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Wednesday, August 4 2010

‘Flint and Silver’ Is a Swashbuckling Prequel to Treasure Island

By David Maine

John Drake keeps the pace fast and the action steady. We're never more than a few pages away from a confrontation of some kind, whether a sea battle or face-to-face struggle or daring escape.


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