Pirates and Privateers
The History of Maritime
Piracy
Cindy Vallar, Editor
& Reviewer
P.O. Box 425,
Keller, TX 76244-0425
The Bookaneer
There is no frigate like a book to
take us lands away. ~ Emily Dickinson
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
Curse
of the Templar Seal
by C. Wayne Dawson
A centuries-old curse is part of the legacy that
Duarte Elissalde is destined to fulfill. First,
he must follow the path that will make him a
trusted member of an order that descends from
the Templars. Second, he must participate in a
mission to forge direct trade connections
between Portugal and India, instead of dealing
with the Mamluks. Along the way, he meets a
variety of people, some friends who will help
and encourage him on his journey, and some
enemies who are determined to thwart his every
move.
(Historical
Fiction & Historical Mystery)
The
Sugar Storm
by Lyle Garford
Rumors of arms smuggling and unusual activity
bring Owen Spence to the neutral Dutch island of St. Eustatius. What the trader discovers suggest
that there is secretive cooperation between
the French and the American colonists that may
soon have dire consequences for the English,
both in the Caribbean and at home. At the same
time, two old nemeses are determined to thwart
Owen at every turn as he searches for truths
to convey to his spymaster before it's too
late.
(Historical
Fiction &
Historical Mystery)
The
Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower
by C. Northcote Parkinson
Few fictional characters rate their own
biography, but naval historian Parkinson sheds
insight into C. S. Forester's legendary hero
of the Royal Navy.
(Nautical Fiction)
Portsmouth
Point
by C. Northcote Parkinson
The Portsmouth Point that existed during the
French and Napoleonic Wars no longer exists,
so how may we discover what it truly was like
then? Through the use of near contemporary
fiction, written by men whose naval careers
prompted visits to Portsmouth, Parkinson
brings the naval base and dockyard to life
once again in ways that modern-day scholars
cannot.
(History:
Navy & Nautical 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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