A Flash of Golden Fire

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(66 66 66 1)>Twenty-two-year-old Simon White begs for a place on Captain Dinesh Martin's pirate ship the Arrow. When he proves hilariously inadequate at most tasks he finds himself in the captain's quarters as cabin boy housekeeper and bed warmer.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(66 66 66 1)>Captain Martin used to be a British naval officer until he became disenchanted with the hypocrisy racism and classism of the institution and embarked on a life of piracy. He runs an organized and efficient vessel and prides himself on the men with whom he surrounds himself. He is esteemed and admired and he gives them as good a life as they've ever known.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(66 66 66 1)>But Simon has more than a few surprises up his sleeve including some frightening powers and Dinesh learns that sometimes a pretty appearance and amenable disposition can fool even an experienced man of the seas.</span></p>