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The Pirate's Game
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As the love slave of the captain of the pirate ship The Merry Sue, Charles Perry, professional mess and reluctant god, is at last reunited with his lover Timothy — partly, at least. Somehow Timothy has become implanted in Captain James Gibbs’s mind, and for the right sexual favors, the pirate will grant Charles’s lover a few moments at the helm. Three square meals a day, endless pirate fantasies played out in real time, and more Timothy than he’s seen in months. How can Charles complain?
Of course, trouble always manages to find its way home to Charles. The Pretender is still trying to kill him. His cousin is in a funk and shocks everyone with the reason why. But the most worrisome part is that Charles has realized he’d trade all his god powers and most of the world he made to have Timothy back with him for real — and he’s finally figured out how to do just that.
As the love slave of the captain of the pirate ship The Merry Sue, Charles Perry, professional mess and reluctant god, is at last reunited with his lover Timothy — partly, at least. Somehow Timothy has become implanted in Captain James Gibbs’s mind, and for the right sexual favors, the pirate will grant Charles’s lover a few moments at the helm. Three square meals a day, endless pirate fantasies played out in real time, and more Timothy than he’s seen in months. How can Charles complain?
Of course, trouble always manages to find its way home to Charles. The Pretender is still trying to kill him. His cousin is in a funk and shocks everyone with the reason why. But the most worrisome part is that Charles has realized he’d trade all his god powers and most of the world he made to have Timothy back with him for real — and he’s finally figured out how to do just that.
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First published April 23, 2012
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50 books2,875 followersAuthor of over thirty novels, Midwest-native Heidi Cullinan writes positive-outcome romances for LGBT characters struggling against insurmountable odds because they believe there’s no such thing as too much happy ever after. Heidi’s books have been recommended by Library Journal, USA Today, RT Magazine, and Publishers Weekly. When Heidi isn’t writing, they enjoy gaming, reading manga, manhua, and danmei, playing with cats, and watching too much anime.
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December 11, 2012
2.5 - 3 stars
For a series that I had conflicting feelings about where I waffled between interest and frustration, I certainly sped through the three books quickly - within 3 days. This is my overall review about the series so far, especially since I am not sure I want to review the second one at this time. There may be spoilers.
As I'd mentioned in my review for The Seventh Veil, I thought that this series was a rather ambitious that did not quite work out for me. The author attempted to tackle many ideas including fluidity of gender, freedom for sex and love with whomever one chose, the influence and/or corruption of established institutions and religion, etc. To tackle even one of these issues in a book with delicacy and sensitivity is a formidable undertaking. To tackle multiple issues in each book in a series? I imagine it would be like trying to juggle multiple objects and hope that none fall and crumple your rhythm - or in this case, the fantasy. The overall message seems to be a positive one, but some of the author's decisions in the stories made me question whether the author was really pushing boundaries or whether it was a play-it-safe cloaked with imagination because in the end, you really end up with m/m/f and m/m. The fascinating premise of the dual gender of the Goddess and Lady did not play as much of a part in the stories with the aspect of the Lady that was most prominent in the story being Timothy. I find it interesting that with both the Vorkosigan series and the Etsey series where the two authors chose to have dual gendered characters, they also tended to emphasize the masculine gender of their characters, leading the readers to also (safely) envision a male character. Although Lois M. Bujold tended to emphasize the male gender more, I thought that she integrated the dual gender of the Betan hermaphrodite better because in several scenes with Bel Thorne, it was obvious that Bel was both male and female at the same time. In the Etsey series, we have some gender switching or character-splitting of the Lady with the usual references to her dual gender, but I could not really buy into the fantasy that she was both male and female. In fact, in the depictions and fairy tales of the Lady and the Goddess, I believe that she is often depicted as being separate beings, one male and one female. Despite the dual gender, the Goddess is often referred to as the Lady, Goddess, Mother, and "she" unless there was specific reference to Timothy. Perhaps this was deliberate but to me, this felt as if the author was unable to reconcile the dual nature of "God"; this prompted an almost-there-but-not-quite feeling throughout the story.
