Afloat With Captain Nemo: Or, The Mystery of Whirlpool Island (Steampunk Singles Series Book 1)
Book Details
Author(s)Cap't. Tho's. H. Wilson
PublisherChamber of Chaos
ISBN / ASINB00WT2BIJE
ISBN-13978B00WT2BIJ0
Sales Rank1,122,200
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
American sailor Marmaduke Wilde, late of the U.S. navy, joins the crew of a mysterious schooner, the Specter, and offers an oath of loyalty to the schooner’s enigmatic commander, one Captain Nemo. Soon Wilde begins to question Nemo’s motives; could Nemo, in fact, be the dread pirate known as Will-o’-the-Wisp?
Torn between his growing affection for Nemo’s beautiful sister Nerna, his duty to his country, and his pledge of loyalty to his new captain, Wilde soon finds both his honor and his heart are on the line.
Raging storms, pitched battles at sea and ashore, and a schooner that seems to disappear beneath the waves at will stand between Wilde and the answers he hopes to find beyond the tumultuous maw of the deadly maelstrom guarding the Mystery of Whirlpool Island.
Transcribed directly from the text of vintage originals, the Steampunk Singles series offers the modern reader a rare opportunity to experience the excitement of the “Blood & Thunder” era of dime novels and serialized story papers from the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Each story is reproduced in its entirety (between 35,000 and 40,000 words, on average), and adheres as closely as possible to the conventions and presentation of the original publications.
CONTENT ADVISORY: some material in these stories from the late-1800s and early 1900s may be deemed culturally or socially objectionable by modern readers. Language, terminology, and characterizations, particularly in reference to nationalities, races, cultures, disabilities, or belief systems, may not be fully in accordance with the sensitivities of the present day.
Torn between his growing affection for Nemo’s beautiful sister Nerna, his duty to his country, and his pledge of loyalty to his new captain, Wilde soon finds both his honor and his heart are on the line.
Raging storms, pitched battles at sea and ashore, and a schooner that seems to disappear beneath the waves at will stand between Wilde and the answers he hopes to find beyond the tumultuous maw of the deadly maelstrom guarding the Mystery of Whirlpool Island.
Transcribed directly from the text of vintage originals, the Steampunk Singles series offers the modern reader a rare opportunity to experience the excitement of the “Blood & Thunder” era of dime novels and serialized story papers from the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Each story is reproduced in its entirety (between 35,000 and 40,000 words, on average), and adheres as closely as possible to the conventions and presentation of the original publications.
CONTENT ADVISORY: some material in these stories from the late-1800s and early 1900s may be deemed culturally or socially objectionable by modern readers. Language, terminology, and characterizations, particularly in reference to nationalities, races, cultures, disabilities, or belief systems, may not be fully in accordance with the sensitivities of the present day.
