Pirates Myths

Top 10 Pirate Myths takes you beyond the Hollywood sparkle and storybook charm to uncover the surprising truths behind history’s most misunderstood outlaws. Drawing on real historical records, maritime journals, and eyewitness accounts, Jasmine Dyggan separates fact from fantasy and reveals the remarkable human stories buried beneath centuries of myth.

When Elena’s merchant ship is attacked by ruthless pirates, she is torn from her life and imprisoned aboard the Kraken’s Revenge. Forced to serve the captain’s cruel daughters, Elena’s dream of escape fades like the distant shore. Survival means obeying orders without question, but the fire in her heart refuses to be extinguished.

From the ashes of legend rises archaeological truth—the definitive story of humanity's most famous lost city. For three millennia, Troy has existed in two worlds: Homer's epic battlefield where heroes clashed with gods, and the windswept hill of Hisarlık in Turkey where archaeologists uncover Bronze Age reality. In this captivating volume of the acclaimed Sunset in Bronze series, archaeologist R Jay Driskill reveals how these two Troys—one of legend, one of stone and soil—finally converge to tell history's most extraordinary detective story. When myth meets archaeology, the truth is ...

What if fear wasn’t just a weapon, but an empire? For three centuries, the name Blackbeard has haunted the seas, a symbol of terror, rebellion, and raw human imagination. Yet behind the smoke, the fire, and the legend lies a truth far more fascinating than myth. Fear as a Weapon: The Untold Story of How a Pirate Crafted the Most Enduring Myth in Maritime History reveals the man behind the monster: Edward Teach, the cunning strategist who turned psychological warfare into an art form. In a world ruled by empire and oppression, Teach rose from obscurity to become the most feared figure on ...

Uncover the Lost Kingdom That Nearly Conquered the Ancient World Deep in the mountains of western Turkey lie the ruins of a civilization that time forgot—until now. In Ghosts of Arzawa, archaeologist R. Jay Driskill resurrects one of the Bronze Age's most fascinating and overlooked kingdoms, revealing a sophisticated empire that dared to challenge the mighty Hittites and corresponded as equals with the pharaohs of Egypt. The Kingdom History Almost Lost For over 3,000 years, Arzawa remained buried beneath layers of history, known only through fragmentary mentions in enemy archives. But ...

Genevieve Castle has never been so happy. And that's why she's having a nervous breakdown. Being engaged to a prince should make any girl ecstatic, but Gen isn't sure she's cut out to be a princess, particularly when burning venom tears start coming out of her eyes and her tentacles just won't be tamed. With Prince Oliver dying from a disease created by the Monsters she's supposed to be in charge of, it looks like war is soon the horizon. She must choose a side, to defend her own kind or leave them to the Destroyer and his false Siren. What could be more romantic than marrying a man who ...

Beauty is sailing the ocean when pirates attack and her dad is thrown overboard. Just as he sinks beneath the waves, something horrible rises - a kraken! Without hesitation, Beauty makes a deal to become the giant squid's prisoner if it rescues her dad. But as Beauty explores the island she's now marooned on, the girl discovers secret treasure that may hold the key to saving herself...and the sea beast.

It’s Victorian London. China Town A crisis is about to explode. Ghosts are marauding the merchants. Merchants are being murdered in ghastly ways. But only certain items are being stolen. Why? And what need to ghosts have of physical Things? None of it makes sense. Detective Dee is asked to help solve this growing Puzzle and trend of violence. But how do you stop marauders who Are not ghosts, and yet can materialize And vanish like one?

*Re-release of Bohermore (same story, new cover) - the first book in the bestselling Mystic Queen series of Irish legend, time travel adventure, and romance that has captured the hearts of teen and adult readers alike. Publisher’s Weekly says “readers will be clamoring for more.” Perfect for fans of Mystic Cove and the Outlander series, Bohermore and its sequels, Inish Clare, Rockfleet, and Ballycroy, are gripping tales of ancient legends transformed by courage, loyalty, and love. Readers will love the emotional depth of characters and the riveting action adventure, all woven with ...

"Fast-paced epic full of myths... Marcellin writes with power and clarity, and has a poet's eye for detail. It stays with you long after you read it." — FIVE STARS Verified Reader Review He was supposed to be a king. He became a killer. Now he's the only thing standing between an infant god and everything hunting him. Lysander has spent years running from his throne, his crimes, and the man he failed to be. On a flying galley above an ancient Mediterranean, he's finally found something like peace. Then his ship rescues a dryad sealed in a wooden box — and when she gives birth mid-battle...

