1718. As Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, and Charles Vane terrorize the Caribbean and Atlantic Coast, a group of Colonial lieutenant governors band together to end their reign. Led by newly appointed Governor of the Bahamas, Woodes Rogers, they offer the King's Pardon to any pirate willing to repent. They also recruit a group of former pirate captains to bring the Brethren of the Sea who refuse the pardon to justice. As the battles between them commence, the major European countries begin the War of the Quadruple Alliance. Amidst this global carnage, the demon-worshipping Ravenskalds battle with the Catholic Church-created Star Quorum to possess the Twelve Ancient Objects that are the key to controlling the world.
The Cannon and the Quill
is part of the ongoing Stanton Chronicles.
About The Stanton Chronicles
The Stanton Chronicles combines extensive historical research with mystery and the paranormal to weave a fact-based fantasy of Global Empire and the multinational corporations and secret organizations that have ruled it from time immemorial.
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