The Requiem Shark - Hardcover

Griffin, Nicholas

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198 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316848085 ISBN 13: 9780316848084

Publisher: Little, Brown, 1999

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Set in the 18th century's Golden Age of Piracy, THE REQUIEM SHARK is the tale of a young recruit, William Williams and his forced apprenticeship to Bartholomew Roberts, slaver turned pirate Captain. Enlisted first as a musician, then as the Captain's biographer, Williams learns to negotiate the seas of the Caribbean and West Africa recording their conflicts with the merchantmen and whores, tribesmen and soldiers that populated the ends of the known world.
Influenced by shipmates, from the learned Dr Scudamore to Innocent, ex-slave and sole member of his own religion, Williams struggles to justify his own position within the Royal Fortune, as the British Navy hunt them down and the fanatical Captain Roberts drives the ship onwards to the ultimate prize - the mysterious treasure ship...
Rich in historical detail and based upon the last years of the most successful pirate known to history, THE REQUIEM SHARK is a gripping adventure set in a brutal environment dominated by gold, disease and blood.

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Review:

A vivid and authentic picture of life at sea that is second to none (DAILY MAIL)

Griffin records in prose of studied ease that is utterly his own. The narrative is almost flawless (Ross Leckie, author of HANNIBAL)

Fascinating research... A wonderfully original blend of pastiche and the raciest action writing you'll find anywhere. (Julian Rathbone, author LAST ENGLISH KING)

A gory and glorious tale of piracy..The writing is assured, and the use of journals enhances the plot and characters. Nicholas Griffin has taken an old-fashioned subject and breathed into it modernity and considerable wit. (SPECTATOR)

Book Description:

*An original, authentic novel about 18th century piracy

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