I don't think that fantasy is quite the author's forte. I mentioned the ambitious nature of this series; this was also demonstrated in the world and the characters. Try as I might, I was never able to understand what was going on with these "shards" and aspects of the Lord and Lady. Throw in time disturbances to conveniently allow for certain characters to have the proper age at the right time, it made for a really confusing storyline. It became evident in Temple Boy and continued in The Pirate's Game but the author expanded upon this spreading of the Lord and Lady in various forms and pieces into multiple characters to the extent that I started rolling my eyes as yet another character - or the same one - found this deep well of power or new ability within them courtesy of one or the other god. Considering that this splitting of the aspects of the gods was critical to the overall storyline, it made it extremely frustrating and confusing to try to make sense of the story. Her contemporaries, on the other hand, such as Special Delivery and Nowhere Ranch were easier to follow and to read.
The characters, overall, were a decent bunch although I wanted to bang my head against the wall with Charles. Three books and he still had not learned to look before he leaped, something the Sea had to point out to him. He was borderline Gary Stu with his sweet, powerful being of love but also borderline TSTL. I felt that the female characters were, for the most part, depicted rather favorably, overall, and the "villains" ended up as objects of pity in the end. I thought that the main characters tended to run all over the place though. Charles at one point seemed different from the Charles at another point, White Charles notwithstanding. The same for Timothy or the Lady, Jonathan, Madeline, and a few others.
I would label this more as erotic romance than strictly m/m romance. Despite the warning labels by the publisher regarding the types of objectionable acts portrayed in the book, I found myself disappointed by how tame these scenes were. There was violence but many of those scenes were off-screen, which diminished the intensity of those scenes and created a distance that may have been welcome to other readers but not to me. In The Pirate's Game, the author flitted with BDSM-like suggestions but did not deliver. There were a lot of sex scenes: m/m, m/f, m/m/f. In fact, there were too many. It started feeling like sex scene after sex scene - and gratuitous sex scenes at that. Between the multiple sex scenes and the occasional info dumps, there were periods where I was bored. The pace usually picked up by the last third of the books, though.
By the end of this book, I finally started realizing that this was perhaps not the story I wanted to read. I think I might have enjoyed it more had it been more fantasy than erotic romance. I was a little disappointed by the ending. My tragic romantic nature was rooting for a non-HEA ending. Instead, we get a tidy HEA thanks to the ever convenient magic.
Overall, I think I might have been persuaded to rate upwards if not for the disorganized feeling to the overall works and the frustration that accrued as a result of my attempts to understand and believe. Unfortunately, frustration was a slightly stronger force than my interest in the fantasy; hence, the lower ratings.
One final remark: Overall, well-written, but I did come across a few typos, and the grammar error that is most likely to tick me off: the use of the subjective pronoun "I" in the objective case - No, no, no! It makes me want to burn my eyes when I see this error or scream when I hear it spoken.
For a series that I had conflicting feelings about where I waffled between interest and frustration, I certainly sped through the three books quickly - within 3 days. This is my overall review about the series so far, especially since I am not sure I want to review the second one at this time. There may be spoilers.
As I'd mentioned in my review for The Seventh Veil, I thought that this series was a rather ambitious that did not quite work out for me. The author attempted to tackle many ideas including fluidity of gender, freedom for sex and love with whomever one chose, the influence and/or corruption of established institutions and religion, etc. To tackle even one of these issues in a book with delicacy and sensitivity is a formidable undertaking. To tackle multiple issues in each book in a series? I imagine it would be like trying to juggle multiple objects and hope that none fall and crumple your rhythm - or in this case, the fantasy. The overall message seems to be a positive one, but some of the author's decisions in the stories made me question whether the author was really pushing boundaries or whether it was a play-it-safe cloaked with imagination because in the end, you really end up with m/m/f and m/m. The fascinating premise of the dual gender of the Goddess and Lady did not play as much of a part in the stories with the aspect of the Lady that was most prominent in the story being Timothy. I find it interesting that with both the Vorkosigan series and the Etsey series where the two authors chose to have dual gendered characters, they also tended to emphasize the masculine gender of their characters, leading the readers to also (safely) envision a male character. Although Lois M. Bujold tended to emphasize the male gender more, I thought that she integrated the dual gender of the Betan hermaphrodite better because in several scenes with Bel Thorne, it was obvious that Bel was both male and female at the same time. In the Etsey series, we have some gender switching or character-splitting of the Lady with the usual references to her dual gender, but I could not really buy into the fantasy that she was both male and female. In fact, in the depictions and fairy tales of the Lady and the Goddess, I believe that she is often depicted as being separate beings, one male and one female. Despite the dual gender, the Goddess is often referred to as the Lady, Goddess, Mother, and "she" unless there was specific reference to Timothy. Perhaps this was deliberate but to me, this felt as if the author was unable to reconcile the dual nature of "God"; this prompted an almost-there-but-not-quite feeling throughout the story.
