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The Astonishing Adventures of Captain Juan
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Swashbuckling Adventures in the 16th Century. Many claim that the Captain never existed. That he is a figment of the imagination. But we know different. This is the man, the myth, the legend... Captain Juan Ferdinand Fernandos, the Spanish Blade, El Capitán, counsel to kings and lover to queens, the finest sailor, shot and swordsman of the age.
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This story continues a sub plot at the Spanish Royal Courts with the mysterious character from here.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXThe tallow candle crackled as a tiny particle of moisture sizzled from the wick. A dark...
The Fishing Trip ....Part 3
Bruno sat sullenly in the tiny boat, gripping one of the oars and threatened to crush it with the force of his resentment. Matthews sweat soaked shirt stuck to his back as he balanced inside the sway of the vassal and extended his hand up towards Ru...
The Fishing ....Trip Part 2
Juan looked sternly at Ruby and Matthew. “I’m afraid I don’t like it. The danger of you being cast accidentally adrift, so far from the ship. Its lunacy.”Ruby shook her head slightly, remembering at the last moment she no longer had long lock...
The Fishing Trip ..Part 1
Calisto absentmindedly fingered his frayed “lucky” fuse as his keen eyes cast their final look over the fishing bombs he’d been busy constructing all night. The squat pottery bottles stopped with bees wax sat forlornly awaiting their watery fat...
A Pact
Later that evening as the full moon rise high in the cloudless sky Ruby sat with Matthew on the poop deck, having been granted consent because she was chaperoned. The fishing had been postponed and the men were more restless than days of unending be...
The Future
“I did not realise it was time,” she said simply, pushing the stopper into the ink well.“I came early so we could get in some practice before Callisto got busy with the fishing.”“Fishing?” Ruby looked up with fascination. The first chang...


Love it - I so image Juan in a slightly Errol Flynn sort of a way.
Posted: June 24th, 2009 | More Reviews From Melisende | Report This Comment