The Sons of Masguard

"A tremendously engaging epic adventure with swashbuckling pirates, naval battles, a treasure hunt, and a host of wonderful characters, both good and evil. Ms. Mathews’ mastery of language is a beautiful thing. Each word is weighted and well-chosen, each sentence efficient and skillfully constructed. Lovely. The characterization and world building are also outstanding."

"Welcome to the world of pirates and sailors and soldiers and royal scheming created within this fast moving story. The author has laid down an unusual tale, replete with heroes, villains, good-hearted and black-hearted characters and all shades of in-between: characters with the ability to reach out and take you with them long before you realize you’ve been captured."

"A cracking, swashbuckling diamond of a story! The reader is quickly drawn into an exciting adventure, an adventure that is enhanced with dialogue that is absolutely perfect for the tale."

"There are magical objects and beings. Treachery and loyalty, cowardice and courage- this book has everything in it, without too much of anything."

"The story sucks you in and doesn't let you go."