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"Hal Courtney comes of age and proving his worth fighting alonside his father and Captain, Sir Francis Courtney.
Set abord a fighting English trading vessel, there is no shortage of action as the crew fight for England against the Dutch and for gold and what's right against pirates. "
Tim Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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"Smith has written a swashbuckling epic adventure of pirates, revenge and romance. Hal Courtney and his father, Francis Courtney prey upon Dutch ships for England until they are betrayed by a greedy rival and are caputured by the Dutch. Francis is executed and Hal escapes and swears vengeance upon his enemies. This novel has vivid scenes of bloody sea battles, romantic interludes and beautiful descriptions of africa and Dutch Indies. It also has heroes to root for and hissable villians! "
RODNEY POWELL, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 25%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 35%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
Time/era of story:
- 17th century
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Water adventure
Yes (strong match!)
Water:
- pirate attack!
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
- average physique
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
Africa
Yes
Part of Africa:
- Black Africa
- Arabic Africa
Water?
Yes
Water:
- sail boat
- warship
- feeding sharks
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
- very gorey references to torture
How many deaths?
- hundreds or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- impregnation/reproduction
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
- descript. of other female areas
- descript. of male nudity
Unusual forms of death
- poisoning
- hanging
- crushed
- drowned
- impaled
- decapitated
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
- exploded into bits
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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