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<p><P>Nick Sandman's spine was shattered by a bullet in the Falklands. He has no money and no prospects, only a dream of sailing far away from his troubles on his boat, <i>Sycorax</i>. But <i>Sycorax</i> is as crippled as he is, and to make her seaworthy again, Nick must strike a devil's bargain with egomaniacal TV star Tony Bannister. Signing on to the crew of Bannister's powerful ocean racer, <i>Wildtrack</i>, Nick is expected to help sail her to victory. But the despised celebrity has made some powerful enemies who will stop at nothing for revenge. . . .</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Some readers may quibble at the ambiguous ending, but Cornwell's first modern-day novel, after Redcoat and the Sharpe series, works very nicely. Narrator Nick Sandman, Falkland Islands hero and Victoria Cross recipient, is determined not only to walk again after a war wound but also to sail his ketch Sycorax to New Zealand. After two years' hospitalization, he is, barely, walking again, but Nick's return to Devon finds Sycorax beached and vandalized, apparently at the behest of TV talk-show host Tony Bannister. Legal difficulties force Nick into making a TV movie for Bannister in exchange for salv

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Author
Cornwell, Bernard
Publisher
HarperCollins e-books
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9780061650826
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Thriller, Literary Fiction
Rating
3.77 / 5 (18 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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