![]() ![]() ![]() Port Royal is a collection of alleys, with mud and manure on the ground and very few streets with cobblestones. Any flagging township people might envision from that is swiftly dashed: Crichton paints the town and its surrounding waters very realistically. Pirate Latitudes takes readers to Port Royal, the strongest English-established colony in Jamaica. The New World in the 1600’s is described in such a rich, grimy way that it is more exciting and infinitely more real than anything that has come before it. Pirate Latitudes, written by Crichton before his death in 2008, is a story of blood, mud and sacrifice, and relentless storms waiting to crush those who sail the ocean unprepared.Įxpect a story of theft, murder, revenge, betrayal and justice in the eyes of the men and woman who call themselves privateers, who believe in their laws and follow their code in life and to death. Do not, whatever you do, expect a story of banter and booze, parrying swords or armies of floating corsairs. The tale revolves around a crew of privateers stealing a sizable treasure from under the noses of the Spanish guarding it. Over the winter holidays, I sat down with a few days off to read the latest book from HarperCollins Publishers, Pirate Latitudes by the late (and truly great) Michael Crichton. ![]()
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