Thorn is a member of the Pilots Guildthose who possess the magical ability to navigate Crosspointes deadly seas. When a malevolent master within...
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Apr 30, 2010
Jeffrey
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It seems odd to say it but I think this book moves too fast along. It is a sequel of sorts to The Cipher by Diana Francis and has a brother, Thorn, of one of the characters in that book as the focal point, but unless you just read the Cipher, which I read a while before, its hard to remember the plot in that book. Maybe a summary would have helped. That said, the book traces the kidnapping of a Pilot of a ship who is shanghaid by 4 men who have survived multiples wrecks to serve aboard a blac
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May 06, 2009
Theresa
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I mentioned in a previous post that the allergy medication my doctor has had me on has left me somewhat scattered and unable to focus on books very well these days. The Black Ship is one of the very few books that was able to cut through the haze of the medication and hold my interest for any length of time. I attribute this to the fact that I can personally connect to Diana Pharaoh Francis' writing because her characters make sense to me.
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Nov 17, 2009
Amy
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Before there was Thorn, there was Sylbrac, and before him there was Fish. But before each of them, there was Geoffrey Truehelm, son of the lord chancellor, and after a terrible incident in his youth, he swore he would never let his father use him in such a manner again and fled. He became known as Fish, and over the years he made his way on the cruel streets and eventually found himself a position on a ship, where he later discovered the blessings of being a Pilot--a rare and highly prized perso
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Feb 22, 2010
Molly
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Three stars is pretty generous, as this book was kind of a snoozefest unless you really enjoy hearing the intricate details of boats in storms. The first Crosspointe novel was much more interesting with likeable characters that one could identify with. This kind of goes off in an entirely different direction with new characters who do develop some as the book progresses, but are mostly stagnant. The book reminds me a bit of LOTR in that there's a lot of detail and description, but not much happe
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May 04, 2009
Latharia
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I'd rate this book 5 stars if not for the very confusing first 80 pages or so. I was completely expecting the book to pick up where the first book left off & instead, it starts with a totally new character, who also isn't mentioned on the back cover. It took me a while to dredge up memories of Jordan Truehelm & figure out how some of the pieces of the story connected. There was also (IMHO) an excessive amount of description of ship "action," which I tended to gloss over & then have to
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Jun 26, 2010
Chrissy
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This is a book that really hits home the age old saying that the journey is more important than the destination. For Thorn, a Pilot who was betrayed by his Guild and sold into slavery, his life not only changes, but he changes on the inside. Throughout the course of the book, this character who was sold out because he was a thorn in everybody's side, who always kept people at arms length, grows and learns to let go, trusting in others.
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Jan 10, 2012
David
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I liked thia book enough that I have read the entire series, I think. I have some of them on my nook if you want to "borrow" them. I can bring this paperback with me when I come in January.
Apr 14, 2009
HRM Maire
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I really liked her second "Crosspointe" book, and the story and characters were great, as always. The only thing I would have left out was a lot of the naval/ship description/jargon/descriptions, as I am not really into that sort of thing. Everything else was really interesting and well written, as always
May 08, 2011
Nicole
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2nd in the Crosspointe series. Different characters than the first, but it opens up more of the Crosspointe world. A lot of research went into making the sailing seem real. Descriptions had me feeling the salt spray with the snow.
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