Product Description

Ben and his Labrador, Ned, castaways of the Flying Dutchman, are cursed by an angel to roam the earth and sail the seas for all eternity, never stopping in one place and never growing a single day older. Now adrift in the Mediterranean Sea, the boy and his dog fall into the clutches of the brutal Slave Lord, Al Misurata. And so begins a daring and dangerous adventure that takes them from the Libyan coast to the Italian border in their quest to escape the curse of Captain Vanderdecken and his ghostly crew ...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1996809 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

About the Author
A BBC presenter, a playwright and an actor, Brian Jacques was first brought to the attention of children with the publication of Redwall, the first volume in his bestselling series, which features creatures from the medieval red-stoned abbey of Mossflower Wood. Before he began writing for children, his life was as full of adventures as the stories he creates -- at the age of fifteen he went to sea and travelled the world, before returning to Liverpool, where he still lives.

Customer Reviews

Rolicking adventure balanced with surprising emotion
I actually prefer this series to Redwall.

I also think this is the best Flying Dutchman book so far; while the prior two books did indeed contain marvelous swashbuckling adventures, this one had an emotional impact I did not expect. It's as if the situation of Ben and Ned and their imortality suddenly becomes something truly tragic and terrible and I appreciate Mr. Jacques for making that so clear.

However, this is not to say that this book does not also have a great adventure. The aforementioned emotional impact also includes an intriguing and horrible slave trade operation that brings out some of Jacques' most villianous of villains. Always good for a juicy read.

As always, the plot flows quick and thrilling, with Jacques' precise descriptions that do not detract from the story's pace.

This is another example of Jacques' marvelous ability to tell adventures

great book
a cleverly written and exciting book it is very exciting and i highly recomend it