J
ACK
L
UDLOW
is the pen-name of writer David Donachie, who was born in Edinburgh in 1944. He has always had an abiding interest in history: from the Roman Republic to medieval warfare as well as the naval history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which he has drawn on for his many historical adventure novels. David lives in Deal with his partner, the novelist Sarah Grazebrook.
T
HE
C
RUSADES SERIES
Son of Blood
Soldier of Crusade
T
HE
R
OADS TO
W
AR SERIES
The Burning Sky
A Broken Land
A Bitter Field
T
HE
R
EPUBLIC SERIES
The Pillars of Rome
The Sword of Revenge
The Gods of War
T
HE
C
ONQUEST SERIES
Mercenaries
Warriors
Conquest
Written as David Donachie
T
HE
J
OHN
P
EARCE SERIES
By the Mast Divided
A Shot Rolling Ship
An Awkward Commission
A Flag of Truce
The Admirals’ Game
An Ill Wind
Blown Off Course
Enemies at Every Turn
A Sea of Troubles
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First published in Great Britain by Allison & Busby in 2012.
This ebook edition published by Allison & Busby in 2012.
Copyright © 2012 by D
AVID
D
ONACHIE
(writing as Jack Ludlow)
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ISBN 978–0–7490–1260–1