The Pirates! In an Adventure with Moby Dick
Reissued
Published on 5. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-4088-2496-2 (ISBN)
Description
It's come to my attention that the old girl's a little bit past her best. And I can hardly maintain my reputation as a terror of the high seas with bits falling off the boat all the time, can I?
The Pirate Captain is in trouble. Eager to appease his crew with a boat that has a functioning mast, fewer holes and cannons that actually fire, he splashes out on the fancy new Lovely Emma, spending six thousand doubloons he doesn't have. Finding themselves in debt to the beautiful but deadly Cutlass Liz - or the Butcher of Barbados, as she's otherwise known - the pirates need to raise some money fast.
In a desperate race against time, our heroes embark on an adventure that will take them from the shores of Nantucket to the bright lights of Las Vegas, to the ends of the earth in search of a mythical white whale, and even, perhaps, into the dark depths of madness. But hopefully they'll be home in time for tea.
The Pirate Captain is in trouble. Eager to appease his crew with a boat that has a functioning mast, fewer holes and cannons that actually fire, he splashes out on the fancy new Lovely Emma, spending six thousand doubloons he doesn't have. Finding themselves in debt to the beautiful but deadly Cutlass Liz - or the Butcher of Barbados, as she's otherwise known - the pirates need to raise some money fast.
In a desperate race against time, our heroes embark on an adventure that will take them from the shores of Nantucket to the bright lights of Las Vegas, to the ends of the earth in search of a mythical white whale, and even, perhaps, into the dark depths of madness. But hopefully they'll be home in time for tea.
Reviews / Votes
'Hilarious. Destined to become a classic of pirate comic fiction' * Eric Idle * 'Silly, surreal and absolutely and utterly hilarious ... possibly the funniest book I've ever read. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face' * Image * 'Funny and entertaining' * Independent * 'Gideon Defoe definitively puts the "Ho ho!" - and, indeed, the "Yo!" - into pirating' * Caitlin Moran *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Interest Age: From 7 to 10 years
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
138 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-2496-2 (9781408824962)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Gideon Defoe was born in 1975 and lives in London. He is also the author of The Pirates! In An Adventure with the Scientists, The Pirates! In An Adventure with Communists, and The Pirates! In An Adventure with Napoleon. You could be forgiven for thinking he is a bit of a one-trick pony.