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The Captain And The Lady Fair: Changing Times: Large Print

Quinne Darkover

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A light Steampunk novel that travels from dirty city life to a lush tropical island he calls home, Pakuu. The Captain had bought a luxury airship and converted the bottom deck to carry cargo after he retired early from the military. He enjoys the quiet of transporting people and cargo. This quiet life comes to an end when he and the crew launch in a heavy storm,, fly out over the sea and rescue Alexandria clinging to a baby and a piece of the remains of the airship she had been on. It had been knocked from the sky by a bomb on board. Shortly after he and his crew fight off airsharks, and assassins. He fights to protect his crew which he feels is his family. His peaceful life is over. Matters are complicated by his support of women he feels are family or he sees as wronged. He is not good with women and that adds to the troubles. He is even threatened to be poisoned and shot by members of his own crew. The book has strong female characters, and is character driven. At 96,700 words, this is a full length novel'

310 pages, Paperback

Published July 18, 2015

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Quinne Darkover

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Born in Tampa Fla, Quinne ( pronounced like two initials Q N ) has lived in England, Spain Italy, and Africa, traveled most of the U.S. and visited the East and West Caribbean. Quinne started his working life in satellite communications for aircraft for 11 years then changed his career to managing various clubs of over 1500 members for the next ten years. He has managed and overseen formal dinners that included Congressmen and Generals as special guests. He has let his varied interests take him through electronic, management and culinary schools and even flight school in Europe. Besides cooking he enjoys movies and Ren Faires for which he makes his own garb. Quinne has been in stage plays, acted as an extra on TV, read for Radio Reading Services for the Blind for 2 years and has been scuba diving in the British Virgin Islands. His pleasure is in making foods people enjoy but not overly complex. Hobbies include photography, sewing and reading Sci-Fi and Fantasy books. His next project will be working on cookbook 2. He has finished and published his Steampunk novel 'The Captain and the Lady Fair'. The sequel is in progress.
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