ElijahBirch
The most starving man alive would not reach his hand into a hornet's nest for honey. And yet here I was.
Charles Mayberry is a well-mannered, scholarly man with little patience for pirates, ghosts, or swashbuckling nonsense. But when financial desperation drives him to accept a job translating a mysterious journal, he finds himself aboard The Horizon - a ship captained by the most infuriating man alive: the irrepressible, sword-swinging, charm-wielding Adam Drake.
What begins as a simple linguistic assignment soon spirals into a journey filled with cursed maps, sea monsters, and menacing military officers, and long dead mysteries. As Charles is drawn deeper into the unpredictable world of the New World - a place where sanity is optional and secrets run deep - he'll have to navigate not only the perils of piracy, but the uncomfortable truths of his own past.
Witty, heartfelt, and occasionally ridiculous, On Thieves and Treachery is a character-driven fantasy adventure about unlikely friendship, shame and self-discovery, and the beautiful chaos of letting go.
With a voice that blends the wit of Peep Show and the irreverent wonder of Pirates of the Caribbean, Elijah Birch's debut novel is a heartfelt, comedic fantasy adventure about unlikely friendship, shame and self-discovery, and the beautiful chaos of letting go.
With echoes of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, and The Princess Bride, Birch unravels a tale of hilarious hijinks, farcical fun, and swashbuckling adventure.