John Stack

El capitán Ático, un joven de origen griego hijo de pescadores, y Septimio, un veterano centurión nacido en el seno de una familia romana de arraigada estirpe militar, han de llegar a un entendimiento si pretenden derrotar a las fuerzas cartaginesas, que llevan ya unos años hostigando a Roma. Sin ninguna tradicion asentada en la construccion naval, y con una experiencia muy escasa en el arte de navegar, la Republica romana debe enfrentarse a la flota mas poderosa y bien preparada que jamas haya surcado el Mediterraneo.Combinando personajes ficticios con personajes y acontecimientos historicos, John Stack construye una poderosa trama principal y excelentes lineas narrativas secundarias que, a un ritmo trepidante, van desplegando un estremecedor relato de los acontecimientos que desembocaron en la terrible y trascendental batalla de Mylae (260 a.C.).El talento para recrear las batallas, la fuerza de los personajes y el poderoso realismo de John Stack le permiten codearse ya con su primera novela con Harry Sidebottom, Bernard Cornwell o Simon Scarrow.

The second installment in this thrilling maritime adventure; two mighty empires battle each other for control of the high seas.Atticus is the young captain of the Aquila, the flagship of the Roman navy's attack fleet. But his inexperienced commander's position has been bought, not earned. Bound to obey his superior, Atticus sails straight into a carefully-laid trap. In the brutal battle that follows, he pulls his men back from the brink of defeat only by disobeying orders.Summoned to Rome, Atticus will pay a high price for his defiance. Despite his friendship with a Roman centurion, he is dangerously unversed in the politics of the Roman senate, and has created a powerful enemy.So Atticus finds himself facing battles both at sea, against an ever-more ferocious enemy; and on board his own ship, from those who are thirsty for revenge...

The author of the MASTERS OF THE SEA series, is back with a standalone battle book that will blow all others out of the water. 1587. Two nations are locked in bitter conflict. One strives for dominance, the other for survival. After decades of religious strife, Elizabeth sits on the throne of England. The reformation continues. Catholic revolts have been ruthlessly quashed, and Elizabeth has ordered the execution of her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots. On the continent bloody religious wars rage, but England stands apart, her surrounding seas keeping her safe from the land armies of her would-be enemies. Only at sea do the English show their teeth. Sea captains and adventurers, hungry for the spoils of trade from the Spanish Main, regularly attack the gold-laden galleons of Catholic Spain. They are terriers nipping at the feet of war-horses but their victories disrupt the treasury of Spain, England's greatest threat, and Elizabeth's refusal to rein in her sea-captains further antagonises Philip II. Thomas Varian is a captain in Drake's formidable navy, rising quickly through the ranks. But he guards a secret -- one for which he would pay with his life if discovered he is a Catholic. He is about to find his conflicting loyalty to his religion, to his Queen, and to his country tested under the most formidable of circumstances facing the mighty Armada. Unknown to Varian, he will also be facing his long-estranged father, who is fighting on the side of the Spanish enemy!

 El capitán Ático, un joven de origen griego hijo de pescadores, y Septimio, un veterano centurión nacido en el seno de una familia romana de arraigada estirpe militar, han de llegar a un entendimien

El combate naval entre cartagineses y romanos en el cabo de Ecnomo (256 a. C.) ha pasado a la historia como una de las mayores batallas de cuantas se han librado en el Mediterráneo, y John Stack traza un rumbo implacable y firme desde las primeras paginas de esta novela para llevarnos hasta el centro de esa trepidante y violentisima lucha. Al frente de la flota romana, el capitan del Aquila, Atico no solo se enfrenta a unas bien dotadas y dirigidas fuerzas cartaginesas, que ademas han contratado como mercenarios a crueles capitanes piratas, sino que tendra que lidiar con las disparatadas ordenes de un joven e inexperto tribuno que amenaza con poner en riesgo toda la operacion. Los conocimientos que Stack posee de navegacion, estrategias militares y politica romana son asombrosos, pero los usa ademas con extraordinario talento para dotar de realismo una trama novelesca arrebatadora.