Sails of Fortune Author:Christine Echeverria Bender SAILS OF FORTUNE is a novel detailing the harrowing and heroic voyage of Ferdinand Magellan's fleet as he voyages into the vast unknown of the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to find a direct route to the Spice Islands. Veteran novelist Christine Echeverria Bender's painstaking research and vivid prose reveal the horrors and hardship endured by t... more »he 16th century Spanish, Portuguese and Basque explorers that set forth from their homes in 1519 on one of the most epic voyages in history. Brutally honest in its depiction of the squalid living conditions and the courageous tenacity of those aboard those sailing vessels, SAILS OF FORTUNE would be of interest to all who enjoy well researched historical adventure.« less