Captain Blood: His Odyssey

England, 1685. Peter Blood has no wish to join the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion, but he treats a wounded rebel and is condemned for treason. Transported to Barbados and sold into slavery, the physician finds himself subject to a brutal plantation owner. An unexpected opportunity allows him and his companions to escape, only to discover that freedom has left them few safe places to go. Blood becomes a buccaneer captain in the Caribbean, facing Spanish opponents, uncertain alliances and rivals whose idea of honour rarely survives the prospect of profit. Intelligence and self-command matter as much as skill in battle. Arabella Bishop, the niece of his former owner, remains important to his hopes and to his judgment of himself. Rafael Sabatini combines maritime adventure with the story of a man made an outlaw by injustice. Duels, raids and sea battles test whether Blood can protect his companions without surrendering the principles that distinguish him from his enemies.