Would you rather serve on Surprise, like Barret Bonden, or Torgud, like Ezekiel Edwards?

Why do the English politicians believe they must select a single Ionian potentate to back against the others rather than simply conquering all of them?

Worcester is referred to as one of the surviving 'forty thieves'—what aspect of the ships in Worcester's class caused them to be so named?

During the novel Nathaniel Martin is introduced as a fairly minor character; he recurs in future novels of the series and becomes a major character in several of them. What aspects of Martin's personality and behavior lend themselves to future inclusion in the structure of the series of novels?

At the end of the novel Aubrey attacks and captures two Turkish ships at once, a feat that is viewed as all but impossible by Professor Graham. Do you think Aubrey is pursuing...