{"product_id":"duel-in-the-channel-9781800441521","title":"Duel in the Channel","description":"\u003cp\u003e1864. The \u003ci\u003eUSS Kearsarge\u003c\/i\u003e, a Union warship, puts in at the port of Amsterdam. Its mission in Europe: to stop the predations of the \u003ci\u003eAlabama\u003c\/i\u003e, a confederate privateer that's been preying on the transatlantic trade. Aboard are Blutch and Chesterfield, threatened with a firing squad by an irascible general, and sent to lie low in the Navy by their own superiors. Soon, the \u003ci\u003eAlabama\u003c\/i\u003e is spotted, and the Union ship rushes to intercept it. The confrontation will take place in the English Channel!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Belgian-born author\u003cb\u003e Raoul Cauvin\u003c\/b\u003e was a prolific author and, at the time of his death in 2021, was still writing several series at the same time. In 2006 alone, he had six entries on the bestselling new comics list in France, including \u003ci\u003eCedric\u003c\/i\u003e - also published in English by Cinebook - and \u003ci\u003eThe Bluecoats\u003c\/i\u003e. Also born in Belgium, \u003cb\u003eLambil\u003c\/b\u003epublished his first comic, \u003ci\u003eSandy\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1959. He has drawn 60 volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Bluecoats\u003c\/i\u003e since taking over from \u003cb\u003eSalv?rius\u003c\/b\u003e, the series' original illustrator, who died in 1972. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cinebook Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183253356818,"sku":"9781800441521","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e4ca0982-f6a5-427c-9050-35b7f6fb4b92.jpg?v=1744460588","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/duel-in-the-channel-9781800441521","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}