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Description edit
Brace yourself for a thrilling high-seas adventure and dare to set sail for the "Isle of Fire" .
"A great explosion rocked the crowded harbor. Flaming debris screamed into the sky and then rained down into the burning water below. The ferocious blaze engulfed ship after ship... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Anne: Declan Ross's adventurous daughter. Anne has hazel eyes, red hair, and a fiery temper. She longs to captain a ship of her own.
- Bartholomew Throne: The former captain of the Raven and an evil pirate; lost and presumed dead after the New Providence tsunami
- Bjorn Ingalad: A champion Raukar warrior known for his deadly prowess in battle. He wears a triple necklace of sharp bear teeth
- Cat: Griffin Lejon Thorne, the son of Bartholomew Thorne. His memory is just beginning to return. He goes by his nickname Cat.
- Commodore Brandon Blake: The leader of the British naval forces in the Caribbean; commissioned to lead the pirate-hunting Wolf Fleet
- Cutlass Jack Bonnet: A renowned pirate and captain of the Banshee
- Declan Ross: A Scottish pirate-hunter; captain of the Robert Bruce; often called the Sea Wolf due to his notorious pirate past.
- Dmitri: A dark-skinned Brethren monk. He is mischievous, clever, and wields a weapon with lethal precision
- Dolphin Blake: The wife of Commodore Blake. She desperately wants to solve the mysteries surrounding her parents and her birth.
- Edward Teach: The young quartermaster aboard the Raven's Revenge; a beardless, tall, broad-shouldered man who longs for a command of his own.
- Edmund Scully: A spy formerly for Bartholomew Thorne and now for the Merchant
- Ezekiel Jordan: A friend of Commodore Blake and new quartermaster on the HMS Oxford
- Father Brun: The abbot of the Brethren Order. He has built a fleet to go after the Merchant.
- Guthrum: The door warden and right-hand man for Hrothgar, king of the Raukar.
- Heather: Thorne's first wife who died in a fire but still haunts his mind.
- Hrothgar: The steward of the Raukar, who longs to resurrect Viking glory.
- Jacques St. Pierre: The chief gunner and blacksmith aboard the Robert Bruce; has a penchant for explosives, fire, and business.
- Jules: The massive, barrel-chested security officer and deck hand aboard the Robert Bruce.
- King George: The German-speaking king of England who speaks very little English. Later known as King George I, one of the greediest kings ever to reign in Britain.
- Lady Fleur: The wife of Hrothgar and queen of the Raukar.
- Nathaniel Hopper: Left orphaned by the New Providence tsunami, he dreams of returning to England.
- Nubby: Cook and doctor on the Robert Bruce.
- Red Eye: A powder monkey on the Robert Bruce who is blind in one eye.
- Sir Nigel Wetherby: An English naval officer. He disappeared after the tsunami at New Providence and is presumed dead.
- Stede: Ross's quartermaster on the Robert Bruce. He is from the West Indied. Stede is Declan Ross's closest friend and most loyal crewman.
- The Merchant: A legendary villain sought by the Brethren.
- Ulf: Lady Fleur's brother. After becoming a Christian, he left the Raukar and moved to Vastervik, Sweden, where he and his family built a church. Soon many of the Raukar followed him, and they established a Christian community.
Quotes edit
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“"An arm?" Nubby muttered. "You gave me an arm?"”
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“"Ah," said Jules. " 'B' for black powder.""No, my gigantic friend, 'B' as in BOOM!!"”
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“"I challenge you to a duel.""A duel?" Hack scoffed, "Gladly, but not with swords. You are a master and I am no good with a blade. Let us do ballte with our bare fists you bombastic blowhard!" "Bombastic?" Slash thought for a moment, "Ooh, good word, but I must decline, for I am no match for someone of your immense girth. You would crush me in a brawl."”
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“"Then we must settle this in the way of courtly gentlemen of old.""You mean pistols at twenty paces?""Nay, we must play chess!"”
Slash and Hack
Organizations edit
First Sentence edit
Dead leaves swirled across the cold stone as Cat approached the deepest corner of the empty cobblestone courtyard.
Table of Contents edit
Principle Cast
Nautical Terms
Map
Chapter 1 Shadows of the Past
Chapter 2 The Sea Wolf Goes Hunting
Chapter 3 The Citadel
Chapter 4 The Whispering Gallery
Chapter 5 The Nightwalker
Chapter 6 Diplomacy
Chapter 7 The Judgements of Commodore Blake
Chapter 8 Among the Raukar
Chapter 9 The Bearpit
Chapter 10 Chasing Ghosts
Chapter 11 Edmund Bellamy
Chapter 12 The Port of London
Chapter 13 A Slippery Catch
Chapter 14 A Dead Man's Tale
Chapter 15 Eldregn
Chapter 16 Treasure in the Spider's Den
Chapter 17 Commodore Blake Stands Accused
Chapter 18 La Asla Desvanecente
Chapter 19 Hack and Slash
Chapter 20 Mutiny on the Oxford
Chapter 21 When All Becomes Darkness
Chapter 22 Onslaught of the Berserkers
Chapter 23 Awakenings
Chapter 24 Truth and Consequence
Chapter 25 Clues and Gold Trails
Chapter 26 Shadows
Chapter 27 St. Alfred's Day
Chapter 28 Liberation Day
Chapter 29 Siege of the Citadel
Chapter 30 Through the Spyglass
Chapter 31 Desperate Measures
Chapter 32 The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Chapter 33 The Hurricane's Eye
Chapter 34 Out of the Gray
Chapter 35 No Regrets
Acknowledgments
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 2 in Pirate Adventures. (standard series)
Preceded by Isle of Swords.
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- Wayne Thomas Batson (Author)
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- Books › Children's Books › Religions › Christianity › Ages 9-12
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- Books › Children's Books › Obsessions › Pirates
- Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Adventure & Thrillers
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- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
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