If you like historical fantasy that is deeply rooted in real history and ingeniously interwoven with the supernatural, you will...  Read More

If you like historical fantasy that is deeply rooted in real history and ingeniously interwoven with the supernatural, you will probably like tim powers, and this is a great book to start.  Read Less

Interestingly enough, in his final showdown with the self-aggrandizing blackbeard, shandy, accepting the excruciating pain in h...  Read More

Interestingly enough, in his final showdown with the self-aggrandizing blackbeard, shandy, accepting the excruciating pain in his pierced hand and the love of another, becomes a willing marionette in order to use his life well and to make meaningful the sacrifice made for him by a friend.  Read Less

And not long after that, working with the most famous pirate of all: blackbeard.

And not long after that, working with the most famous pirate of all: blackbeard.  Read Less

Shandy emerges, ambiguously, as the piratical defender of civilization, hoping at the end of the book to use his cunning and re...  Read More

Shandy emerges, ambiguously, as the piratical defender of civilization, hoping at the end of the book to use his cunning and resourcefulness to somehow finesse his way back into good graces with the authorities after doing what needed to be done.  Read Less

Of course, the ship is attacked by pirates.

Of course, the ship is attacked by pirates.  Read Less

He's on his way to the caribbean to track down his uncle, sebastian, who cheated his father of his rightful inheritance when th...  Read More

He's on his way to the caribbean to track down his uncle, sebastian, who cheated his father of his rightful inheritance when the ship, vociferous carmichael, is attacked by pirates.  Read Less

In this way, shandy battles his powerful adversary.

In this way, shandy battles his powerful adversary.  Read Less