The year is 1914, and inventor Channing Lockyer has built something extraordinary: a submarine that could change the fate of nations. When a suave stranger named Jasper Ferriss arrives offering gold for Lockyer's designs, the inventor refuses without hesitation. He will not sell his creation to foreign powers. But Ferriss is not accustomed to rejection, and somewhere in the shadows, a disgruntled former foreman named Anderson plots revenge alongside a mysterious figure called Gradbraf. Their mission: to destroy Lockyer's dream before the government trials begin. Enter the Dreadnought Boys: Ned Strong and Herc Taylor, two daring young naval recruits assigned to test the submarine's capabilities. As the launch date approaches and tension mounts, saboteurs move through the darkness. What begins as a story of technological ambition becomes a high-stakes thriller where loyalty is tested, secrets unravel, and the fate of an invention hangs by a thread. For readers who crave old-fashioned adventure where courage outwits villainy and the open sea hides dangerous enemies, this novel delivers.
