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There be Pirates here! Michael Crichton's posthumous work is a light and lively tale of pirating based in, of course, Port Royal, Jamaica. The completed manuscript, discovered after the authors death, is a light but fast paced tale. The last few sections are a bit abrupt, as if they had been roughed in but not fleshed out. I was struck with the basic similarities between this and the Pirates of the Caribbean stories. The plot of the first PoC tale is quite similar and perhaps that is why this wo
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Captain Charles Hunter isn't your ordinary sea captain. The year is 1665 and Captain Hunter is a privateer in search of riches in the cut-throat world of Jamaica's Port Royale. With a nod from the island's governor, Captain Hunter gathers a select crew to raid the Spanish treasure galleon, El Trinidad, moored in nearby Matanceros harbor. It's a dangerous undertaking and Hunter's crew will be greatly outnumbered. Will he be able to pull it off?
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