I don't think that fantasy is quite the author's forte. I mentioned the ambitious nature of this series; this was also demonstrated in the world and the characters. Try as I might, I was never able to understand what was going on with these "shards" and aspects of the Lord and Lady. Throw in time disturbances to conveniently allow for certain characters to have the proper age at the right time, it made for a really confusing storyline. It became evident in Temple Boy and continued in The Pirate's Game but the author expanded upon this spreading of the Lord and Lady in various forms and pieces into multiple characters to the extent that I started rolling my eyes as yet another character - or the same one - found this deep well of power or new ability within them courtesy of one or the other god. Considering that this splitting of the aspects of the gods was critical to the overall storyline, it made it extremely frustrating and confusing to try to make sense of the story. Her contemporaries, on the other hand, such as Special Delivery and Nowhere Ranch were easier to follow and to read.
The characters, overall, were a decent bunch although I wanted to bang my head against the wall with Charles. Three books and he still had not learned to look before he leaped, something the Sea had to point out to him. He was borderline Gary Stu with his sweet, powerful being of love but also borderline TSTL. I felt that the female characters were, for the most part, depicted rather favorably, overall, and the "villains" ended up as objects of pity in the end. I thought that the main characters tended to run all over the place though. Charles at one point seemed different from the Charles at another point, White Charles notwithstanding. The same for Timothy or the Lady, Jonathan, Madeline, and a few others.
I would label this more as erotic romance than strictly m/m romance. Despite the warning labels by the publisher regarding the types of objectionable acts portrayed in the book, I found myself disappointed by how tame these scenes were. There was violence but many of those scenes were off-screen, which diminished the intensity of those scenes and created a distance that may have been welcome to other readers but not to me. In The Pirate's Game, the author flitted with BDSM-like suggestions but did not deliver. There were a lot of sex scenes: m/m, m/f, m/m/f. In fact, there were too many. It started feeling like sex scene after sex scene - and gratuitous sex scenes at that. Between the multiple sex scenes and the occasional info dumps, there were periods where I was bored. The pace usually picked up by the last third of the books, though.
By the end of this book, I finally started realizing that this was perhaps not the story I wanted to read. I think I might have enjoyed it more had it been more fantasy than erotic romance. I was a little disappointed by the ending. My tragic romantic nature was rooting for a non-HEA ending. Instead, we get a tidy HEA thanks to the ever convenient magic.
Overall, I think I might have been persuaded to rate upwards if not for the disorganized feeling to the overall works and the frustration that accrued as a result of my attempts to understand and believe. Unfortunately, frustration was a slightly stronger force than my interest in the fantasy; hence, the lower ratings.
One final remark: Overall, well-written, but I did come across a few typos, and the grammar error that is most likely to tick me off: the use of the subjective pronoun "I" in the objective case - No, no, no! It makes me want to burn my eyes when I see this error or scream when I hear it spoken.
April 28, 2012
Loved this one. It wasn't quite as emotional for me as The Seventh Veil was, but I enjoyed where this story went, from Gibbs and Jonathan (<3) to Elleian (<3, and we haven't seen tir whole storyline, I've no doubt) to Timothy and the Lady's darkness. This was a great read.
And there were several things in this story that I didn't remember from The Seventh Veil (like Jonathan being the gateway of souls - it's true now that I go back and re-read, but I didn't understand it that way at the time), so I would suggest re-reading The Seventh Veil before this if it has been a while. Or maybe it would be better re-reading it after, since several things are explained. (I remember being a bit confused at the turn of events at the end of The Seventh Veil.) I'm pretty good in my understanding at this point, I think.
As for the Lord and the Lady, I'm certain we'll see them again. Especially since there's still Emily and Stephen as the locum and her consort. (Sneaky that, Heidi.)
And I'm quite interested in how the whole thing with Bassam will play out after this installment. And I'm betting we'll see the Sea again at some point.
Lots to go, and still loving this series. And I'm still really enjoying the fact that each story feels like a complete chapter. Not totally finished HEA, but not unfinished either.
