Pirates Myths

Tor is adjusting to life with the power of the Night Witch, especially with his best friends, Engle and Melda, by his side. But when a mysterious girl washes up on shore claiming a band of cursed pirates is on their way to Emblem Island, life changes fast. The girl, Gemma, is from an underwater city that was destroyed by the terrible Calavera pirates, and she warns Tor they are now on their way to his home. The trio of friends must come up with a plan to stop the pirates from getting an ancient relic that would give them the ability to control the high seas.

The newest film in the box-office smashing franchise Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Men Tell No Tales features the return of fan-favorites Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow, and Geoffrey Rush as Hector Barbossa, alongside franchise newcomers Javier Bardem ( No Country for Old Men, Skyfall), Kaya Scodelario ( The Maze Runner), and Brenton Thwaites ( Maleficent).

He's been cursed, left for dead, and deposited at the world's end. Now the infamous pirate Captain Jack Sparrow sets sail on stranger tides for his most dangerous voyage yet - to the fabled Fountain of Youth. On this doomed quest, Jack will meet a lost love - the gorgeous but mysterious pirate Angelica - and be held prisoner on the horrifying Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship captained by the evil and dreaded Blackbeard!

Are you brave enough to enter a world where the line between reality and nightmare is impossibly thin? The Horror Files beckons you into a realm where legends stir from the past, and every corner hides a terror waiting to strike. This is no ordinary collection, it's a descent into darkness, where fear takes on many faces, and no secret stays buried for long. Ancient myths claw their way into the present. Unsolved mysteries evolve into chilling realities. Brutal horrors of today collide with the restless whispers of forgotten legends. With 18 heart-pounding stories, The Horror Files will ...

*Re-release of Bohermore (same story, new cover) - the first book in the bestselling Mystic Queen series of Irish legend, time travel adventure, and romance that has captured the hearts of teen and adult readers alike. Publisher’s Weekly says “readers will be clamoring for more.” Perfect for fans of Mystic Cove and the Outlander series, Bohermore and its sequels, Inish Clare, Rockfleet, and Ballycroy, are gripping tales of ancient legends transformed by courage, loyalty, and love. Readers will love the emotional depth of characters and the riveting action adventure, all woven with ...

Luana is dead; a rogue spirit who walks between worlds. She finds the highwayman, Elias. They join in the fight against the gathering darkness. Magister control of thrall magic has a stranglehold on the Erthe. Plague takes over the Storm Coast; the dead rise and roam the land. An angel host is defeated and enslaved by thrall magic. Luana's only hope; a daring escape with the pirate captain Ducet, to Echo Island and Sanctuary. To find Angel's Landing and Rafael, the archangel. To turn the tide, to recall the Seven, to breathe life into a lost race of dragons… to bring salvation to the ...

"The world is in great peril," the Pope said. "Of being destroyed!" Jules Verne and Alexander Dumas stood in stunned silence at the words spoken by the Pope. If true, it could mean the end of the world . If not true, it could mean the end of their world. A mission is described which is so important and so dangerous that only these two brave young men were chosen to take it. But to be honest, can two authors, even if smart and brave, be enough to stop the destruction of the world? As they embark on their mission, they are joined by a third party. An international pirate. A man dedicated to ...

It's tough to be 13, especially when somebody's trying to kill you. Not that Egg's life was ever easy, growing up on sweaty, pirate-infested Deadweather Island with no company except an incompetent tutor and a pair of unusually violent siblings who hate his guts. But when Egg's father hustles their family off on a mysterious errand to fabulously wealthy Sunrise Island, then disappears with the siblings in a freak accident, Egg finds himself a long-term guest at the mansion of the glamorous Pembroke family and their beautiful, sharp-tongued daughter Millicent.

Genevieve Castle has never been so happy. And that's why she's having a nervous breakdown. Being engaged to a prince should make any girl ecstatic, but Gen isn't sure she's cut out to be a princess, particularly when burning venom tears start coming out of her eyes and her tentacles just won't be tamed. With Prince Oliver dying from a disease created by the Monsters she's supposed to be in charge of, it looks like war is soon the horizon. She must choose a side, to defend her own kind or leave them to the Destroyer and his false Siren. What could be more romantic than marrying a man who ...

Beauty is sailing the ocean when pirates attack and her dad is thrown overboard. Just as he sinks beneath the waves, something horrible rises - a kraken! Without hesitation, Beauty makes a deal to become the giant squid's prisoner if it rescues her dad. But as Beauty explores the island she's now marooned on, the girl discovers secret treasure that may hold the key to saving herself...and the sea beast.

