Contents

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A SON OF THE SEA 7
THE GRAVEDIGGER 8
THE YULE GUEST 12
THE MARRING OF MALYN 26
THE NANCY'S PRIDE 43
ARNOLD, MASTER OF THE SCUD 48
THE SHIPS OF ST. JOHN 55
THE KING OF YS 59
THE KELPIE RIDERS 68
NOONS OF POPPY 93
LEGENDS OF LOST HAVEN 95
THE SHADOW BOATSWAIN 98
THE MASTER OF THE ISLES 104
THE LAST WATCH 110
OUTBOUND 116




A SON OF THE SEA

I was born for deep-sea faring;
I was bred to put to sea;
Stories of my father's daring
Filled me at my mother's knee.