Pirate Latitudes CD
by Michael Crichton
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Author: Michael CrichtonReader: John Bedford Lloyd
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Published: 2009-11-24
ISBN: 0061930253
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: HarperAudio
Book Reviews of Pirate Latitudes CD
Book Review: Yar! One of Crichton's Best
Summary: 4 Stars
I've been an avid reader of Michael Crichton for a long time. I believe I've read all his books, and I can happily say that this one ranks up there with his best. Earlier this year I was re-reading Treasure Island, and it lamenting the lack of similar pirate-themed books. Well Michael Crichton delivers!
The book is about an English Pirate (or "Privateer") captain and his motley crew, attempting to make an extremely daring score of some Spanish booty. It features lots of thrilling sea-battles, intrigue, double-crosses, heroism, and treachery. While it certainly falls short of Treasure Island, it is certainly a fine book on its own. I enjoyed pretty much all of it, aside from a really silly battle with a giant Sea-monster *rolls eyes*, that really had no place in this book.
Anyhow, I'm definitely saddened by Crichton's recent death, and he remains one of my all-time favorite authors. At least he went out with a worth book, which he will no doubt be remembered for in fond terms.
And for those considering the audiobook: it is very well done. The reader is excellent.
Summary of Pirate Latitudes CD
The Caribbean, 1665. Port Royal, Jamaica is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses. For Captain Charles Hunter, there?s a living to be made, and gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking.
Word in port is that the galleon El Trinidad is awaiting repairs in a nearby, heavily fortified, harbor. Hunter assembles a crew of ruffians to infiltrate the enemy island and commandeer El Trinidad, along with its fortune in gold. The raid is as perilous as the bloodiest tales of island legend and Hunter will lose more than one man before he even sets foot on foreign shores, where dense jungle and the firepower of Spanish infantry stand between him and the treasure . . .
With all the suspense that readers have come to expect from one of the best-loved authors of all time, Pirate Latitudes is an irresistible adventure of swashbuckling pirates in the New World, a classic story of treasure and betrayal.
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