And there were several things in this story that I didn't remember from The Seventh Veil (like Jonathan being the gateway of souls - it's true now that I go back and re-read, but I didn't understand it that way at the time), so I would suggest re-reading The Seventh Veil before this if it has been a while. Or maybe it would be better re-reading it after, since several things are explained. (I remember being a bit confused at the turn of events at the end of The Seventh Veil.) I'm pretty good in my understanding at this point, I think.
As for the Lord and the Lady, I'm certain we'll see them again. Especially since there's still Emily and Stephen as the locum and her consort. (Sneaky that, Heidi.)
And I'm quite interested in how the whole thing with Bassam will play out after this installment. And I'm betting we'll see the Sea again at some point.
Lots to go, and still loving this series. And I'm still really enjoying the fact that each story feels like a complete chapter. Not totally finished HEA, but not unfinished either.
January 19, 2012
I'm not giving this book 5 stars because it's my wife's book (ok, maybe that plays into it just a little bit.) I'm giving it 5 stars because it is, quite simply, the best book in this series so far.
September 18, 2012
3.5 stars
I liked it and it's definitely well-written but for some reason the book just didn't capture my full attention. I actually found myself skimming through some parts.
I liked it and it's definitely well-written but for some reason the book just didn't capture my full attention. I actually found myself skimming through some parts.
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January 4, 2021I don't know why I bought a 3rd book in a series without the first two, however long ago it was that I purchased it (before 2015). I tried reading this a few months ago and gave up about 30 pages in, when I realized I had no idea what was going on or who all the characters whose names were talked about or thought about were.
July 24, 2012
4.5 stars
I LOVED this one! I wasn't sure after the first two if it could get any better, and this book showed me it could!
After the fantastically vivid locations for the first two books, I was excited to see where else in this world Ms. Cullinan would take me. And I actually think that the settings for this book are my favorite so far.
I loved how much of this book was spent letting the characters rest and heal and recover and prepare for more. After the frantic and violent and horrific events of the first two books, it was so beautiful to get a chance to take a breath and get reacquainted with these characters. And to watch them get reacquainted with each other and with themselves.
My biggest surprises in this one were Gibbs and Jonathan. I wasn't at all sure at the end of book 2 how I felt about Captain Gibbs. And Jonathan in those books was one of the more difficult for me to feel like I could connect with. Even at the beginning of this one, Jonathan felt distant and obscure, and I was increasingly uncomfortable with the direction he and Madeline seemed to be going.
Just like with Madeline in the second book, I adored watching Jonathan learn more about himself and grow as a person. I'm still amazed at how Ms. Cullinan can get me to care so much about so many very different characters!
Speaking of which, I also totally adored Elleian and I certainly hope we get to see more of tir in the next books. Te needs a happy ending too!
This is probably my favorite book in the series so far. I wish I didn't have to wait for more!
I LOVED this one! I wasn't sure after the first two if it could get any better, and this book showed me it could!
After the fantastically vivid locations for the first two books, I was excited to see where else in this world Ms. Cullinan would take me. And I actually think that the settings for this book are my favorite so far.
I loved how much of this book was spent letting the characters rest and heal and recover and prepare for more. After the frantic and violent and horrific events of the first two books, it was so beautiful to get a chance to take a breath and get reacquainted with these characters. And to watch them get reacquainted with each other and with themselves.
My biggest surprises in this one were Gibbs and Jonathan. I wasn't at all sure at the end of book 2 how I felt about Captain Gibbs. And Jonathan in those books was one of the more difficult for me to feel like I could connect with. Even at the beginning of this one, Jonathan felt distant and obscure, and I was increasingly uncomfortable with the direction he and Madeline seemed to be going.
Just like with Madeline in the second book, I adored watching Jonathan learn more about himself and grow as a person. I'm still amazed at how Ms. Cullinan can get me to care so much about so many very different characters!
Speaking of which, I also totally adored Elleian and I certainly hope we get to see more of tir in the next books. Te needs a happy ending too!
This is probably my favorite book in the series so far. I wish I didn't have to wait for more!
