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Pirates of the Blue Kingdoms (Kindle Edition)
16May2008 Filed under: kelly blue book Author: admin
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Sail enchanted seas and cross swords with a crew of award-winning fantasy authors in this first book of the exciting new Blue Kingdoms world! Within these pages, you’ll find enchanted islands, angry sea gods, mysterious magic, and pirates galore in a treasure trove of tales by Robert E. Vardeman, J. Robert King, Lorelei Shannon, Lester Smith, Marc Tassin, Kathleen Watness, James M. Ward, Paul Genesse, Brandie Tarvin, Steve Winter, Dean Leggett, Jason Mical, Kelly Swails, and Jean Rabe & Stephen D. Sullivan.
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05月 16th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
By Stephen D. Sullivan “Read my books! - http://www.ste… (Frosthaven, WI USA)
Yes, I worked on this book myself, but, yes, I’m still putting up a review because Pirates of the Blue Kingdoms contains work by many other great authors. Pirates is the first anthology in an ongoing series of books based in the Blue Kingdoms (Blue Kingdoms: Shades & Specters is the second.) The Blue Kingdoms is a shared fantasy world created by Jean Rabe and Stephen D. Sullivan (me). Because authors retain the rights to the characters and settings they create, they can bring their best work to the series, and then take their “toys” home afterward. This book contains piratical stories by many well-known fantasy authors including Rabe, Robert E. Vardeman, J. Robert King, and James M. Ward. While each of the book’s tales is great fun, I’d like to call attention to “The Accidental Pirates” by Marc Tassin and “Haunted Isle” by Steve Winter.
Tassin’s story is a comedy adventure in the style of The Crimson Pirate and other classic movies. In it, a roguish gambler wins a ship and then sets out to knock off the best-fortified treasure island in the ocean. In contrast, Winter’s eerie yarn strands a young pirate in a lost jungle city filled with unseen monsters. What follows is a weird tale that Robert E. Howard would be proud of.
Because I worked on this volume, I’m only giving it four stars. (I wouldn’t want anyone to think I was promoting my own work too much!) Pirates of the Blue Kingdoms will be available in print form from Amazon and http://www.walkaboutpublishing.com in the spring of 2008.