Peter Cooke

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The Crystal Ship (The Tudor Queen's Glassmaker Series, #2) (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

One good turn deserves another - fate doesn't agree!

Jacob Bell, the Tudor Queen's Glassmaker, helps Admiral John Hawkins in a battle against Catholic Plotters led by CVount Ridolfi. Drawing on all their resources of boldness, courage and cunning, they carry throuygh an audacioud plan to free Hawkins's men from the clutches of the dreasded Spanish Inquisition.

Jacob and his powerfulk new ship, The Crystal designed by Admiral Hawkins, are sent on a secreet mission to Venice. With his untrierd shipo, he is draswn into an encounter with the all-conquering Ottoman galley fleet, which threatens all their lives, as well as the existence of Venice itself.Through Intigue, gun-smoke and bloodt warfare, Jacob fights to thwart the plotters and begin a new life with his love, Maria.

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Autor

I was born and raised in the county of Derbyshire and matured in Yorkshire, England, where I spent a lot of my working life as a Chief Clourist, a Senior Manager in both the textile and chemical industries, a Science teacher and a University lecturer among other things.

A well-known speaker on the Elizabethan era and the history of English glassmaking, I now spend my time writing historical novels, of which to date, comprises of four novels in The Tudor Queen's Glassmaker Series. The books are fast paced adventure stories with a strong love interest.

Martytn Bedford, Award winning author of Houdini Girl desribed them as having a fascinating original historical context with an interesting insight into the world of glassmaking. The backdrop of the story's setting, Venice and London and the 16th century times will be a key part of its appeal to readers.

Recently, inspired by my background in textiles, I began a new series about the Industrial Revolution in the cotton spinning industry. The first cotton spinning mills in the World, were built in the Derwent Valley of Derbyshire in England. The imortance of these mills is reflected in their World Heritage status. The second mill built at Belper, Derbyshire by William Strutt, is the earliest examplke of a fire proof construction.

The first book of the fictional series is provisionally title Revolution, Amber Miils. I hope to have thiis rewady for puplication later in 2016 or ealy next year.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Cooke
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780956471062
• Artikelnr.: 45588400