It’s Victorian London. China Town A crisis is about to explode. Ghosts are marauding the merchants. Merchants are being murdered in ghastly ways. But only certain items are being stolen. Why? And what need to ghosts have of physical Things? None of it makes sense. Detective Dee is asked to help solve this growing Puzzle and trend of violence. But how do you stop marauders who Are not ghosts, and yet can materialize And vanish like one?

After a narrow escape from Deadweather Island, Egg and his slightly deranged partner Guts head for the remote New Lands. They’re in search of the lost Okalu tribe, who hold the key to the mysterious treasure map that Egg can't decipher. But the ruthless Roger Pembroke is hard on Egg's trail, and the New Lands are full of new enemies—against which our heroes' only weapons are their brains, their courage...and the two dozen swear words Guts just memorized in the local tongue.

Rook Barkwater dreams of becoming a librarian knight - sent out to explore the mysteries of the Edgeworld. So when his chance comes, he grabs it. Breaking all the rules, he sets out on a journey to the Free Glades and beyond.

After narrowly escaping the New Lands, Egg is determined to take down ruthless slave trader Roger Pembroke. But war is brewing among the Blue Sea's pirate gangs - and Egg, Guts, and Kira are running out of time to find the Fire King’s treasure and free the Okalu slaves from the silver mine on Sunrise. Can they save Kira’s people before Sunrise is plundered by Ripper Jones’s pirates? Will Burn Healy save the day, or has the legendary captain finally met his match? And will Egg ever win back Millicent from the annoyingly handsome Cyril?

She belongs to two races - and both of them want her dead. The sirens cast her out. The humans want her dead. With nowhere to turn, Sera must risk her life once more; this time, to a ruthless pirate named Bloody Steel. Being part human, Sera is seen as an abomination by other sirens and shouldn't exist. The waters aren't safe with them hunting her. On the run from her own kind, Sera knows to escape on land would mean certain death at the hands of humans. With nowhere else to turn, she boards a nearing ship, hoping to get as far away as possible from everything.

Madness. Monsters. Marriage. Genevieve Castle’s life is full. She has a bodyguard on her floor, a gladiator on her couch, and the lake monster in her tub. When Sean decides to do the Monster Games for a second year, they first must compete with the queen in a race to recruit monsters willing to fight for a cause that could cost them everything. Meanwhile, Gen’s own monstrous tendencies are becoming a problem. If she can’t control her instincts, she could lose what she’s fought for, and possibly even kill herself or those she loves. It’s not enough to have the boy of her dreams. ...

Yes, Jack Plank started out to be a pirate. His shipmates all liked him, and their ship, the Avarice, was certainly very beautiful. But after a while it was clear that he wasn’t much good at plundering. He just didn’t have the knack for it. So what to do? Jack did the only thing he could do - he went ashore to look for another line of work. The town was called Salt-wash, on the coast of the Caribbean Sea, and he had a lot of helpful advice from the people in Mrs. DelFresno’s boardinghouse.

Calais-born Olivier Le Vasseur aka La Buse is infamous for his 1721 attack on a Portuguese ship docked at Bourbon (modern day Réunion), the island where he eventually met his fate on the gallows in 1730. The raid yielded one of the most spectacular treasure hauls in the recorded history of piracy. The value of the plunder taken - and a fabled incident that occurred on the day La Buse was hanged - have led to enduring claims about the supposed buried treasure of this ill-fated pirate. The recorded facts of Le Vasseur’s life – and their importance in debunking the legend- are the subject...

If the Devil made you an offer... would you take it? Siren City is a nation of villains. A city founded by pirates and run by the gods themselves. No one goes there to get noticed. They go to hide. To vanish, hopefully without a trace. That's exactly what nurse Skylar Jean Green intends to do. Fortunately, her dangerous and mysterious new employer, Adrian Price, has a place for her in the shadows... with him. The Devil of Siren City is a dark urban fantasy romance featuring a brutal anti-hero on a deadly path of vengeance and a vulnerable healer who may be the only one who can soothe his ...

A novelization of the Walt Disney Studios film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, starring Johnny Depp as the unforgettable Captain Jack Sparrow! The newest film in the box-office smashing franchise Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Men Tell No Tales features the return of fan-favorites Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow, and Geoffrey Rush as Hector Barbossa, alongside franchise newcomers Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Skyfall), Kaya Scodelario (The Maze Runner), and Brenton Thwaites (Maleficent).