The Iron Maiden (Windows of the Soul Book 1)

Deserted. Dry. Dying. The former Captain Nighthawk closes his golden eyes. He breathes what he thinks is his last breath -- mad, alone, and full of regrets. Not expecting to be awoken by a splash of cold Mediterranean salt water a few short hours later aboard a new vessel. He now must learn the ways of the crewman for the captain's entertainment if he is to survive. But this is no ordinary crew. And it is no ordinary ship
In the age of swords and sandals, in the time of empires and emperors, our protagonist is brought to light about a dizzying reality: Rome is not the worlds' only superpower...and it seems it is not the strongest either. The Iron Maiden, its hull wrought in metal and equipped with giant iron spikes, finds the Roman fleets to be no match to its might. Or its super-manned crew. But mighty as it may be, can the ship and its captain contain the relics of the old-world, locked away in a chest below deck? Or will the power they contain be the undoing of them all?
This is the first volume, The Iron Maiden, Garret Bluhm's debut novel. The series covers the colorful elemental beauty that the eastern world was around 100 A.D., as seen through the eyes of the young, clever author's imagination. Spanning from land to sea, Windows of the Soul takes the reader on a journey back in time to a history that is as vivid and real as it is fictional. Experience the thrill, the fantasy, the terror of a world unknown and unbound. Unleash the possibility. Discover the series and start the journey. Your ship awaits.