Blue Kingdoms: Buxom Buccaneers

Blue Kingdoms #3

by Stephen D. Sullivan, Jean Rabe, Marc Tassin

Cross swords and match wits with a crew of award-winning fantasy authors in this third book of the exciting new Blue Kingdoms world! Within these pages you'll find savage seas, enchanted islands, blood-curdling magic, ravenous zombies, and buxom buccaneers galore in a treasure trove of salty tales by: Lorelei Shannon, Robert E. Vardeman, Kathleen Watness, Kelly Swails, Marc Tassin, Dean Leggett, Jason Mical, Paul Genesse, and Jean Rabe & Stephen D. Sullivan. Plus a great cover painting by renowned fantasy artist Jim Holloway!

182 pages, Paperback

First published July 15, 2008

About the author

I was born in 1959, grew up in Massachusetts, attended SMU (U. Mass, Dartmouth), and moved to Wisconsin to work for TSR (the Dungeons & Dragons people) in 1980. I’ve been here ever since, writing stories, drawing, and raising kids with my wife (who I’ve been with since 1980 as well).

I’ve had more than 30 books published (not counting the anthologies, but counting the ghost-written stuff only alluded to on this site). I also run a small publishing house, Walkabout Publishing. Recently, I've started posting new stories for Kindle on Amazon, in addition to my print work.

You can write to me: fanmail@stephendsullivan.com – but please be kind (and patient), okay? And don't forget to check my web site. You'll like it. Adventure guaranteed. (Monsters optional.)

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite the salacious title, I bought this book several years ago at Bubonicon on the strength of the authors included. I knew the work of people like Robert E. Vardeman, Stephen D. Sullivan, Jean Rabe, and Lorelei Shannon and trusted them to tell me entertaining stories. They didn't disappoint. This little anthology contains ten tales of women pirates set in the Blue Kingdoms fantasy world created by Sullivan and Rabe. As one might expect from a pirate anthology, there are plenty of stories of adventure, thievery, and double crosses. There are also stories of ghosts, dark magic and romance. I liked all the stories, but for me, the standouts were "Keva's Six" by Jason Mical about an elaborate heist where we don't always know what side the players are on, "The Finch and the Panther" about a pirate captain who wants to steal a ship for her daughter but learns that daughters don't always want to follow in their mothers' footsteps, and "Balabra" by Jean Rabe about an older pirate captain who finds romance and learns that swords and guns aren't the only weapons of piracy.