Michael Crichton
Hardcover | Pages: 312 pages Rating: 3.44 | 39835 Users | 4147 Reviews
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| Title | : | Pirate Latitudes |
| Author | : | Michael Crichton |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 312 pages |
| Published | : | November 24th 2009 by Harper |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Adventure. Pirates |
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Jamaica in 1665 is a rough outpost of the English crown, a minor colony holding out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Port Royal, Jamaica′s capital, a cut-throat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses, is devoid of London′s luxuries; life here can end swiftly with dysentery or a dagger in your back. But for Captain Charles Hunter it is a life that can also lead to riches, if he abides by the island′s code. In the name of His Majesty King Charles II of England, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking. And law in the New World is made by those who take it into their hands.Word in port is that the Spanish treasure galleon El Trinidad, fresh from New Spain, is stalled in nearby Matanceros harbor awaiting repairs. Heavily fortified, the impregnable Spanish outpost is guarded by the blood-swiller Cazalla, a favorite commander of King Philip IV himself. With the governor′s backing, Hunter assembles a roughneck crew to infiltrate the enemy island and commandeer the galleon, along with its fortune in Spanish gold. The raid is as perilous as the bloody legends of Matanceros suggest, and Hunter will lose more than one man before he finds himself on the island′s shores, where dense jungle and the firepower of Spanish infantry are all that stand between him and the treasure.
With the help of his cunning crew, Hunter hijacks El Trinidad and escapes the deadly clutches of Cazalla, leaving plenty of carnage in his wake. But his troubles have just begun. . . .
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| Original Title: | Pirate Latitudes |
| ISBN: | 0061929379 (ISBN13: 9780061929373) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Captain Charles Hunter, Sir James Almont, Anne Sharpe, Cazalla, Sanson, Lazue, Lady Sarah Almont, Robert Hacklett |
| Setting: | Port Royal,1665(Jamaica) Jamaica |
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I quite liked this book, or at least the outline of the book that was published. You can definitely tell that this was an outline of a book, instead of an actual book. Although there are a couple of interesting characters, they are not really expanded on at all, and the story consists of one major action piece after another, without the usual level of detail devoted to each that you would expect. Also, there is a major plot development when the main character returns to Port Royal that isI was so happy to hear they were publishing this book. Crichton's death was so sudden and unexpected I literally mourned the untold stories we lost with his passing.Told as something of a more "realistic", less "Disney" Pirates of the Carribean, Crichton weaves the tale of Captain Charles Hunter's greatest raid of a Spanish treasure ship. From the first chapter, we are placed in the adventure and it ends up being a quick, fun ride.The story was pure Chrichton, well told, detailed, obviously well
This was much different than the rest of Crichton's fiction that I've read. Those rely on theoretical science and well researched plots. This was entirely an adventure without any of the science fiction that the author is known for. It took me a while to become invested in the story, and after the first third I was still disappointed. But the longer the story went on the more I enjoyed it. This isn't as good as Crichton's best science fiction but by the end of the story I found myself ranking it
This is not the way for a talented writer to go out. If Chrichton had lived and had the time to revise, edit, etc., I'm sure this would have been much better.
"If only I'd have encrypted my hard drive...."You have to think Michael Crichton's ghost is mouthing those words.Written in 2006 and published only after being digitally pried from the late author's cold, dead computer - Pirate Latitudes comes across as a vanity project never intended to see the light of day. I'm sure it was great fun to write, but Crichton's attempt to inject research into worn out pirate clichés falls far short of a good story. Several parts of the story read as if they were
I had been looking forward to Pirate Latitudes ever since I'd learned of its existence. Michael Crichton knows (or knew, I suppose) how to craft an exciting novel. Crichton however peaked with Timeline, one of his best books, grounded in an historical setting. That's what I had been expeting to get with Pirate Latitudes. Unfortunately I was mistaken.Pirate Latitudes is the story of Charles Hunter, privateer, and his crew of misfits as they attempt to take the Spanish galleon El Trinidad. The
I've always been a Crichton fan, and just couldn't pass up the opportunity to read his take on pirates. This, Crichton's final book, was discovered among his affects after his untimely death in 2008, and HarperCollins published it essentially as they found it.When a Spanish treasure galleon, separated from its convoy near Jamaica, is sighted taking refuge in the bay of the impenetrable Spanish fortress of Monteceros, the Governor of Port Royal commissions a ship of pirates to assault the
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