Piratica - Softcover

Lee, Tanith

3.64

3,113 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340854456 ISBN 13: 9780340854457

Publisher: Hodder Children's Books, 2004

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Trapped in the dreary Angels Academy for Young Maidens by her tyrant father, 17-year-old Artemesia Blastside (Art to her friends) dreams of the seafaring life she once led with her mother, a notorious pirate, killed six years before by an untimely cannonblast. Unaware that her memories of glamorous characters and high adventure are not what they seem, she seizes her chance to escape. Now she's off in search of her mother's old crew, her heart set on the High Seas, the Blue Indies of the Caribbean, and on treasure Beyond the Dreams of Avarice. Careering through the haunts of highwaymen, pirates and smugglers Art sweeps a motley and unwilling crew into the treasure hunt of all time, and does her best to win her mother's crown as the feared and famous PIRATICA.

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About the Author:

Tanith Lee is an award-winning, highly-rated fantasy writer here and in the United States (adult books in Headline: EVA FAIRDEATH; WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT). With 17 children's books, 43 adult novels, 8 short story collections and several awards to her name, she also writes for radio and television. Her book LAW OF THE WOLF TOWER was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Book Award.

Review:

A glorious roustabout of a tale, full of yummy set pieces and terrific adventures, unbelievable in a most satisfying way. The language is rip-roaring or glides like a seagull, as needed. And the thrilling denouement is romantic as heck. Kirkus Review: Starred a rollicking read. Road adventure, sea voyage and treasure hunt in one. Irish Times A hilarious romp. The Bookseller On recent evidence, pirate stories look like being the next big thing. If so, may they all be as much fun as this one, by the Cat's Elbows! Jan Mark, The Guardian ... a wonderfully rumbustious fantasy that is as clever as it is entertaining. The Independent Tanith Lee restores one's faith in fiction as the expression of imagination and original thought. The Guardian Swashbuckling for the over-10s The Daily Telegraph 'A twisting, exciting and daring adventure' Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle

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