Pirates

Fiction or non-fiction books involving pirates, those who engage in acts of robbery or criminal violence at sea. A sub-genre of the Maritime and Adventure genres.

Piracy has existed from ancient times to the modern day, but much literature focuses on the "Golden Age of Piracy" from about the 1650s to the 1730s. Many of the common tropes in the pirate genre originate in "A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates" (1724) by Charles Johnson and "Treasure Island" (1883) by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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New Releases Tagged "Pirates"

Fire Sword and Sea
When Fate is Cruel: A Short Story Collection
Bound by the Sky (Aether & Industry, #1)
Tress of the Emerald Sea (Hoid's Travails, #1)
In the Veins of the Drowning (The Siren Mage, #1)
Fallen Stars (Heavenly Bodies, #2)
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
Namesake (The World of the Narrows, #2)
This Vicious Dream (Kingdom of Death, #1)
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels, #1)
Vengeance of the Pirate Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King, #3)
Across the Ages (Timeless, #4)
Bloody Black
Realm Breaker (Realm Breaker, #1)
Nightweaver (Nightweaver, #1)
A Pirate's Life for Tea (Tomes & Tea, #2)
The Treasure Hunters Club
A Wrecking of Salt and Fire (The Nostos, #1)
Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1)
Treasure Island
Fable (The World of the Narrows, #1)
Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King, #2)
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
To Kill a Kingdom (Hundred Kingdoms, #1)
All the Stars and Teeth (All the Stars and Teeth, #1)
The Ever King (The Ever Seas, #1)
Pirate Latitudes
Tress of the Emerald Sea (Hoid's Travails, #1)
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
Sea of Ruin (Sea of Ruin, #1)
Namesake (The World of the Narrows, #2)
Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1)
The Assassin's Curse (The Assassin's Curse, #1)
Under the Black Flag by David CordinglyCaptain Kidd by Samuel MarquisVillains of All Nations by Marcus RedikerA Pirate of Exquisite Mind by Diana PrestonEmpire of Blue Water by Stephan Talty
True-life Pirates & Privateers
74 books — 37 voters
Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du MaurierShip of Dreams by Elaine LeclaireThe Sea-Hawk by Rafael SabatiniPirates! by Celia ReesDead Reckoning by K.A. Perkins
Best Pirate Adventure Books for Women
63 books — 31 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersWhen Secrets Bloom by Patricia  FurstenbergBlameless by Gail CarrigerBreathe by Sara FujimuraThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
History, Adventure, Romance
136 books — 139 voters

Ice Massacre by Tiana WarnerAsh by Malinda LoThe Warrior's Path by Catherine M. WilsonThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonCrier's War by Nina Varela
F/F in Fantasy
130 books — 77 voters
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. ArmentroutFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosGild by Raven KennedyA Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. ArmentroutThe Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
Sarah J. Maas Clones
112 books — 392 voters


C. JoyBell C.
I cannot have a man who is afraid of everything, I don't have the time to soothe insecurities and fears, I cannot have a man who is standing on a stone by a creek, watching for the fish to swim by and every time he sees a fish he says "Oh look, this fish scares me, I wonder what this fish means, this fish might mean- this, or this fish might mean- that" for God's sake, they are just fish, and they don't mean anything! Such a sad thing, so many fine, strong men standing on top of little stones, p ...more
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Gideon Defoe
That explains a lot,' he said. 'I suppose it's also why we've never glimpsed that giant compass in the corner of the Atlantic. I have to say, I'm a little disappointed. ...more
Gideon Defoe, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists

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