The Piratization of Daniel Barnes

Daniel Barnes was a journalist sent to Somalia to report on the pirate happenings in 2008, at the time the Al-Shabaab terror organization (the "Youth") was brutally consolidating its control over large swathes of Somali territory and implementing a barbaric version of sharia law. Daniel was kidnapped before he ever stepped foot in the state of anarchy; however, and was sold into slavery. He was sold to a warrior pirate who hoped to utilize Daniel's journalism skills to gain himself notoriety with a world audience. At first, Daniel tried to escape his captors, but he would later hope to escape the man he had become . . . "A classic adventure story, during which chaos transforms the seemingly average protaginist into a formidable hero. . . A compelling, politically rich thriller." --Kirkus Reviews