Synopses & Reviews
In the fifth installment of master storyteller William Dietrich's bestselling adventure series, the swashbuckling, battle-scarred hero Ethan Gage must race from the slopes of the Alps to the sultry tropics of the Caribbean to pursue a mysterious Spanish treasure as the fate of England and of the world's first successful slave revolt hang desperately in the balance.
The Emerald Storm is the action-packed historical masterpiece that Ethan Gage fans have long awaited. Fans of the Indiana Jones adventures, the Sharpes Rifles series, and the thrilling works of James Rollins, who himself calls Dietrichs writing adventure at its grandest, will find The Emerald Storm a satisfying, sword-in-hand romp through history and new readers will discover it as the perfect introduction to the breathtaking Ethan Gage Adventures.
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"Entertaining.... Dietrich seamlessly blends historical figures such as Napoleon and Toussaint L'Ouverture, the liberator of Haiti, with fictional characters like Gage's nemesis, "renegade secret policeman" Leon Martel, in this amusing swashbuckler." Publishers Weekly
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"Dietrich seamlessly blends historical fact with fiction....[He] also has a knack for making the world of 1803 come alive." Associated Press
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"The Emerald Storm is a whirl of adventure, international diplomacy and vivid political commentary....A wonderful romp through a complicated period of history." Bellingham Herald
Synopsis
Brilliantly combining science, history, mythology, and wit, William Dietrich has woven a larger-than-life tale that sees Ethan embroiled in the Napoleonic era's ideals, opportunism, and inventions, which gave rise to the modern world. Filled with intrigue, voodoo, a hurricane, violent political unrest, and unexpected passion, The Emerald Storm is Dietrich's most captivating work to date.
About the Author
William Dietrich is the author of eleven novels, including Napoleon's Pyramids, The Rosetta Key, The Dakota Cipher, and The Barbary Pirates. Dietrich is also a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, historian, and naturalist. A winner of the PNBA Award for Nonfiction, he lives in Washington State.