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Martin Swan is a prolific British author whose work spans gripping detective fiction, historical thrillers and romance.

With a passion for storytelling that blends classic intrigue with contemporary themes, Martin has created a diverse body of work—from sharp-witted detective series and espionage-driven narratives to relationship guides and self-improvement books. His fiction often draws inspiration from timeless storytelling traditions while delivering fast-paced, immersive plots for today's readers.

A firm believer in the power of digital publishing, Martin is also deeply involved in creating accessible content for readers worldwide, producing ebooks, audiobooks, and online resources that reflect the evolving way people read and learn.

Whether crafting compelling mysteries or practical guides, his mission is simple:

to entertain, inform, and create stories and ideas that stay with you long after the final page.

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A sweeping historical survival epic of faith, captivity, and return — based on the real but almost forgotten era when North African corsairs raided the British coastline and sold entire villages into slavery.

The Barbary Captive follows Thomas Hale, a humble Cornish fisherman from Mousehole, whose life is torn apart when Barbary pirates land under moonless silence and abduct him and dozens more across the West Country — a true terror that haunted Britain's shores for over two centuries.

Dragged in chains across the sea to Algiers, Thomas is thrust into a brutal world of slave markets, galleys, salt mines and renegades — where former Englishmen command the whips, and survival is bought either with faith or surrender.

Through unthinkable toil, a daring escape, a near-fatal storm, and an unlikely alliance with a Muslim woman enslaved against her will, Thomas begins the long road toward freedom — while his wife Mary keeps a single candle burning in Mousehole, refusing to believe him dead.

This is not pirate romance.

This is historical truth, told through living characters.

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This is not pirate romance.

This is historical truth, told through living characters.

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