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‘Flint & Silver contains the essential ingredients to attract a worldwide following’ Western Morning News
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Pirates of the Carribean meets Flashman in this rip-roaring, hugely entertaining prequel to Treasure Island
John Silver had never killed a man. Until now, charisma, sheer size and, when all else failed, a powerful pair of fists, had been enough to see off his enemies. But on a smouldering deck off the coast of Madagascar, his shipmates dead or dying all around him, his cutlass has just claimed the lives of six pirates. With their comrades intent on revenge, Silver's promising career in the merchant navy looks set to come to an end… until the pirate captain makes him an offer he can't refuse.
On the other side of the world Joseph Flint, a naval officer wronged by his superiors, plots a bloody mutiny. Strikingly handsome, brilliant, but prey to sadistic tendencies, the path Flint has chosen will ultimately lead him to Silver. Together these gentlemen of fortune forge a deadly and unstoppable partnership, steering a course through treachery and betrayal and amassing a vast fortune. But the arrival of Selina, a beautiful runaway slave with a murderous past, triggers sexual jealousy that will turn the best of friends into sworn enemies … and so the legend of Treasure Island begins.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A well written and hard to put down prequel to Treasure Island. For those who read Treasure Island as a child this book explains how Long John lost his leg and more besides. I barely remember details from the original and intend to re-read it, but Flint and Silver stands alone perfectly well as a gripping book in its own right. You can almost taste the sea air and the bitter smell of battle pours forth from some pages.
Thouroughly reccommended.
Not a book for children.Flint and Silver
Thouroughly reccommended.
Not a book for children.Flint and Silver
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In a genre that's been reawakened by the recent Pirates of the Caribbean films Drake takes two well loved and established characters and tells the story of these dogged seamen years before Jim Hawkins is a gleam in his fathers eye. Well written, cracking action and a tale that allows you to sail the sea's with these rogues of literature antiquity.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed this, its written a little like a modern block buster film. A touch of sex, a heap of violence and a villain worthy of the name. Although well researched its not a book you have to take to seriously, you can just relax and enjoy the ride.
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Really Entertaining
This is nor RLS. Don't think it is. However if you get the chance, experience this as the unabridged audio-book read by Christian Rodska. I found it gripping and funny. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2010 by Robert
yo ho ho and a ho hum
It has to be said this book is imaginitive, it jumps from one time fram to another very well without seeming too patchy and does as the author suggested fill in gaps left by... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2009 by edzshed
Too adult
Having loved Treasure Island as presumably John Drake did I think he has missed the point that ultimately Treasure Island is aimed at 13 plus(Stevenson wrote it for his nephew)and... Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2009 by Templar
It's good but it's not right ...
As Roy Walker might say.
This is a remarkable muddle of a book in every possible sense. First, the prose which is at the level I'd expect of a children's book yet tells... Read more
This is a remarkable muddle of a book in every possible sense. First, the prose which is at the level I'd expect of a children's book yet tells... Read more
Published on 27 May 2009 by Ralph
So-So Swashbuckling Prequel to Treasure Island
This homage to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure Treasure Island is written as a prequel designed to answer various nagging questions the author had about the original... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2009 by A. Ross
Quite awful
This is very poor. The novel "Treasure Island" starts from a point where all the crew of Flint and the treasure is positioned for a wonderful discovery of motive and realisation. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2009 by D. S. John
great 1st book
i must say i would highly recommend this book. it clears up a lot of questions i have for treasure island. great book
Published on 24 Aug 2008 by T. Douglas
Rollicking
No complaints from me about this prequel to Treasure Island. It's proper rollicking, and quite adult too, and the writing sparkles with its own wit but also with affection for the... Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2008 by LM
A good first effort...
Ok so let's get this out of the way now, because I really want to like this book...but this story (meaning the sequel to Treasure Island) has already been written, by Bjorn Larsson... Read more
Published on 9 July 2008 by The Book King
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