Pirate Latitudes
by Michael Crichton, John Bedford Lloyd · first published 2009
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From one of the best-loved authors of all time comes an irresistible adventure of swashbuckling pirates in the New World, a classic story of treasure and betrayal.The Caribbean, 1665. A remote colony of the English Crown, the island of Jamaica holds out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Port Royal, its capital, is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses.In this steamy climate there's a living to be made, a living that can end swiftly by disease—or by dagger. For Captain Charles Hunter, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking, and the law of the land rests
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on “Ask HN: Which book are you reading?” ↗Yes, it was published posthumously. There is another book that was actually finished by another author after Crichton died which is called Micro. I get the feeling Pirate Latitudes was closer to a first draft than a final draft - but it's still Crichton.
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