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On Stranger Tides
by Tim Powers
In 1718, John Chandagnac, a bookkeeper and puppeteer, unwittingly sails into the company of Blackbeard the pirate, encounters zombie-crewed wrecks, and is caught up in a search for the Fountain of Youth.
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Pirates of Pensacola
by Keith Thomson
Unaware of his pirate ancestry and his clan's long-standing rivalry with the Hood family, accountant Morgan Cooke is shanghaied by his estranged father and placed at the forefront of the families' latest clash in the Caribbean, which is marked by the promise of a vast treasure.
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
by Gideon Defoe
After mistakenly attacking Charles Darwin's Beagle while searching for a large pirate treasure, the Pirate Captain, world's most inept scoundrel, joins forces with the fledgling young scientist to save his brother from the evil Bishop of Oxford, in an outrageously zany debut novel.
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We are Pirates: A Novel
by Daniel Handler
A father and daughter, dreaming of outlaw glory, assemble ragtag crews to pursue their respective ambitions to become pirates in the San Francisco Bay. By the best-selling author of Who Could That Be at This Hour?
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Pirates of the Levant
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Taking work as a mercenary aboard a Spanish galleon, Captain Alatriste, accompanied by his faithful foster son, Íñigo, participates in a grueling battle on the high seas that brings Íñigo's readiness for independence into question.
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Pirate Latitudes: A Novel
by Michael Crichton
English Captain Charles Hunter and his crew of ruffians commandeer the Spanish galleon El Trinidad and its fortune in gold after a bloody battle, but Hunter and his crew have plenty of danger and adventure ahead of them, in this 17th-century swashbuckling tale found among the late author's files after his passing.
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Hook's Tale: Being the Account of an Unjustly Villainized Pirate Written by Himself
by John Pielmeier
John Pielmeier reimagines the childhood of the much maligned Captain Hook: his quest for buried treasure, his friendship with Peter Pan, and the story behind the swashbuckling world of Neverland. The characters that our hero meets--including the terrible Doctor Uriah Slinque and a little girl named Wendy--lead him to the most difficult decision of his life: whether to submit to the temptation of eternal youth, or to embrace the responsibilities of maturity and the inevitability of his own mortality. His choice, like his story, is not what you might expect.
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A Gathering of Shadows
by Victoria Schwab
Experiencing ominous dreams four months after the events of A Darker Shade of Magic, Kell watches Red London excitedly preparing for the Element Games international magic competition only to realize that the threat of Black London is returning. Almost immediately, she finds herself a pirate ship and sails out into the unknown.
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The Scar
by China Miéville
En route to the fledgling colony of New Crobuzon, a ship carrying prisoners, slaves, and a few travelers, each with their own reason for leaving the city, is attacked by pirates, who bring the surviving passengers to a strange floating city constructed upon the hulls of pirated ships, whose leaders are hiding a sinister agenda.
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The Nature of a Pirate
by A. M Dellamonica
When a series of ships within the governing Fleet of Nations are sunk by magical sabotage, marine videographer Sophie discovers a havoc-wreaking entity on one of the wrecks before she is magically bound to an abolitionist from her father's homeland.
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Cinnamon and Gunpowder
by Eli Brown
Kidnapped by a ruthless early 19th-century woman pirate and ordered to serve exquisite Sunday dinners or forfeit his life, renowned chef Owen Wedgwood transforms meager shipboard supplies into sumptuous meals while the pirate queen pushes her exhausted crew to track down a deadly privateer.
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The Gaspar Triangle
by T. Michael Cross
After a tragic mistake that cost a young Spanish girl her life, Thomas Raymond's career as a marine archeologist and treasure hunter came to an abrupt end. While struggling to keep his business afloat during the perceived coastal damage from a major oil spill, an enigmatic business man offered Thomas a chance to jump back into the life he had squandered a decade prior. The lost treasure of the infamous pirate, Jose “Gasparilla” Gaspar, was what he sought and the evidence he presented was compelling. With the once dormant treasure hunting juices flowing again, he dove in with both feet and soon realized he was in way over his head.
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The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd
by Richard Zacks
The author of History Laid Bare traces the legendary career of American buccaneer Captain William Kidd, a New York sea captain hired to chase pirates, from his early voyages through his death on the gallows, and discusses the role played by Robert Culliford, a rogue and mutineer, in Kidd's downfall.
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Florida Pirates: From the Southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and Beyond
by James F. Kaserman
Piracy has a long and rich tradition in this area dating from before the formation of America through the infamous prohibition era. Educators, authors, and pirate enthusiasts James and Sarah Kaserman recount the stories, legends and myths that surround piracy in Florida. Telling the tales of Anne Bonny, Calico Jack Rackham, Civil War smugglers and prohibition rum runners, the authors provide a compelling narrative of the historically dangerous waters around Southwest Florida and beyond.
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Pirates: Predators of the Seas
by Angus Konstam
Looks at the real life of pirates from ancient times through the present day, discussing why they became pirates, how they lived, life aboard ship, and how they died.
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