The Lord of the Sea by M. P. Shiel

The Lord of the Sea

by M. P. Shiel

Souvenir Press, 1981, ISBN 0285624822, hardcover, dust-jacket

Very Good Condition, minor edge dn shelf wear, minor rubbing to edges and corners, no inscriptions, top fore-edge a trifle dusty, dust-jacket shows minor edge and shelf wear with minor rubbing to edges and corners (see photographs)

"With a total mastery of effect, Shiel describes how Richard Hogarth utilises the power of a meteor to build an empire of seaborne fortresses and thereby set himself up as "Lord of the Sea".  Aided by underground forces, submarines and superior gunfire, he repels all who oppose him and achieves his ultimate objective.  Then comes the moment of his triumph ... and the discovery of facts about himself that upset the balance of his whole world."