preventing your return? Can you ever return?
When Tom Fortune is hit by lightning and washed from an oil rig in the North Sea, he lands on The Savage, a 17th century sailing ship heading for the breakers yard. Dispossessed by the corrupt courts of Charles I, the captain of The Savage turns to piracy and where better than on the Spanish Main. Tom’s family history tells of a pirate ancestor, Captain Fortune, who won and lost a great treasure. Is Tom destined to save his ancestor or find the fabled treasure, if it ever existed, or is he and Captain Fortune one of the same?