I have recently completed my first novel, Napoleon's Gambit: Sailing through history to commit the perfect crime.

Agents and Publishers appear leery of tackling a cross-genre book (time-travel and historical fiction), and so I have adopted the field of dreams approach: I have self-published it thinking that if I sell enough copies, they will come.

Napoleon's Gambit is an historical adventure, blending fact and fiction. The book's website separates truth from invention and contains maps, photos, annotated notes and an illustrated glossary of nautical terms.

Between July 28th, 2008 and October 15th, 2008, the first 12 chapters of the book will be available for free in the form of Podcasts or PDFs. The Chapters will be released one a week between these dates, and the book officially goes on sale on October 15th. It will be available from Amazon, Barnes&Noble, Chapters and any bookstore served by Ingrams and Baker & Taylor, as well as from its website.

Napoleon's Gambit is available as a PDF, Audiobook, e-book or Paperback. Please visit www.napoleonsgambit.com for more details.

This writer is looking for an agent.

Reviewing Napoleon's Gambit, The Iowa Book Doctors wrote, “Readers grow increasingly interested in literature that addresses political and cultural concerns of the twenty-first century. Topping this list are concerns about the ethics of our leaders and the state of our environment. Napoleon’s Gambit throws down a gauntlet, offering a model for action in the face of the unknown. Our editors found the novel to be fresh and engaging, a book which appeals not only to readers of nineteenth-century history, but also to those readers seeking creative solutions to problems facing our world today.”

Here's the blurb from Napoleon's Gambit: Sailing through history to commit the perfect crime.

A modern sailor is recruited by the Royal Navy and finds himself on the deck of HMS Impérieuse in 1813, as she sails into battle against overwhelming odds. At stake are $5 billion in gold and the fate of the modern world.

Think of it as Captain Kirk meets Captain Jack Aubrey: a moral tale, light-hearted and filled with action, yet rich in authentic historical and nautical detail. Napoleon’s Gambit’s 121,000 words are set in exotic locations aboard the world’s most advanced yacht and on old wooden warships. Its love-story, sword-fights, sea-battles, pirates and storms at sea add tension to an unpredictable and satisfying plot.