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Pirate Hunter #1
Mutiny!
Readers can embark on a thrilling adventure, filled with intrigue and excitement, on the high seas along with Davy Shea, a fourteen-year-old orphan, who joins his Uncle Patch and friend Philip Hunter as they go undercover to search the Caribbean for pirates. Original.
- GenresPirates
208 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2002
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About the author
Brad Strickland
135 books107 followersWilliam Bradley Strickland (b. 1947) is the author (or co-author) of over 60 novels and over 60 pieces of short fiction and poetry.
Born in New Hollard, Strickland earned his Ph.D. in American literature from the University of Georgia. He has taught English courses at the University of Georgia, Oglethorpe University, Truett-McConnell College, and, since 1987, at Gainesville State College.
His first novel was 1986's To Stand Beneath the Sun, followed quickly by the books in the Jeremy Moon trilogy.
Strickland has shared co-author credit on many of his books: with his wife, Barbara, on stories in the Star Trek and Are You Afraid of the Dark? properties; and with the late author Thomas Fuller, books in the Wishbone series, involving the popular Jack Russell Terrier from the Public Television series of the same name. Strickland and Fuller also collaborated on numerous original works, including the Pirate Hunter series, the Mars: Year One series, and the comedic mystery for adults, The Ghost Finds a Body.
After the death of John Bellairs, Strickland was approached by John’s son, Frank, to complete the two books his father had already started; these unfinished manuscripts became The Ghost in the Mirror and The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder. Strickland also wrote two books based on brief plot outlines left by Bellairs: The Drum, the Doll and the Zombie and The Doom of the Haunted Opera. Beginning in 1996, Strickland has kept Bellairs' legacy alive by writing the further adventures of Johnny Dixon and Lewis Barnavelt. Books in the corpus include The Hand of the Necromancer (1996); The Tower at the End of the World (2001); The House Where Nobody Lived (2006); and his most recent title, The Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer (2008).
In 2001, Strickland won received the Georgia Author of the Year Award, Children's/Young Adult Division, for When Mack Came Back, set in WWII-era Georgia. Strickland says the story "is based on the farm owned by [his] grandfather, where [I] often visited when [I] was a child." Kong: King of Skull Island was released in 2005, an illustrated tale by Strickland, author John Michlig, and fantasy artist Joe DeVito that serves as both a prequel and sequel to the epic story of the legendary ape.
Strickland is an active member of the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company, where he writes and performs in numerous audio drama projects. He was awarded the ARTC Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. He is married to the former Barabara Justus and has two grown children.
Born in New Hollard, Strickland earned his Ph.D. in American literature from the University of Georgia. He has taught English courses at the University of Georgia, Oglethorpe University, Truett-McConnell College, and, since 1987, at Gainesville State College.
His first novel was 1986's To Stand Beneath the Sun, followed quickly by the books in the Jeremy Moon trilogy.
Strickland has shared co-author credit on many of his books: with his wife, Barbara, on stories in the Star Trek and Are You Afraid of the Dark? properties; and with the late author Thomas Fuller, books in the Wishbone series, involving the popular Jack Russell Terrier from the Public Television series of the same name. Strickland and Fuller also collaborated on numerous original works, including the Pirate Hunter series, the Mars: Year One series, and the comedic mystery for adults, The Ghost Finds a Body.
After the death of John Bellairs, Strickland was approached by John’s son, Frank, to complete the two books his father had already started; these unfinished manuscripts became The Ghost in the Mirror and The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder. Strickland also wrote two books based on brief plot outlines left by Bellairs: The Drum, the Doll and the Zombie and The Doom of the Haunted Opera. Beginning in 1996, Strickland has kept Bellairs' legacy alive by writing the further adventures of Johnny Dixon and Lewis Barnavelt. Books in the corpus include The Hand of the Necromancer (1996); The Tower at the End of the World (2001); The House Where Nobody Lived (2006); and his most recent title, The Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer (2008).
In 2001, Strickland won received the Georgia Author of the Year Award, Children's/Young Adult Division, for When Mack Came Back, set in WWII-era Georgia. Strickland says the story "is based on the farm owned by [his] grandfather, where [I] often visited when [I] was a child." Kong: King of Skull Island was released in 2005, an illustrated tale by Strickland, author John Michlig, and fantasy artist Joe DeVito that serves as both a prequel and sequel to the epic story of the legendary ape.
Strickland is an active member of the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company, where he writes and performs in numerous audio drama projects. He was awarded the ARTC Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. He is married to the former Barabara Justus and has two grown children.
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February 28, 2017
I've read this book so long ago and even now I remember have such fond memories about. It was truly a nice read and I would recommend it to those who are interested in piracy at a young age
January 15, 2015
gr 4-6 188pgs
1687, Jamaica. Orphaned, 14 year old Davy Shea is sent to live with his only living relative, an uncle that he's never met. When he arrives not only doesn't his uncle Patrick, nicknamed Patch, know he's coming, he doesn't seem to want Davy at all. But his uncle, a surgeon, accepts that Davy has nowhere else to go and begins to educate him in medicine. When his uncle is offered a job on the HMS Retribution, Davy is desperate to come along and his uncle reluctantly agrees. Quickly, Davy finds himself in big trouble when there is a mutiny.
Part of the Pirate Hunter trilogy. Continued in "The Guns of Tortuga". Contains a lot of information about pirates. Recommended for readers interested in pirate stories.
1687, Jamaica. Orphaned, 14 year old Davy Shea is sent to live with his only living relative, an uncle that he's never met. When he arrives not only doesn't his uncle Patrick, nicknamed Patch, know he's coming, he doesn't seem to want Davy at all. But his uncle, a surgeon, accepts that Davy has nowhere else to go and begins to educate him in medicine. When his uncle is offered a job on the HMS Retribution, Davy is desperate to come along and his uncle reluctantly agrees. Quickly, Davy finds himself in big trouble when there is a mutiny.
Part of the Pirate Hunter trilogy. Continued in "The Guns of Tortuga". Contains a lot of information about pirates. Recommended for readers interested in pirate stories.
May 27, 2009
My son and I really liked this book! It gave a wonderful feel of what life was like back then (1600s) when piracy and ship travel was abundant. The book starts a bit slowly, laying the foundation for later in this book, as well as the two sequels -- "Guns of Tortuga" and "Heart of Steele." But the characters are well-written and have distinct personalities, and it's entertaining just getting to know them before the real adventures begin!
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