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In 2014 I read  The Chosen Man  by J.G. Harlond. I really loved the book and was looking forward to a continuation. Time passes and it was just when I read Deborah Swift's blogpost  about a new book by Harlond, that I checked if there was a follow up to The Chosen Man.  To my delight, I found that the one book had developed into a   trilogy, with A Turning Wind and By Force of Circumstance.  The 17th century is a very interesting century in many ways. The powers of Europe fighting for religion, new worlds, money, silks, spices, and more. Seafaring is big business, luxury commodities from the east are imported to Europe to please the upper classes. Not to talk about diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and other precious stones. In the center of activity stands Italian businessman and adventurer Ludovico da Portovenere, " one-time corsair, sometime merchant, secret agent of monarchs, servant of none ".   With Portovenere, J.G. Harlond has created an ex...