Pirates books
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
Treasure Island
Robert Louis StevensonThe defining pirate adventure: a treasure map, a voyage, a mutinous crew, and the ambiguous pirate Long John Silver, who shaped how later writers drew the pirate.
Captain Blood
Rafael SabatiniA swashbuckling novel about a wrongly convicted man who becomes a pirate, and a key source for the romantic gentleman-pirate type.
Peter and Wendy
J. M. BarrieIntroduced Captain Hook and the pirates of Neverland into children's literature, and became one of the best-known pirate stories for young readers.
Daughter of the Pirate King
Tricia LevensellerA young adult fantasy with a pirate crew and a female protagonist, representative of the modern YA pirate novel.
Peter and the Starcatchers
Dave BarryA prequel to Peter Pan that shows how Peter, Hook, and the pirates first meet, and a popular modern reworking of Barrie's material.
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More pirates books
- Captain Singleton
Captain SingletonDaniel Defoe - The Sea-Hawk
The Sea-HawkRafael Sabatini - Pirate Latitudes
Pirate LatitudesMichael Crichton - Daughter of the Siren Queen
Daughter of the Siren QueenTricia Levenseller2018 - The Gift
The GiftJulie Garwood1991 - Bride of the Wind
Bride of the WindHeather Graham1992 - Adora
AdoraBertrice Small1980 - My Lady Vixen
My Lady VixenValerie King1987 - Poseidon's PeakPoseidon's PeakRob Kidd2008
- Pirates
PiratesChris Powling - Pirates' Blood
Pirates' BloodBill Craig2012 - Airborn
AirbornKenneth Oppel