1716. In the shadow of the ongoing wars between the kings and queens of Europe and their powerful navies, a small group of determined pirates slowly forge a Republic of Pirates in the Bahamas, led by Benjamin Hornigold, Edward Thache, Angus "Quill" MacGregor (nephew of Rob Roy), and Samuel Bellamy-the "Robin Hood of the Seas" and leader of the Jacobite Revolution. Making reluctant alliances with French pirate Olivier "The Vulture" Levasseur and a mysterious magician named Abraxas Abriendo, Sam and the pirates of New Providence fight for their survival and rightful place as Princes of the World.The Cannon and the Quill series combines extensive historical research with mystery and the paranormal.Based on the author's long-running stage show, The Cannon and the Quill is part of the ongoing Stanton Chronicles. Praise for The Cannon and the QuillThe Cannon and the Quill delivers on all the promises it makes at the start. Its short, punchy chapters move easily between plotlines. The stories and characters are superior-no doubt the result of considerable research.Top of the line descriptive narrative.What an adventure! It begins like a Robert E. Howard novel and never slows down! Great mix of history, mystery, and the paranormal.A great read! I love the way it smoothly transitions from the past to the present and back.It is like Marathon Man, with all of the independent stories set in foreign countries, then weaving the separate strands together.