| A number of readers have contacted me
asking when or if there will be more books in the Isaac Biddlecomb series. I
am grateful for their interest and will answer the question here for anyone
else who might be wondering the same. Isaac and crew have been stuck in a sort of contractual limbo for a few years now. I call them prisoners of the publishing wars. Pocket Books has decided not to publish any more of the series, but at the same time will not put it out of print, as they are still selling. Another publisher is not going to be interested in the series unless they can also publish the first five (they don't want to promote another publisher's books) so until Pocket relinquishes the rights, the series is stuck. It has always been my desire to continue the series, to at least en books, and I still hope to do so. As of now, Pocket has agreed to sell the rights to another publisher, and once we are finished with current projects we hope to pursue that. So hold a turn, as the Maine lobstermen say, and hopefully Isaac et al will sail again. For those new to the series, here is some more information... The books of the Revolution at Sea Saga concern the adventures of American sea captain Isaac Biddlecomb as he is drawn into the events of the American Revolution and becomes part of the newly created United States Navy. There are currently five Revolution at Sea books, covering the period from 1775 to the summer of 1777. There are no immediate plans for more books in the series, though the author intends to eventually get Captain Biddlecomb through the entire war. Click on the titles below for more information and a sample chapter of each book. Click on the covers to see a larger image. |
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By Force of Arms
Merchant Captain Isaac Biddlecomb is caught in the act of smuggling, and through a series of misadventures finds himself pressed into the British navy, aboard a brig run by a weak and incompetent captain. Though previously indifferent to the question of independence, Isaac begins to see the light. |
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The Maddest Idea General George Washington, in command of American troops surrounding Boston, finds himself in desperate need of gunpowder. A plan is devised the send Biddlecomb, now in command of the Rhode Island naval vessel Charlemagne, to Bermuda for powder. But the plan is a trap, set by a traitor, for Isaac's capture. |
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The Continental Risque Early in 1776, the Continental Congress forms the first United States Navy, and Biddlecomb and Charlemagne join the fledgling fleet on an attack on Nassau. Though the islanders put up little fight, Biddlecomb must face an increasingly mutinous crew, led by a manipulative crew member and a weak, paranoid first officer. |
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Lords of the Ocean Seeking in interview with Gen. Washington, Biddlecomb finds himself in the middle of the Battle of Long Island. After escaping Howe's army, he is given a vital and top secret assignment: convey Benjamin Franklin to the Court of France. Once in Europe, Franklin sends Biddlecomb to raid English shipping in the Irish Sea. |
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Lords
of the Ocean
Trade paperback edition of the above hardcover title.
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All the Brave Fellows The Charlemagne is underway to Philadelphia, where Biddlecomb will assume command of the new-built frigate Falmouth. But Isaac does not know that now the British fleet - and an old enemy - stand between himself and his new ship, while a band of American deserters fight to keep the Falmouth out of British hands. |
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All
the Brave Fellows
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By Force of Arms The Large Print version of the first Isaac Biddlecomb book. Full of typos that are not the author's fault.
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