title: Tales from the Sea: Secrets from a Cruise Ship
author:  Alexander Flint 
description: Alexander Flint, an award winning author, is a native New Yorker and a retired New York City high school teacher. He is also a retired military officer, having served in the United Stated Marines Corps during the Vietnam War. He also served in Europe during the Balkan War in the 1990s. Flint is the author of two previous books-The Frozen Dozen (Rutledge Books 2002) and Stress Survival (Xlibris, 2006)-and edited his father's memoir, The Way It Was: From Second Avenue to Staten Island (Xlibris, 2005). The father of five children and six grandchildren, Flint lives on Staten Island, New York, and Hollywood Beach, Florida.
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  PRAISE FOR
  
  
  ![Seafire](../images/1.jpg)
  
  
  “One of the most spell-binding adventures of the year. This is female piracy
  at its best.” _—SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE_
  
  
  “The best kind of fantasy. . . . Impossible to put down.” **—PASTE**
  
  
  “This is _Mad Max_ by way of Davy Jones, a high-energy, breathless adventure.”
  **—** _BOOKLIST_
  
  
  “The pace of the book is fast and relentless, and the action sequences tense
  and believable, but the best moments are the ones in which the female
  relationships shine.” **—NPR**
  
  
  “Absolutely enthralling. _Seafire_ is a relentless adventure about friendship
  and found family, trust and betrayal, and a vow for vengeance as unstoppable
  as the sea.” — **HEIDI HEILIG,** author of _THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE_ and _THE
  SHIP BEYOND TIME_
  
  
  “Parker has crafted a thrilling, empowering tale of doing what is right, not
  what is easy. Any reader who’s dreamed of the high seas, adventure, and
  freedom will be clamoring to join the crew of the Mors Navis. An emotional and
  pul