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The Sea and the Sand (McGann saga Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Christopher Nicole (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 828 ratings
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The Caribbean, 1800.

The spirit of Harry McGann lives on in his son Toby. Protecting Yankee shores from rogue French ships, he’s seen more action in his nineteen years than his father ever saw in a lifetime. But his destiny is set to diverge from his father’s in more ways than one. A chance meeting with the beautiful Felicity Crown, daughter of British navy-Captain, sets him on a path of reuniting the family with his father’s old foe.

Times have changed, however, and a new threat to American interests stalks the seas. Barbary pirates operating out of Tripoli have cast their net wide over the Mediterranean, disrupting trade, plundering merchant ships and placing men and women into captivity. When Felicity’s ship is over-run and Felicity herself sold off to harems across North Africa, the war with these pirates becomes deeply personal for Toby. He believes Felicity is alive and he is prepared to cross the sea and the sand to find her. But Felicity’s cruel masters will not relinquish her without a fight...

The Sea and the Sand is the second book in the McGann saga. A perfect novel for fans of Robert Louis Stevenson and Daniel Defoe.

Praise for Christopher Nicole



‘A sensual, passion-packed saga!’ – Publishers Weekly

‘Sex and violence… fast-paced, entertaining, appealing!’ – Library Journal

Christopher Nicole was born and brought up in British Guyana and the West Indies. His output of books has been prolific and many of his novels are historical with a Caribbean background.
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From Publishers Weekly

Nicole takes intriguing elementshigh-sea battles, a harem in exotic Tripoli, a star-crossed romanceand blends them into an exciting story set in the early decades of the 1800s. U.S. naval officer Toby McGann falls deeply in love with a charming young Englishwoman, Felicity Crown, when she is only 15. Felicity's affection is equally strong, but before the two can meet again Barbary pirates intercept the ship on which Felicity is sailing to Gibraltar. Mohammed ben Idris, an influential but sadistic native of Tripoli, buys Felicity for his concubine. When Toby and his fellow officers arrive in Tripoli to vanquish the pirates who are menacing American vessels, he daringly rescues Felicity while a fierce skirmish rages. Later, however, when the lovers are married and living in a New York suburb, the vengeful Idris again enters their lives. While some of the plot developments are highly improbable, the tale is action-filled and unpredictable. Particularly interesting are Toby's experiences in the War of 1812, and the author's depiction of rigid Western morality, which decreed that a lady would be irrevocably tainted unless chaste prior to matrimony and sexually passive afterwards.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Born in the West Indies, British author Christopher Nicole's historical fiction has won international acclaim. Christopher Nicole lives with his wife, Diana, also a novelist, in the Channel Islands.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B017KJOV3U
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lume Books (November 3, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 3, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 696 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 283 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Christopher Robin Nicole (born 7 December 1930 in Georgetown, British Guiana) is a prolific British writer of over 200 novels and non-fiction books since 1957. He wrote as Christopher Nicole under several pseudonyms including Peter Grange, Andrew York, Robin Cade, Mark Logan, Christina Nicholson, Alison York, Leslie Arlen, Robin Nicholson, C.R. Nicholson, Daniel Adams, Simon McKay, Caroline Gray and Alan Savage. He also wrote under the penname Max Marlow co-authoring with his wife, fellow author Diana Bachmann.

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Susan
5.0 out of 5 stars Great American story and History lesson
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2024
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Very well written and historically correct.
I look forward to reading more books by
Christopher Nicole'. I coundn't out it down.
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Marjorie
4.0 out of 5 stars Good story
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2020
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I have read parts of this book. I have to read it someday again but I can’t read the bad parts.
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David T Burner
5.0 out of 5 stars Another McGann Thriller
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2020
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Historical fiction at it's best. Kudo's to CN for another excellent story which kept me well entertained and informed as to the War with the Barbary pirates. As the Marine's Hymn goes: "from the halls of Montezuma, to the SHORES Of TRIPOLI..."
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Jerry Mercer
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Story
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2017
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The continuing saga of the McGann family gets the reader involved in the plot as well as the history of the early American navy.
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Richard Gabriel
5.0 out of 5 stars Full of suspense and adventure
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2020
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The author has written a very intriguing story about the early US Navy and adventures of its sailors and families. Very enjoyable and entertaining reading, sure to you in suspense and guessing where the story will take you next.
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William Bardol
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2016
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good follow up to Old Glory.
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Max E. Goins
5.0 out of 5 stars A Triumph over Evil.
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2020
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An excellent read. Justice came fully clothed in danger and adversity. Justice triumphed over evil. A great time in history.
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Richard
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2016
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Well written ale, fu to read if you have an interest in the age of sail.
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Gerry Leslie
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on June 11, 2017
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Great saga...very entertaining!
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Ernest Godfrey
5.0 out of 5 stars Full of salt and grit
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2017
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A cracking yarn in which the the salt of the sea and the grit of the desert can be tasted. Read this following on from the first and loved them both. The ingenuity of the author in inflicting terrible revenge is believable as the cruel side of the Moorish people is revealed. Need a rest now so on to something else but I have purchased the next volume and will keep it tome back to
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Peter Rees
5.0 out of 5 stars Good reading
Reviewed in Australia on September 4, 2018
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I always like the authors story telling,consequently I go looking for his books
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Kindle-Kunde
5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasure
Reviewed in Germany on March 16, 2016
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Nice Reading, at times to much on arab cruelty, or sexual Prozess.
Nevertheless entertaining.
A Bit Tod much oft superman
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Fred
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Story but ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2018
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The Sea and the Sand. I would not be being honest with myself if I did not express an unease at what feels like an anti English viewpoint from the author, in the early stages of his book, but bearing in mind the time set, it could possibly be acceptable (2%), indeed it might be most appropriate! The fact that he is British intrigues one further. At 16% super action. As he engages the middle eastern customs one is left wondering just how he did his research and, it is indeed an eye opener to those unfamiliar with the intimacies of that region, albeit that as a former, much travelled person, in that area of the world, I cannot conceive of such behaviour, even in todays climate. Maybe it is purely the work of fiction? At 42% with a great deal of action, it feels more in keeping with the sort of book that I wold chose to read albeit that we are ashore as opposed to at sea. What an outcome! (46%) Amazing! Oh Dear! Is this just a touch unrealistic or is that ‘fiction’? (64%)! Overall, there were periods of exciting action but often interspersed with what felt to be padding and this was rarely at sea. The hero’s role was just that, slightly ‘superman’, which detracted from the believability of the story.
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