Jake Lanum

Neither Officers Nor Gentlemen Jake Lanum

After the Spanish discovered the Americas, world powers endeavored to project naval power and occupy the promise-filled void. This gave rise to the golden age of privateering and piracy. Neither Officers Nor Gentlemen is a fast-burning tale of maritime adventure. A cobbler's son, Wilhelm "Will" Geier, joins an English privateer, Captain Drake, on a journey at the ends of the earth. In search of gold and glory, Will learns the trade. He hunts for subsistence in wildlands, finds allies in far-flung insurgencies, and struggles against the perils and threats looming in every navigable stream.