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 Muslim linked Asian terrorists seize it, the Religious World War will explode to unimaginable levels. Past and present converge 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. Website: jasonschoonover.com