Accepting the job from the man in the turban was risky, but the small fortune he offered couldn't be passed up. The only hitch was that it was a mission from London to Katmandu, through the lands controlled by the East India Company. Could the Captain and crew of the Airship Skylark be up to the task? From the outset problems plagued their journey and then disaster struck in an intense storm in the Indian Ocean. Would they be able to complete their mission? Would the Captain and Navigator's growing relationship survive the journey? Follow the adventures of the crew of the Skylark in this...

Prior to the era of the musketeers. Even prior to the time of Shakespeare. The sword was the side piece and status symbol of the gentleman, throughout Europe. During the 15th and 16th centuries, a famous school of fence was established in Bologna, Italy.The father of this tradition was a Professor of mathematics at the University and was given license to establish a school of fencing. This school lasted for two centuries, culminating in the work of Giovanni dall'Agocchie who influenced the later master Ridolfo Capoferro. In Victorian times, this style of combat was resurrected by Sir Alfred...