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 Targeted Age Group:: 16+
Captain Nemo’s son continues his own tales of adventure in The Lone Captain, a sequel to 2018’s The Nautilus Legacy and the second volume of The Nemo Chronicles. Inspired by the work of Jules Verne and written as a memoir, it will delight readers of the first volume as well as those new to the series.
Against a backdrop of Victorian-era political tensions and advances in science and technology, the Nautilus’ crew venture across the world’s oceans to further their twin missions of science and liberty by exploring shipwrecks, aiding the oppressed, and supporting freedom fighters. But everything changes for Nemo when a shocking naval crisis leads to confrontation with his most dangerous foe yet, a zealot whose actions could alter the international balance of power.
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What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
"The Lone Captain" is a sequel to "The Nautilus Legacy," which tells the story of how Captain Nemo's son discovered his father's identity and decided to follow in his nautical footsteps. When I saw the movie "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" as a kid, I fell in love with the design of the Nautilus. I wanted its adventures to continue, and years later after reading the novel and its sequel "Mysterious Island" I decided to find a way to continue what Jules Verne had started.
How Did You Come up With Your Characters?
Two of them deserve special mention. My Nemo is a blend of Verne's original character and my own personality, or at least what I think I would've been like had I lived in that era. Eileen in "The Lone Captain" is visually based on singer Kate Bush. The character's personality was inspired by the Big Country song "The Seer," for which Bush provided guest vocals.
Book Excerpt/Sample
I spent the evening alone in the library, cut off from everything except Papa’s books and my own thoughts. The more I considered the newspaper article, the deeper my depression became. I thought of how silly—no, how stupid the whole thing seemed. What kind of absurd, self-important dreamer was I to run around the world in a submarine playing do-gooder to the oppressed? What in the name of heaven made me think anything substantial could come from such an approach? Who was I to tell kingdoms and empires what to do? “You,” I reminded myself in the words of St. James, “a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away,” what right have you to impose your convictions on the nations, however much in the wrong they may be?
The accuser in me laid out strong charges, and I could only reply in agreement. I was foolish, full of ideals and Papa’s mystique. I lived out a fantasy of a life and had, like a false messiah, somehow deluded two dozen men to follow me on my quixotic voyages. I was a naïve crusader, insulated from reality and daring to think I could, should, and would correct the world’s mistakes.
Who did I think I was? Papa, that’s who! I had fit myself to the mold of his life, past denials notwithstanding. Maybe I needed to give up this nonsense. Nemo and the Nautilus were anachronisms, emptied of any power or symbolism they may have once held. One man might be able to change the world, but not this man, and not this way. At least, not anymore.
It occurred to me that the day for decommissioning the Nautilus was at hand. The simplest way was to divide up any remaining treasure among the men, take the submarine out to sea with a skeleton crew, and sink her for all time.
Author Bio:
I'm a ship nut who has been interested in things nautical since I was a kid. I've built lots of models, and I enjoy fiction and non-fiction stories about naval history. I'm also an adult fan of LEGO with a growing collection of self-designed submarines.
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