Pirates

Fiction or non-fiction books involving pirates, those who engage in acts of robbery or criminal violence at sea. A sub-genre of the Maritime and Adventure genres.

Piracy has existed from ancient times to the modern day, but much literature focuses on the "Golden Age of Piracy" from about the 1650s to the 1730s. Many of the common tropes in the pirate genre originate in "A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates" (1724) by Charles Johnson and "Treasure Island" (1883) by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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New Releases Tagged "Pirates"

Saltswept (The Earthsalt Duology, #1)
This Vicious Sea
The Sea Child
Fire Sword and Sea
When Fate is Cruel: A Short Story Collection
Bound by the Sky (Aether & Industry, #1)
Tress of the Emerald Sea (Hoid's Travails, #1)
In the Veins of the Drowning (The Siren Mage, #1)
Bloody Black
Fallen Stars (Heavenly Bodies, #2)
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
The Sea Child
Namesake (The World of the Narrows, #2)
This Vicious Dream (Kingdom of Death, #1)
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels, #1)
The Treasure Hunters Club
Vengeance of the Pirate Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King, #3)
Across the Ages (Timeless, #4)
A Pirate's Life for Tea (Tomes & Tea, #2)
Tea You at the Altar (Tomes & Tea, #3)
The League of Gentlewomen Witches (Dangerous Damsels, #2)
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Top Tier Romantasy
9 books — 9 voters
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Best Pirate Adventure Books for Women
63 books — 31 voters

Blackhearts by Nicole CastromanBloody Jack by L.A. MeyerDaughter of the Pirate King by Tricia LevensellerDaughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia LevensellerCurse of the Blue Tattoo by L.A. Meyer
YA & Middle Grade Pirates
110 books — 51 voters
Rescued by the Buccaneer by Normandie AllemanDefy Not the Heart by Johanna LindseyThe Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. WoodiwissDevil's Embrace by Catherine CoulterLords of Passion by Virginia Henley
The Puffy Shirt
102 books — 33 voters


Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1)
Treasure Island
Fable (The World of the Narrows, #1)
Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King, #2)
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
To Kill a Kingdom (Hundred Kingdoms, #1)
All the Stars and Teeth (All the Stars and Teeth, #1)
The Ever King (The Ever Seas, #1)
Pirate Latitudes
Tress of the Emerald Sea (Hoid's Travails, #1)
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
Sea of Ruin (Sea of Ruin, #1)
Namesake (The World of the Narrows, #2)
Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1)
The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down

C. JoyBell C.
I cannot have a man who is afraid of everything, I don't have the time to soothe insecurities and fears, I cannot have a man who is standing on a stone by a creek, watching for the fish to swim by and every time he sees a fish he says "Oh look, this fish scares me, I wonder what this fish means, this fish might mean- this, or this fish might mean- that" for God's sake, they are just fish, and they don't mean anything! Such a sad thing, so many fine, strong men standing on top of little stones, p ...more
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Sam Conniff
Try telling the truth for a whole week. And just see how much trouble you get in.
Sam Conniff Allende, Be More Pirate: Or How to Take On the World and Win

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