Length4h 37m
About this audiobook
Bristol, 1650: a city ruled by the stench of commerce and the cold reality of survival.
Ike and Tom are two boys navigating its brutal streets, their friendship a fragile pact against the world's cruelty. But they are built of different stuff, driven by opposing instincts. Ike, the wary pragmatist, finds his strength in the shadows, becoming a skilled smuggler who believes in nothing but his own escape. Tom, the restless idealist, finds his hope in the ships that prick the sky, seeking a life of adventure and honor on the open ocean.
Seven years and a world of pain separate them. When a new trade, piracy, and a rumor of an unimaginable prize bring them back together, they are no longer the boys they once were.
Bare Poles is a sweeping story of two friends on a collision course with destiny, exploring the thin line between freedom and imprisonment, and the final, desperate struggle to reclaim who they once were.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction
Length4 hrs 37 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 29, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
10A Reunion in Blood and Gold
2Bare Poles
11The Long Calm
3The Stench of Progress
12The Surgeon’s Saw
4The King’s Head
13The Weight of Sins
5A Shilling for the King
14The Governor’s Pardon
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6The Taste of Salt and Rot
15A Storm on the Horizon
7The Devil’s Bargain
16The Wreck of the Sea Serpent
8The Sweet Trade
17The Long Tide Home
9The Isle of Pines
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