Flying Dutchman: Hollander - Paperback

by Mark Lee Van Boening (Author)

SET SAIL aboard the ghost ship of all ghost ships for high adventure, suspense, and horror. Since men first set out upon the sea, countless ships and crews vanished forever. Their fates remain unknown. And the fate of one is to only be spoken of in whispers. Seeing this world and peoples through the eyes of the first circumnavigators was beyond description. This is why their accounts consist of so few words. Set in a most dynamic period, "Hollander" is inspired, by voyages of Diaz, Da Gama, Columbus, Magellan, Drake, and Cooke. Over his lifetime, the author has sailed many seas. Marveling at wonders both serene and spectral, by the grace of God, also survived her wrath. "Hollander" brings the most enduring legend of the sea to printed page. Immersed in the senses, this is a tale of adventure and intrigue, of breathtaking beauty and unbearable hardship, of tragic romance, horror, and hope. Set around the world, this is a story of devotion, conquest, and disaster. It is the account of the most doomed voyager of all time. STEP ABOARD: Hollanderbymarklee.com

Author Biography

Born on the eastern shore of the Pacific, Mark has a lifelong love and respect for the sea. Admiration as well, for the bold captains old who dared set out on open ocean to find what lay beyond the horizon. We can barely imagine the challenges faced, the hardships endured, and how the world and peoples appeared to their eyes. Once, long ago, I saw a ship. As she passed, we saw a galleon, not burning, but aglow. And not by lights aloft, nor on deck. As quickly as she appeared, she vanished. What was witnessed was shared with fellow sailors. After a long silence, an ancient Nordic salt nodded, then whispered, "Ist de Vliegende Hollander." STEP ABOARD: Hollanderbymarklee.com