May 31, 2012
Hmm, now this one was quite the overwhelming book. I haven’t encountered yet a novel with such a detailed plot, numerous characters all having so much to do and say in the story line. Somehow confusing the fact that one body is overflown by entities, Charles is at the same time Charles Perry and The White Charles aka The Lord. He is the bringer of Life, the very creator and at the same time the man, with his flaws and weaknesses. Timothy is Timothy Fielding, the concubine, the Lady, a ghost… In this book Timothy has lost his mortal body and haunts James Gibbs, the captain of the Merry Sue, a Ring Pirate. After the second novel of The Etsey Series, Temple Boy, Timothy is trying to save Charles from the pretender, Bassam, an androghenie, bound to kill the Lord, their Father and take over his power. We will see in this novel a lot from Jonathan Perry, Death Unit Officer, House blood survivor and Gateway to souls and Madeline a most powerful witch and House blood survivor as well. In their confusion between being Gods and men and trying to protect themselves from yet another war the “blood brothers” find themselves involved in games that are being played and foreseen in time before they even existed. I have to admit that my favorite character was Elleian, the androghenie, somehow I expect to see “tir” in the next book of the series along with the great mistress The Sea.
A very interesting plot, with suspense overflowing every chapter, unexpected twists and a most satisfactory ending. A little bit lacking on sexual scenes and the much need intensity on them never the less a great novel for lovers of Fantasy and those fascinated with the pirates ;)
And although the novel is readable on its own I strongly recommend the previous two novels of The Etsey Series in order to truly appreciate the complexity of the storyline.
A very interesting plot, with suspense overflowing every chapter, unexpected twists and a most satisfactory ending. A little bit lacking on sexual scenes and the much need intensity on them never the less a great novel for lovers of Fantasy and those fascinated with the pirates ;)
And although the novel is readable on its own I strongly recommend the previous two novels of The Etsey Series in order to truly appreciate the complexity of the storyline.
July 10, 2017
The Pirate's Game is the third episode in Heidi Cullinan's Etsey series. This chapter in the epic tale of Charles Perry and Timothy Fielding fills the pages with drama and love and heartache as the two try to resolve their fractured lives; not an easy task with time and space in an uproar and armies on the verge of battle.
There's a desperation and urgency in the characters as they all struggle to come to some important point. James Gibbs, the Pirate Captain moves onto the stage and The Pirate's Game focuses on how he relates to Charles, Timothy, Jonathan and Elliean, the dual gender androghenie.
Charles, the Lord of Life is the bed slave of Gibbs, while his lover and the Lady, Timothy's spirit inhabits Gibbs body. This is a complex tale; Cullinan manages to keep the details straight and the action moving. The Pirate's Game tells the tale of a couple of seemingly all-powerful beings who cannot set themselves free from the turmoil they've made of their existence.
Other characters occupy the stage with Charles and Timothy. Jonathan and Madeline make changes in their relationship. Elliean, one of the good guys and Bassam, the prime villain in Temple Boy come to an understanding. Still the Lord and Lady remain at odds and this is the crux of The Pirate's Game.
Cullinan is an excellent storyteller; her characters in the Etsey series are richly developed and the scenes are dramatic. There are three more books in the Etsey series. Readers are in for a treat.
Reviewed by Creative Ink Romance Reviews.
There's a desperation and urgency in the characters as they all struggle to come to some important point. James Gibbs, the Pirate Captain moves onto the stage and The Pirate's Game focuses on how he relates to Charles, Timothy, Jonathan and Elliean, the dual gender androghenie.
Charles, the Lord of Life is the bed slave of Gibbs, while his lover and the Lady, Timothy's spirit inhabits Gibbs body. This is a complex tale; Cullinan manages to keep the details straight and the action moving. The Pirate's Game tells the tale of a couple of seemingly all-powerful beings who cannot set themselves free from the turmoil they've made of their existence.
Other characters occupy the stage with Charles and Timothy. Jonathan and Madeline make changes in their relationship. Elliean, one of the good guys and Bassam, the prime villain in Temple Boy come to an understanding. Still the Lord and Lady remain at odds and this is the crux of The Pirate's Game.
Cullinan is an excellent storyteller; her characters in the Etsey series are richly developed and the scenes are dramatic. There are three more books in the Etsey series. Readers are in for a treat.
Reviewed by Creative Ink Romance Reviews.
September 10, 2013
I'm sorry (no I'm not), but I don't give a crap about Jonathan. Or Madelaine.
But wait. Wtf is this Gibbs dude and why the fuck is he everywhere? Is he the master of the overplot? Because he's highly suspect.
And another idle observation, but people like to stick H's everywhere.
Except now, damn. Elleian.
