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The Fateful Voyage
Book 38

Afghanistan 1879. Army Captain, Edward Merriman – the Great Grandson of Admiral Sir James Merriman – is fighting for his life. Pinned down by snipers, surrounded by dead and dying men, the chances of surviving the day are looking bleak.


With bayonets fixed they make ready for their last stand. The clash of steel on steel and screams of the dying are interrupted by a bugle call and a volley of rifle fire. Major-General Roberts’ army column heading for Kabul arrives just in time to fend off a massacre.

Injured and exhausted, Merriman is ordered back to Allahabad where bad news about his family and bride-to-be awaits. With leave to sort his affairs authorised, he heads to Singapore to see his brother and to find a ship bound for Calcutta and onward home to England.

He boards the Eastern Light, an iron-built, three-masted barquentine along with some very dubious passengers. Tempers flare as a drunken bully strikes his wife and a Japanese Samurai threatens to remove his head. Merriman takes control of the situation and hopes for an eventless journey. But as the ship enters Pirate infested waters and a storm brews, Merriman has no idea just how much trouble is ahead.

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Publishers note: Whilst this book is part of the Merriman Chronicles series of books, it can easily be read as a standalone novel. Being set so many years later than the original protagonist (Admiral Sir James Abel Merriman) the family name and good standing is continued, yet follows the path of the Merriman family into a new era and away from The Royal Navy. There are undoubtedly many stories yet to be uncovered. As time, research and funding allows, we can look forward to more adventures of this illustrious and well respected British Family.

Reviews of The Fateful Voyage

Great series!

"Well written. All eight books kept me interested and wishing there was more books to the series. Especially in how James Merriman became an admiral"

A great story!!

"It was hard to put down. The author did a great job building the story. I was engrossed, right up to the end"

Pirates and loot galore generate a lively tale of survival

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"Edward Merriman, a soldier rather than a sailor like most of his ancestors finds himself on an island with the remains of a ship and its crew. Pirates and loot galore generate a lively tale of survival"

 Treasure Island redone

"A change from the prior 7 installments, this story is set on the latter 19th Century beginning with the 1870 Afghan War, then moves to the South China Sea.
A rollicking good desert island, pirate tale"

Pukka Heroics

"This immensely readable novel takes you into dusty Afghan mountains with bullets whizzing past you. A racy and exciting tale of derring-do in the heyday of the

British Empire"

Exciting!

 "The battles were amazing. The main players parts fitted well. I was upset to have to leave this series. I was hoping it to continue. I must say the last book left no disappointment. A wonderful experience"

The Merriman Chronicles

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