Here be pirates! … Oh, and here be Dragons! GNARRR!!! And then there were less pirates. When a young soldier comes to beg help from Thundersong and Queen Azania to rescue his sister, snatched by pirates, the scent of adventure proves irresistible. Hoicking the lad up by his bootlaces, they promptly set off in pursuit of ye foul brigands. Never mind that the King will have a Dragon’s guts for whisking his very pregnant wife off across the Lumis Ocean. Minor detail. A rollicking adventure unfolds as the young lady in question proves unexpectedly elusive. Many dangers threaten out in the ...

Gorgeous and devastating, P. H. Low’s debut fantasy is a richly reimagined tale of Captain Hook’s origin, a story of cruelty, magic, lost innocence, and the indelible power of stories. Jordan was once a Lost Boy, convinced she would never grow up. Now, she’s twenty-two and exiled to the...

"The world is in great peril," the Pope said. "Of being destroyed!" Jules Verne and Alexander Dumas stood in stunned silence at the words spoken by the Pope. If true, it could mean the end of the world . If not true, it could mean the end of their world. A mission is described which is so important and so dangerous that only these two brave young men were chosen to take it. But to be honest, can two authors, even if smart and brave, be enough to stop the destruction of the world? As they embark on their mission, they are joined by a third party. An international pirate. A man dedicated to ...

Luana is dead; a rogue spirit who walks between worlds. She finds the highwayman, Elias. They join in the fight against the gathering darkness. Magister control of thrall magic has a stranglehold on the Erthe. Plague takes over the Storm Coast; the dead rise and roam the land. An angel host is defeated and enslaved by thrall magic. Luana's only hope; a daring escape with the pirate captain Ducet, to Echo Island and Sanctuary. To find Angel's Landing and Rafael, the archangel. To turn the tide, to recall the Seven, to breathe life into a lost race of dragons… to bring salvation to the ...

WAR IS COMING. The Great Wall of China is armed to keep invaders out and its people safe, but is it enough? And can a princess save the day when all hell breaks loose? HER BLOODLINE IS SO POWERFUL, HER ENEMIES WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO DESTROY IT... "If you're weak, you die." Amid the wars and power struggles of Men and Demons, a Chinese Princess sacrifices herself and all she loves to save the Empire from a scheming Fox Faerie, and keep the Cosmos in balance. With the scope of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and the evocativeness of Roger Zelazny's Great Book of Amber, THE PIRATE ...

After a narrow escape from Deadweather Island, Egg and his slightly deranged partner Guts head for the remote New Lands. They’re in search of the lost Okalu tribe, who hold the key to the mysterious treasure map that Egg can't decipher. But the ruthless Roger Pembroke is hard on Egg's trail, and the New Lands are full of new enemies—against which our heroes' only weapons are their brains, their courage...and the two dozen swear words Guts just memorized in the local tongue.

It's tough to be 13, especially when somebody's trying to kill you. Not that Egg's life was ever easy, growing up on sweaty, pirate-infested Deadweather Island with no company except an incompetent tutor and a pair of unusually violent siblings who hate his guts. But when Egg's father hustles their family off on a mysterious errand to fabulously wealthy Sunrise Island, then disappears with the siblings in a freak accident, Egg finds himself a long-term guest at the mansion of the glamorous Pembroke family and their beautiful, sharp-tongued daughter Millicent.

Sascha Stronach’s queer, Maori-inspired Endsong trilogy reopens on a city in flames, where a magic-wielding pirate crew uncovers an age-old fight between the gods that threatens their world. The steel city of Radovan is consumed by fire between. Stranded in its harbor is the crew of the Kopek...

After narrowly escaping the New Lands, Egg is determined to take down ruthless slave trader Roger Pembroke. But war is brewing among the Blue Sea's pirate gangs - and Egg, Guts, and Kira are running out of time to find the Fire King’s treasure and free the Okalu slaves from the silver mine on Sunrise. Can they save Kira’s people before Sunrise is plundered by Ripper Jones’s pirates? Will Burn Healy save the day, or has the legendary captain finally met his match? And will Egg ever win back Millicent from the annoyingly handsome Cyril?

No.1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon returns with Shadow Fallen, a brand-new entry in her Dream-Hunter series. For centuries, Ariel has fought the forces of evil. Her task was to protect the souls of innocent mortals when they die. Captured by a powerful sorceress, she is...