Piracy

Piracy is typically an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore.

The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
Treasure Island
Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age
Pirate Latitudes
A General History of the Pyrates
The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates
Pirate Hunter of the Caribbean: The Adventurous Life of Captain Woodes Rogers
On Stranger Tides
Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1)
The Sea Rover's Practice: Pirate Tactics and Techniques, 1630-1730
Enemy of All Mankind: A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
The Golden Age of Piracy: The Truth Behind Pirate Myths
Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign
Dead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie       JonesThe End of Calico Jack by Eddie       JonesTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonCurse of the Black Avenger by Eddie       JonesCurse of the Black Avenger by Eddie       Jones
Pirates In Literature aaaarrrr
51 books — 13 voters
Pretty Girl-13 by Liz ColeyThe Blue Bar by Damyanti BiswasThe Big Bad by Brad HuestisThe Nameless Dead by Leta SerafimWitch in Disguise by Karen McSpade
Crime Fiction
545 books — 282 voters

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia LevensellerRevenge on the Seas by Lauren Lee MerewetherScourge of the Shores by Lauren Lee MerewetherOf Storms and Wishes by Amber LeiA Pirate's Life for She by Laura Sook Duncombe
Great Pirate Books
19 books — 9 voters


Toni Johnson-Woods
Even though it is piracy, scanlation has had positive impact.
Toni Johnson-Woods, Manga: An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives

C.J. Cherryh
It was a monumental achievement that the serpentine tc'a had once upon a time gotten the knnn to understand the concept of trade: so nowadays knnn simply contacted a station, rushed onto its methane-dock and deposited whatever they liked, grabbed whatever they wanted and left. This was an improvement over their former behavior, in which they simply looted and left. ...more
C.J. Cherryh, The Kif Strike Back

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