Why is everything so vague? I feel like I have no idea what's going on? Is it just me? Am I just too distracted and not focus-able enough to focus on what's going on, or is it really that vague? The whole thing...it's all ephemeral and fragile and delicate and so, so deceitful. I'm wading through a field of poisonous bubbles, trying futilely to catch them even though I know they'll cause me ill, even as they're bursting, popping, shattering into poisonous soapy residue that soon evaporates.
I pretty much have no idea what I just read. I wanted to like it, but I can't tell if I actually do or not because I'm so confused by it. I'm on the other side of the field of poisonous bubbles with very little memory of how I got there, but I can't quite say I came out completely unscathed, or even completely sane, assuming that I was even marginally so before.
This review says some pretty good stuff, though I didn't read all of it because honestly, text wall, and I think I still need to recover from Cullinan-Etsey-trauma.
But wait. Wtf is this Gibbs dude and why the fuck is he everywhere? Is he the master of the overplot? Because he's highly suspect.
And another idle observation, but people like to stick H's everywhere.
Except now, damn. Elleian.
Why is everything so vague? I feel like I have no idea what's going on? Is it just me? Am I just too distracted and not focus-able enough to focus on what's going on, or is it really that vague? The whole thing...it's all ephemeral and fragile and delicate and so, so deceitful. I'm wading through a field of poisonous bubbles, trying futilely to catch them even though I know they'll cause me ill, even as they're bursting, popping, shattering into poisonous soapy residue that soon evaporates.
I pretty much have no idea what I just read. I wanted to like it, but I can't tell if I actually do or not because I'm so confused by it. I'm on the other side of the field of poisonous bubbles with very little memory of how I got there, but I can't quite say I came out completely unscathed, or even completely sane, assuming that I was even marginally so before.
This review says some pretty good stuff, though I didn't read all of it because honestly, text wall, and I think I still need to recover from Cullinan-Etsey-trauma.
July 3, 2014
Well, as I said in my review of the first book The Seventh Veil, the world the author created in this fantasy series is huge and complex, multi-layered and multi-dimensional. I totally admire her imagination!
I didn't get as involved in this book as the first one until the second half, in part because I was struggling to remember all the key players and the relationships in this world. I did enjoy the Gibbs, Jonathon, Madeline triangle, and the Elleian and tir brother Bassam intrigue. And, of course, I liked the ending which was the most satisfying of all three stories to date. But ask me to provided a detailed review of this one? Uh-uh. Not going to happen. It was way too complex to simplify it in a few paragraphs.
As I've said in the past, however, if you enjoy fantasy, world-building, adventure, mythical legends, pirates and romance you should enjoy this series.
I didn't get as involved in this book as the first one until the second half, in part because I was struggling to remember all the key players and the relationships in this world. I did enjoy the Gibbs, Jonathon, Madeline triangle, and the Elleian and tir brother Bassam intrigue. And, of course, I liked the ending which was the most satisfying of all three stories to date. But ask me to provided a detailed review of this one? Uh-uh. Not going to happen. It was way too complex to simplify it in a few paragraphs.
As I've said in the past, however, if you enjoy fantasy, world-building, adventure, mythical legends, pirates and romance you should enjoy this series.
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January 16, 2016This book is currently out of print. Consider going here to get a lendable copy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
As the love slave of the captain of the pirate ship The Merry Sue, Charles Perry, professional mess and reluctant god, is at last reunited with his lover Timothy — partly, at least. Somehow Timothy has become implanted in Captain James Gibbs’s mind, and for the right sexual favors, the pirate will grant Charles’s lover a few moments at the helm. Three square meals a day, endless pirate fantasies played out in real time, and more Timothy than he’s seen in months. How can Charles complain?
Of course, trouble always manages to find its way home to Charles. The Pretender is still trying to kill him. His cousin is in a funk and shocks everyone with the reason why. But the most worrisome part is that Charles has realized he’d trade all his god powers and most of the world he made to have Timothy back with him for real — and he’s finally figured out how to do just that.
February 20, 2015
Third book of a series - having read the other two recently too, i liked this one the best. I think its because i had the worlds, who was who staight in my head. Also, this book was more based in the normal realm rather than the spiritual one that the second book focussed on. I am still amazed at the depth of inventiveness needed to write this series - and its only half way though! Would definitely recommend reading the series in order. Theres enough of a happy ending in this one to stop at three nooks but also enough hooks for the next one.
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