2021-10-01 Castaways of the Flying Dutchman Series The Angel's Command Brian Jacques Product Details Format: Paperback ISBN: 9780142402856 Published: 13th Jan 2005 Publisher: Firebird Dimensions: 384 pages - 196 x 130 x 24mm Series: Castaways of the Flying Dutchman Series Children's, Teenage & Educational / Children's Teenage Fiction & True Stories / Adventure Stories Description New York Times bestselling author Brian Jacques tells a haunting tale at sea from The Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series! Ben and his Labrador, Ned, castaways from the legendary ghost ship Flying Dutchman, swore never go to sea again-but a mishap in South America lands them aboard a French pirate ship with not one, but two villainous sea captains in pursuit. To make matters worse, Ben is still haunted by visions of Captain Vanderdecken, whose ghost seeks vengeance on the former cabin boy. And that is only the beginning of their adventures! "Almost nonstop action."-School Libray Journal "Fairly bursts at the seams with exciting escapades, exotic locations, poems, shanties, treachery and derring-do."-Publishers Weekly Author Brian Jacques (redwallabbey.com) was born in Liverpool in 1939. He left school at age fifteen and found work as a docker, a truck driver, a policeman and a stand-up comic, all before turning his attention to writing. He wrote his first novel, Redwall, for the children at a school for the blind in Liverpool. Since 1986, his descriptive style of writing has captivated readers from age 8 to 80. His books have won international awards and acclaim and have been made into a TV series. The Angel's Command Scotia Books Ltd, 17 Register Road, Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire, Page 1 of 1 G65 0DS, Scotland, Tel 01236 826041.