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Xavier Arista

Biography

The Author is a former Tank Company Commander, airborne trooper, and commercial diver. He had the record for deepest working dive (Wasp & Jim, armored diving suits) from 1982 to 2000. He was a pilot for Alvin, a manned scientific submersible operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. And is currently a director at a oceanographic research institute, but will retire in December 2015.

The Author is an American of Basque decent.

Smashwords Interview

Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you?
When I was a boy, I started with Tom Swift books. And that interested me in Science. In the end, I got a degree in Oceanography. After forty years of exploring the Ocean, I'm now retired. But at one time I held the record for the deepest dive in both a JIM suit and a one-man submersible called a Wasp.
How do you approach cover design?
I talked with friends who had read the first draft. And after a long discussion I hired someone to do the book cover for me.
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Series

Kindgom of Navarra by
Book one, the Banu Qasi, tells the story of a young boy who grows up to be the first King of Navarra. Book two is the story on Navarra's struggles to resist the Barbary pirates, Saracens and Frankish domination.
Kingdom of Navarra Book 2: Barbary Pirates
Price: $0.99 USD.
The Kingdom of Navarra, Book one, The Banu Qasi
Price: $0.99 USD.

Books

Kingdom of Navarra Book 2: Barbary Pirates by
Series: Kindgom of Navarra. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 78,970. Language: American English. Published: September 5, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Medieval
Barbary Pirates is the second book in the Kingdom of Navarra series. King Inigo struggles to keep Navarra safe from the Barbary Pirates who are raiding the coast of Navarra and enslaving his people. In the meanwhile, his former wife, Lady Eleanor of Leon, plots to have him assassinated. The Franks return to Navarra and establish a consulate. Then they try to kill him. You'll love it.
The Kingdom of Navarra, Book one, The Banu Qasi by
Series: Kindgom of Navarra. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 95,980. Language: American English. Published: November 17, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Medieval
In the eighth century AD, the forces of Islam have conquered most of the Iberian Peninsula, and the Franks have conquered what is now France and Germany. Our young hero fights against enslavement by the forces that encircle Navarra. Skilled with both a bow and a fighting iron, Inigo fights to keep his people free.

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adult 18 and over    adult book    barbary pirates