Spice

“Crowley has the knack of turning fragments into a mosaic, and his latest book is another colorful, sweeping saga.”​—Kirkus Reviews​ “An eminently readable account of a thrilling historical moment that transformed the world—and shaped it to become the one we live in today.”—Zoltán Biedermann, author of (Dis)Connected Empires “An extraordinary voyage through the sixteenth century with a master storyteller. Spice is a rollicking historical tale wherein incredible seafaring adventure collides with the geopolitics of the first global supply chain.”—Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret), 16th Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and author of To Risk It All “Roger Crowley is a great narrator, matched here to his greatest theme: the circling of the planet to create for the first time a truly global economy. A heart-pulsing story of terrifying hardship and inspiring courage.”—David Frum, senior editor at the Atlantic “A terrific story packed with powerful characters, and transformational moments in history, one that explains how and why the global world was created, and at what cost.”—Andrew Lambert, author of Seapower States “A spirited account of the brave, greedy, brutal, and often foolhardy incursions of Spanish-financed adventurers into what is now Indonesia and the Philippines.”—Michael Krondl, author of The Taste of Conquest