false 15670 10 On Stranger Tides is Tim Powers's great Disneyland ride through pirates, puppeteers, treasure, and thrill a minute action that carries on from page one. The protagonist sails to Haiti to recover his father's lost plantation & enters a Caribbean pirate empire ruled by Blackbeard, a child of voodoo whose spirit is infested with ghosts. The hero is pressed into piracy & sorcery as Blackbeard searches for the Fountain of Lost Youth. 17505 book 1987 On Stranger Tides total:452|5:4|4:11|3:5|2:1|1:0| 452 1806 637 59 4 1 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 08:21:08 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 08:22:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Aug 06 23:14:14 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 00:51:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false true Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 13:06:18 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 09:01:42 -0800 2009
The protagonist of On Stranger Tides is John Shandy, the son of a puppeteer who is in the Caribbean in search of his uncle and revenge - his u...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 27 18:27:30 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 18:39:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 1989 Sun Aug 16 14:33:36 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 14:42:07 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 10 18:53:25 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 18:53:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon May 25 19:19:57 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 17:08:41 -0700 2009
However, the characters fell a little flat-- I was going to blame it on the story/plot, but after a moments reflection I do think I just didn't care ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Thu Feb 12 12:01:24 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 12:03:11 -0800 2009
A novel invoking a great deal of historical truth, woven with fantasy and mysticism, Powers' tells a tale of pirates, ghost ships, zombies and hauntings that it truly one of a kind.

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I really, really, real...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 17 15:23:44 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 15:27:00 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 23:46:24 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 23:46:24 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 05:52:28 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 06:02:11 -0700 2009
Though it did kind of sputter out towards the end and I found myself skimming the last 30 pages or so. Declare & Last Call are way better.]]>