By the Mast Divided

London: 1793. Young firebrand John Pearce, is illegally press-ganged into brutal life aboard HMS Brilliant, a frigate on her way to war. He is drawn to a group of men who form an exclusive gun crew, the Pelicans. As they chase a French privateer across the English Channel, these disparate men form friendships that will last a lifetime. Book 1 of series.