A Deep Dark Pit of Despair

by Ryan R. Reilly

Rory Casbury—infamous Pirate of Vimiland, lover of women the country over and scourge of the king—finally has his hands on a truly big a thirty-pound solid gold statue of a smiling baby! It’s big, it’s heavy—it’s valuable—and it belongs to King Bobby! Which means that Duke Calus Grey will stop at nothing to get it back, leaving Rory on a tight schedule to find a filthy rich buyer to pass his troubles on to.
A Deep Dark Pit of Despair, the first installment in the Pirate in Theory series, is a fantasy adventure set in Vimiland, a landlocked country and home to Rory and his band of outlaws, including his muscle-bound best friend Bozius Bozinius and a young wizard by the name of Rafule Charsbic. As Rory & Company run around Vimiland in an attempt to hock the Golden Baby, wanted posters are snapping up and doors are closing, beds are growing colder and every turn seems to lead them into the tip of a sword. Constantly fending off attacks from those who seek to simply take the Golden Baby for themselves—whether it be the Cache of the Hand, Raiders of the Unfaltering Step, the evil Circle, or simply Calus Grey’s hand-picked rangers—Rory must also keep a constant watch for the women he has scorned, the deputies that wish him dead, and the countless others lined up to serve him his just desserts. All the while, the Golden Baby holds a secret unbeknownst to the party—a secret that could bring down the king of Vimiland and change the future of the entire country!

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First published September 18, 2015

Reviews

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you'd like to read an adventure that includes mentions on every page of how randy the pirate is as well as how much his companion would like to get laid and rememberances of all the times they have, then this book is for you. Throughout the book women in every village chase Rory because he left them abruptly or they want more, and husbands and fathers are out to get him in every town because he was caught in the act of having them. Bozy just goes on about finding whores in the next town. There is a plot with a pleasant twist which winds throughout the adventure, building to the point where you finally get what's at stake and what the big deal is about the golden baby. You will be rooting for the young magician who ends up coming along. The tale it is told in a humorous manner with some excellent hyperbole when you are left to wonder where is it that Bozy hids all of his weapons. This book is not for kids due to all of the references to whores and such. I could have used a bit less of that myself. (I received this in a goodreads giveaway.)

[Michelle Grayce · Rating 3 out of 5]

Parts of the book I thought were a bit boring. But when I got to the end I wanted to know more of what happened to Rory.