Sunday, November 24, 2013

Bloody Jack-#3

Bloody Jack
L.A Meyer
Historical Novel
225/336

In my Novel, Bloody Jack, the protagonist Jack Faber or Mary accidentally killed one of her crew members. Sloat, one of the antagonists assaults Jack in an attempt to kill her. Jack fights back but by instinct pulls our her knife and stabs Sloat sending him over board. Soon the crew finds out and at first Jack's friend,Liam, is put on trial but Jack steps in and admits that she killed him. She is put on trail but is found not guilty because it was an act of self defense. Also the HMS Dolphin finds the trail of LeFievre who is the main antagonist and his fleet after LeFievre and his fleet razed a small fishing village. Soon the HMS Dolphin finds LeFievre's fleet and starts its furious battle. First small ships start firing at the HMS Dolphin but are quickly take out. Then the HMS Dolphin starts its attack on LeFievres flag ship and two other frigates. LeFievre is no match and soon he starts to run, the HMS Dolphin rips apart the fleet but just as LeFievre is getting away he sends a small boat full with gunpowder and a lit fuse, the fire boat goes off close to the HMS Dolphin and kills many as well as leaving a hole in the hull.

I think what i have read so far is what is leading up to the climax and the climax,  the HMS Dolphin finds the recently attacked village and finds a survivor who points them in the direction of where he saw the fleet make way only the day before. I think that the HMS Dolphin is close to finding LeFievre's fleet thus making much headway towards the climax. I think that there will not be that much falling action becuase by the time the HMS Dolphin finds LeFievre and attacks them the book will almost be over.

"The small boat heads straight for our bow. The rudder and the sail are tied down. There is no one in the boat, just piles of black kegs and white bags. And sparkles from the fuses. "Fireship!" screams the Captain."
Page: 209

I think that this passage is important because the HMS Dolphin will have to be brought to shore or else it will sink, so i am interested to see what the crew will do with their damaged ship. 

 

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