Cadnum, Michael. Ship of fire.Penguin Putnam, Viking. 190p. c2003. 0-670-89907-0. $16.99. JS Seventeen-year-old Thomas Spyre, a surgeon's apprentice in London, anticipates rare adventure when he and his master are asked to serve on a voyage with the famous sea captain Sir Francis Drake. The year is 1587, and Drake is off to raid the Spanish port of Cadiz to gain glory and, even more important, riches for the queen. Naturally, Thomas gets much more than he had expected in the way of adventure. His master is accidentally killed, and despite Thomas's inexperience Inexperience See also Innocence, Naïveté. Bowes, Major Edward (1874–1946) originator and master of ceremonies of the Amateur Hour on radio. [Am. he must take over as ship's surgeon and steel himself to perform amputations. He also has to wield a sword when the skirmishing in the port grows fierce, and fight for his life when a ship set afire Verb 1. set afire - set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest" set ablaze, set aflame, set on fire combust, burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" is launched at Drake's vessel as a weapon by the desperate Spanish defenders. Cadnum, author of In a Dark Wood, The Book of the Lion, The Lion, The, English name for Leo, a constellation. Leopard Sword, and other novels for YAs, writes dark, authentic-feeling historical tales. We learn myriad intriguing details about clothing, food, manners, weapons, and medical practices of the time while thrilling to the brutal battle scenes, as Thomas, tested by his trials, comes of age aboard ship. This violent and often exciting tale set on the high seas high seas In maritime law, the waters lying outside the territorial waters of any and all states. In the Middle Ages, a number of maritime states asserted sovereignty over large portions of the high seas. makes the past come to life. The cover, featuring a painting of a ship on fire, will draw readers like moths This is an incomplete list of species of Lepidoptera that are commonly known as moths. Large and dramatic moth species
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