Swashbuckler
3 total works
the Swashbuckler trilogy tells of the adventures of Lily, a young girl who grows from a pirate slave to a pirate princess.this exciting new historical adventure series for children is set during the Napoleonic Wars, when the French navy occupied the Mediterranean in the final days of the golden age of piracy.During a raid on her island home of Santa Lucia, 12-year-old Lily learns that her father, who she thought was dead, was taken by pirates, when she is taken at gunpoint by the tyrannical El Capitan de Diablo, and forced to work as a galley slave on his ship, Gisella. Ocean Without End tells of Lily's adventures as she makes her mark on the pirate world and embarks on her own journey in search of her father. Action-packed with swashbuckling action, it is also a story about family and unexpected friendship, longing and belonging, and about growing up in a strange and sometimes violent world.Ages: 9-12 years
Once a pirate slave, Lily Swann is navigator on the Mermaid, running the French blockade of Malta, when she learns her long-lost father may still be alive. But before she can follow up her discovery, Lily clashes with the vile Captain Diablo, who forces her to show him the way to the famed Golden Grotto. Furious when he is unable to locate its fabled wealth, he abandons her to die in the darkness. As she battles her way out, Lily discovers the true treasure of the grotto and her silver sword is soon put to the test. But after another confrontation with Diablo, Lily is cast adrift with her old adversary, Hussein Reis, in a tiny boat without oars, sails, food or water - the pirate's revenge.In the exciting sequel to Ocean Without End, Lily Swann's amazing adventures continue in the Pirate's Revenge, the second book in the Swashbuckler trilogy, which concludes with the Silver Swan.
After a carefree pirate existence, Lily, now reunited with her parents, is having trouble coping with life ashore.
So she's overjoyed to see the motley crew from the Mermaid, who, believing her to be dead, have come to return her belongings, including the precious horde of pearls, to her mother. their surprise at finding Lily alive is only topped by their discovery that man they knew as Hussein Reis is Lily's father.James Swann receives word from the Admiralty that he is needed to fight the French on Malta. taking the Mermaid, its crew, Lily and the rest of the Swann family (still feuding), he sails to Malta to help its people rid the islands of the invaders.their mission, to find a way through the secret tunnels under the fortress of Valletta to rescue the Maltese hostages kept there, is betrayed by a trusted friend, and Lily's constant fights with her father threaten to undermine the whole operation.But worse is in store as Lily and her brother Lucas are chased through a wild storm at sea by their old enemy, Captain Diablo ...Ages 9-12
So she's overjoyed to see the motley crew from the Mermaid, who, believing her to be dead, have come to return her belongings, including the precious horde of pearls, to her mother. their surprise at finding Lily alive is only topped by their discovery that man they knew as Hussein Reis is Lily's father.James Swann receives word from the Admiralty that he is needed to fight the French on Malta. taking the Mermaid, its crew, Lily and the rest of the Swann family (still feuding), he sails to Malta to help its people rid the islands of the invaders.their mission, to find a way through the secret tunnels under the fortress of Valletta to rescue the Maltese hostages kept there, is betrayed by a trusted friend, and Lily's constant fights with her father threaten to undermine the whole operation.But worse is in store as Lily and her brother Lucas are chased through a wild storm at sea by their old enemy, Captain Diablo ...Ages 9-12