Winds of Marque: Blackwood & Virtue Audiobook (Free)

‘Bennett R. Coles rates among my go-to list in SF. Entertaining and smart storytelling and terrific characters. In Winds of Marque, Coles may well have invented a whole new subgenre which has me scrambling for any description–Steam Space? Whatever you call it, a blast to learn. Here’s hoping that many more activities are in the offing for Blackwood and firm.’ -Steven Erikson, NY Times bestselling author

The first novel within an exciting science fiction series- about Winds of Marque: Blackwood & Virtue Get good at and Commander in space-a swashbuckling space adventure in which a crew of misfit individuals in the king’s navy are delivered to dismantle a dangerous ring of pirate raiders.

Within a dense star cluster, the solar winds blow fiercely. The celebrity sailing dispatch HMSS Daring is definitely running at full sheet with a letter of marque allowing them to catch enemy vessels involved in illegal trading. Sailing under a fake flag to safeguard the ship and its own mission, Daring’s crew must gather cleverness that will lead them to the pirates’ base.

Posing as traders, Daring’s dashing second-in-command Liam Blackwood and outstanding quartermaster Amelia Virtue infiltrate shady civilian product owner networks, thinking one will cause them to their quarry.

But their mission is threatened from of their own ranks when Daring’s enigmatic captain makes some questionable choices, and rumblings of discontent begin bubbling up from below decks, putting the crew on advantage and destroying morale. On top of everything, Liam and Amelia must grapple using their developing feelings for every other.

Facing danger from unexpected quarters that could steer the expedition off program, Blackwood and Virtue must recognize the true enemy threat and find out the truth about their commander-and their mission-before Daring falls prey to the pirates she’s meant to be tracking.