The Manila Galleon

The Manila galleon was the annual treasure ship sailing between Acapulco and Manila for 250 years.

THE MANILA GALLEON is dovetailing adventures:one set in 1704, the other today. Protagonists in each--one a privateer from the frontier town of New York, the other an adventurer from modern Manhattan--try to claim the prize. Each tries to understand the purpose of a mysterious statue aboard.

In the past, it is possessed by a Jesuit with earth-shaking ambitions.

The stakes are equally high on the modern side--a fortune in treasure. If al-Queda linked Asian terrorists seize it, the Religious World War will explode to unimaginable levels.

Past and present coverge in a multi-layered climax, restoring a legend to his rightful place in history. "A MAJOR WRITER OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN SCENE"--Bangkok POST. "JASON SCHOONOVER IS AMONG A SMALL HANDFUL OF AUTHORS WHO INSPIRED ME TO BECOME A WRITER"--Jack DuBrul, bestselling author of PANDORA'S CURSE and DEEP FIRE RISING.

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