The End of Calico Jack

Caribbean Chronicles, Book 3

By: Eddie Jones

Narrated by: Samuel Shoemaker-Trejo

Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

2020 Selah Award Winner for YA Literature

In this YA pirate tale, award-winning author Eddie Jones blends action, adventure, and humor into a fictional retelling of the pirate exploits of Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read.

While searching for rumored treasure in a cave on Coffin Cay, a small island off the southwestern tip of Haiti (Hispaniola), Ricky suffers an absence seizure. During his last trance-like episode, Ricky uncovered a treasure from the Nuestra Señora de Riqueza, a vessel in an armada of ships sailing the Spanish Main. Now back on Coffin Cay with his parents, Ricky hunts for the treasure he found in the cave over 300 years earlier during his trip back to pirate land.

The End of Calico Jack is a fictional retelling of the pirate escapades of Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read. The story is based on historical research of the life of "Calico Jack" John Rackham. Some liberties have been taken in the telling of the story, but many of the events reflect what historians believed happened to Jack, Mary, and Anne. Also, in real life, those who suffer absence seizures may appear to be in a trance but cannot recall what happens during their episode. The book includes a pirate map of Calico Jack's sailing routes and the ports he visited.

Listeners are leaders! The Caribbean Chronicles Series is a popular book series for boys who don't like to read. Written for the general market (G) (I): contains no sexual dialogue or strong language.

©2019 Eddie Jones (P)2020 Dry Bones Publishing

FAVORITE SO FAR

The third edition of the Caribbean Chronicles was my favorite so far! Pirates are often romanticized due to the era in history in which they came to prominence, however the fact is they were terrorist in every sense of the term. However, the author Eddie Jones does a fantastic job of portraying them as human beings with real struggles, i.e. family, self confidence, leadership, things everyone can relate to. I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend this to anyone who is looking for a fun read.

A fun, violent, YA pirate adventure

The End of Calico Jack is a fun, violent pirate adventure. This book feels aimed at a middle grade/young adult audience; however, I enjoyed it as an adult. I would consider it too violent for younger readers. This is part of a series, but it is the only book I have listened to in the series and it works just fine on its own.

The narrator is wonderful and suits the book very well.

I received a complementary copy of this audiobook. This is my honest and voluntary review.

Swashbuckling fun!

I loved this story from beginning to end. The protagonist travels back in time during an epileptic fugue state and gets to experience the real blood and gore reality of the time, not the Hollywood version. The historical references and people are real. The narration is superb.

Awesome

Great book, kept my attention all the way to the end, amazing audio delivery, loved it. Will be reading again, every chapter was received amazingly do recommend you give it a read.

Fabulous

Loved this story it just grab you and it was amazing!! Loved the characters and the adventure. Narrating was amazing once again!!!