Michael Crichton
Hardcover | Pages: 312 pages Rating: 3.44 | 39835 Users | 4147 Reviews
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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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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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| Title | : | Pirate Latitudes |
| Author | : | Michael Crichton |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 312 pages |
| Published | : | November 24th 2009 by Harper |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Adventure. Pirates |
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Ratings: 3.44 From 39835 Users | 4147 ReviewsWrite Up Based On Books Pirate Latitudes
"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 wereWelcome to a brand new episode of 'Late night show with Books'. Our guest for today is.......... Pirate Latitudes!!!!!PL: Hrrrrrrrr S: PL, how do you feel about being out here in the world? Most of the people believe you were not supposed to see light at all.PL: Gods blood! Who are these rats? but...Well, Sreyas, there is some truth in it. I have been working with Mr.Crichton for more than three decades on this story. Alas, We were nowhere near a serviceable tale. And with Crichton's death, all
"Lost manuscript?" My rear end. It's likelier that I wrote this. If you're a fan of Michael Crichton and appreciate how he takes complicated science and makes it accessible and presented as an enthralling narrative, you'll avoid this book. It's transparently a shameless cash grab, designed to capitalize on his name and unique expertise and features none of the hallmarks of a classic Crichton story: pacing, detail, context, character development. Zilch. Which is what I would have given this for a
Pirate Latitudes by Micheal Crichton, published a year after his death, is a romp. It is full of swashbuckling action and completely familiar characters. There is a bold captain, who is either a privateer or a pirate; several fair and comely maidens of high birth and low; and a band of adventurers each with special skills and powers.The rough and tumble hero, Captain Charles Hunter, sets off to capture a Spanish galleon laden with treasure, at anchor under the guns of an impregnable fortress.He
I just remembered I read this during a trip to Ocho Rios several years ago. I believe it directly influenced how much I drank. With this book, you too can destroy your liver in attempt to escape lackluster prose, shitty characterization, and a story line that would make Ed Wood shake his head in weary disgust. Do not do this to yourself. Pick up Powers's On Stranger Tides, Talty's Empire of Blue Water, or Cordingly's Under the Black Flag instead.
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.
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 is
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