Blaggard's Moon
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From the author of the highly praised Trophy Chase Trilogy comes this exciting swashbuckling tale of a pirate sentenced to die for the crime of mutiny.
As he awaits his fate, this pirate (none other than the delightful Smith Delaney from the Trophy Chase Trilogy) ponders his life and the events that have brought him to this fate.
In the process of remembering, and in grappling with mercy and justice as they have been played out in his life, a tale is spun, a tale of true hearts wronged, noble love gone awry, dark deeds done for the sake of gold, and sacrifices made for love. In the end, our pirate will come face-to-face with himself, with his own death, and with a God who promises grace where none is deserved.
Readers of Christian fantasy will once again be swept away by Bryan Polivka's compelling storytelling abilities. As Publisher's Weekly said of the author's first book, "readers will be flipping pages eagerly."
George Bryan Polivka
George Bryan Polivka has been an award–winning writer for many years, crafting professional articles, newscasts, screenplays, and television scripts, including the Emmy–winning documentary A Hard Road to Glory. He is the author of the Trophy Chase Trilogy: The Legend of the Firefish, The Hand That Bears the Sword, and The Battle for Vast Dominion. Polivka lives near Baltimore, Maryland, with his wife and children.
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Reviews for Blaggard's Moon
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Smith Delaney is a man who is awaiting his demise. This is a novel, of Delaney remembering a story in vivid detail of how things went from one place to another in the world of vast pirating and pillaging where the townsfolk saw no end of terror. Polivka weaves an intriguing tale as a master storyteller that brings images easily to the mind's eye of a reader and keeps one ceaselessly thirsting for more. Many a book can grab me and pull with the never-ending page turning drama to a finish. This book is different. I was drawn and curious and could not unravel the tale fast enough, but the way the story was told in vivid detail and description causes one to take the tale at a leisurely pace. As a scene unfolds, it is almost necessary to full let it soak in from the words on the page to the reader's eye and then the synapses of the brain. Each section brings a mini story and intrigues a bit further. An adventure of pirates, murder, fights, romance, true love, revenge, and justice prevail. All through out, the story is enticing and pulls a reader to one way of thinking and then changes your mind to another. Mixed in the story in a very non-nagging manner is a fabulous undertone of what is coming... Where are your actions taking you and how will they affect the outcome of your life? It is a thrilling ride filled with the sounds of splashing waves and crying gulls with the scent of salt water to one's nose and I recommend it to many for a leisurely yet full of adventure ride. I am grateful that I was able to start my reading adventures of the Nearing Vast world through this prequel to the Trophy Chase trilogy. Now I am even more grateful that I have the first and third of the trilogy on my shelves waiting for me, and now must find a way to acquire the second novel. Then my adventure will be complete!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The characters are enjoyable, but I had hoped to see more of them and definitely more action. I wanted more cannons, more swords, more gunpowder - more pirate vs good guy! The romance, while present, did not fly off the page for me or seem entirely believable because not that much detail had been put into it. I had hoped to see Jenta become something like Elizabeth Swanson from Pirate Of The Caribbean, but sadly that was not her course in life.The flashbacks became a little confusing at times and eventually frustrating as I wanted to read more about Damrick, Conch Imbry, and Jenta. I would have rather had the whole story told straight through and given Delaney an appearance at the end (where the story eventually leads to).Blaggard's Moon definitely takes its time "building up" and, while it is a good thing, I needed something a little quicker - my "fight" fix if you will. If you want a slow-paced read with a faint trace of romance and a dash of cannons, Blaggard's Moon will provide just that plus you will never think about seamonkeys the same again!
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