Pirates and Privateers

Avast there! The Bookaneer sails the high sea in search of books of interest to pirates young and old. Feel free to browse the latest reviewed titles or click on the links below to access reviews of specific genres and subjects.

A special note to authors and publicists

Since 1993, I've been reviewing books for a variety of publications. Initially, those publications included Appraisal: Science Books for Young People, The Book Report, VOYA, Library Media Connection, and School Library Journal. Later, I reviewed books online for Ivy Quill Reviews, Simply E-Books, and Discovering Diamonds. Today, my reviews appear in Historical Novels Review and Goodreads.com.

At Pirates and Privateers, I review fiction and nonfiction books for children or adults. These volumes primarily deal with piracy, privateering, navies, and the maritime world. Most stories and histories are set in the past prior to 1900, although I occasionally venture into more recent times and future scenarios. Pirates and Privateers is open to submissions, so if you would me to consider reviewing your latest book, please contact me.

The Bookaneer's Latest Reviews

Shanghaied
by Jon More
Imagine waking up in the hold of ship with no memory of how you got there. Imagine the turmoil and anguish when you discover you are miles away from loved ones, surrounded only by water. This is the nightmare Eamon McGrath awakens to. It's also the story of how he and those left behind struggle to survive.
(Nautical Fiction)

Pedro the Pirate
by Ciara O'Neal
illustrated by Antonella Fant
A new home. Surrounded by strangers. A pirate trusts no one. A pirate needs no one. Until the governor steals the pirate's treasure.
(Books for Young Pirates)

Left for Dead
by Eric Jay Dolin
Two countries at war. A ship and a shipwreck far from home. Enemies must help each other to survive, but harmony turns to betrayal and abandonment. Who survives and how?
(History: Maritime)

Girl Before the Legend
by S. K. Minnis
Without warning, Jacquotte Delahaye's world is turned upside down. She separates from the only member of her family who survives and stows away aboard a pirate ship to seek revenge. Figuring out who she is and what is important vie for as much attention as learning to survive in a world where secrets abound and danger is ever present.
(Historical Fiction)

The Cursed Shore
by J. D. Davies
The last place Lord Edward Wilden, a lord of the Admiralty, wishes to be is on a ship heading to France with a boatload of French royalists, but that is what he must do for the prime minister even though they both predicate the outcome before it happens. Leonore Kermorvant defies all that she holds dear to aid a wounded royalist, which puts her at odds with Philippe, her brother-in-law. Unable to secure a new command, Philippe Kermorvant reluctantly accepts a privateering commission despite misgivings that prove all too real and dangerous.
(Nautical Fiction)

The Arkanaut's Oath
by Guy Haley
Swashbuckling Drekki Flynt is given an offer he just can't refuse. Help the mage find and retrieve a hidden talisman in exchange for all the grudges that his father-in-law currently has against him, as well as a promise to call off the assassins. Besides, if Drekki fails, he's expendable. If not, then he's done a good deed. Of course, trouble usually follows in Drekki's footsteps, and this time is no different . . . unless you count the fact that the trouble is at least fourfold!
(Futuristic Fiction)

The Bookaneer's Treasure Chests of Reviews

Books for Young Pirates
(picture books)

Books for Pirate Apprentices
(chapter, middle grade, young adult books)

Books for Adult Pirates ~ Fiction

Books for Adult Pirates ~ Nonfiction

A special note to readers

The United States Federal Trade Commission has issued guidelines for online reviewers, which include disclosing to you that publishers, publicists, and authors send me review books and media for free. Sometimes I request these review copies; sometimes I do not. In either case, I am free to choose whether or not I publish a review of these items, although the sender hopes that I will do so. After I have read these submissions, I add the free review copies to my personal library collection, donate them to libraries or other worthy causes, or use them as prizes I award to contest winners. If anyone wishes to know what I did with a specific title reviewed here, I'll be happy to disclose that information.

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