The Sea-Hawk

Stripped of his name, his home, and the woman he loves, a Cornish knight finds power among the corsairs of Algiers. But command at sea cannot settle the wrongs he carries ashore.

Rafael Sabatini's The Sea-Hawk follows Sir Oliver Tressilian from Elizabethan Cornwall to the dangerous world of the Barbary Coast. Betrayed by his half-brother Lionel, accused of murder, and abducted into captivity, Oliver survives the galley oars to become Sakr-el-Bahr, a formidable corsair commander. His new identity brings authority and loyalty, but also enemies in the court of the Basha of Algiers.

When Rosamund, the woman who once loved him and then believed him guilty, falls into his hands, Oliver must confront more than the treachery that ruined him. The chance for revenge becomes a test of honour, love, and mercy. Sabatini joins sea battles and palace intrigue to a story of wounded trust, giving the swashbuckling action an emotional weight that reaches beyond the next clash of swords.

What readers find inside:
A life transformed - Oliver's passage from English knight to corsair forces him to reckon with who he has become.Two vivid worlds - The story moves between the feuds of Cornwall and the rivalries of North Africa.High-seas danger - Galleys, coastal raids, and pursuit at sea make survival depend on nerve and strategy.Court intrigue - Favour and jealousy at the Basha's court threaten Oliver's hard-won position.Love and forgiveness - Oliver and Rosamund face the damage done by suspicion, betrayal, and mistaken judgment.
For readers of classic pirate adventures, historical fiction set around the Mediterranean, and stories in which romance and moral conflict are as compelling as the action.

Set sail with Oliver Tressilian and discover whether a man remade by betrayal can choose something other than revenge.