The Strode Venturer Author:Innes, Hammond Avon #14266, First Printing — Meet Peter Strode who travelled halfway around the world to find incredible adventures! — "Both vessels were rolling towards each other... The crash cought me off balance. I can remember falling, but that's all. — "I came to, gasping and sobbing for breath, a great roaring in my ears. I new I was drowning... more » and fought with all my strength, clawing and kicking with the water gurgling in my lungs and throat.
"A blinding jar, the crash of steel, a great swooping movement--and I was suddenly afloat in the sea."« less