Crossbones & Crosses: An Anthology of Heroic Swashbuckling Adventure (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781096569602)

Pirates & Crusaders, ahoy Hoist your banners, unsheathe your blades, kiss your crosses, and search for booty across the seas and the sands More of the age of steel than shot and no fantastical elements, this is a lineup of the strongest of swashbuckling historical adventures. Gritty, dangerous, and bloody tales of the past, realistic without being nihilistic. The anthology kicks off with a rousing foreword by swashbuckling and sword-and-sorcery guru Howard Andrew Jones. This is followed by 3 sections of adventure: 7 tales each of pirates and crusaders, and 3 tales combining the two. Sections contain stories by current bestselling authors, up-and-coming authors, and classic tales from 1910. Epic verse and song round out each section of historical action.There's never been anything like this. It's a massive tome of piratical and crusading adventure you'll be delighted to read Includes: Daniel Amatiello, Jennifer Rachel Baumer, Eadwine Brown, W.D. Clifton, Hermann Contractus of Reichenau, Commander E. Hamilton Currey, R.N., David R. Downing, Jeff Draper, Teel James Glenn, Juleigh Howard-Hobson, Howard Andrew Jones, L.E.L., Kate Martin, KT Morley, Alex Ness, Henry Ram, Daniel R. Robichaud, J. Stewart, Kate Dickinson Sweetser, Keith Taylor, Carl Walmsley, and C.L. Werner.

Author: Howard Andrew Jones, Alex Ness, Eadwine Brown
ISBN-10: 1096569604
ISBN-13: 9781096569602
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 05/13/2019
Pages: 282
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d