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Position:Home>Books & Authors> Which are some good books that tell pirate stories? :)?Question: Which are some good books that tell pirate stories!? :)!? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The "Bloody Jack" series (weird title, I know) by L!.A!. Meyer is excellent!. There are six books published so far, with at least two more to come! These are!.!. 1!. Bloody Jack 2!. The Curse of the Blue Tattoo 3!. Under the Jolly Roger 4!. In the Belly of the Bloodhound 5!. Mississippi Jack 6!. My Bonny Light Horseman 7!. Rapture of the Deep (out September 2009) 8!. The Wake of the Lorelai Lee These books tell the story of what follows when Mary 'Jacky' Faber disguises herself as a boy in order to attain a position upon a Royal Navy ship in 18th century London!. These are really great books with lots of action!. also!.!.!. by Ken Oppel: 1!. Airborn 2!. Skybreaker 3!. Starclimber These 'pirate' stories take place on airships rather than actual boats, but they still have that element of swashbuckling adventure!. These are also excellent!.!.!.I thought they would be too 'science fiction-y' but they were actually written as plausible stories!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Pirates! by Celia Rees http://www!.amazon!.com/Pirates-Celia-Rees!.!.!. Bloody Jack by B!.A!. Meyer http://www!.amazon!.com/Bloody-Jack-Accoun!.!.!. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi http://www!.amazon!.com/True-Confessions-C!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com If you want a book about real pirates, try the 1724 classic: -A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates- by Captain Charles Johnson!.Www@QuestionHome@Com There's Pirates by Celia Rees which is really good!. I haven't really read any others but it is an amazing book!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonWww@QuestionHome@Com |