The Pirates! In an Adventure with Whaling [Paperback]

'Silly, surreal and absolutely and utterly hilarious, THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH WHALING is possibly the funniest book I've ever read.' (IMAGE (September 2005) )

'Defoe's pint-sized book has an exceedingly high gag quota and the daft, innocent humour is reminiscent of Monty Python. The perfect way to lighten the mood during long, dark winter months ahead.' (Sarah Tierney CITY LIFE (8.12.05) ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The Pirates return in a tale of killer mosquitoes, crippling debt, Las Vegas stageshows and an elusive white whale.

Since she sailed away after the pirates' adventure with scientists, the pirates' boat has been somewhat battered by the rigours of ocean life. Her mast keeps collapsing, her wheel has broken off and several of the pirates have ended up with nasty splinters. Realising his paintings can only cover up the leaks for so long, the Pirate Captain decides he must pay a visit to Cutlass Liz's boat yard (Liz is 'famed for having the best face on the entire eastern seaboard') and trade his ship in for a newer model. Dazzled by the swan-lined curtains and tennis courts of 'The Lovely Emma', and frankly, by Cutlass Liz's lovely face, the Pirate Captain makes a rash decision and finds himself with a debt of six thousand doubloons, and very little time in which to pay it before the sands of Liz's hourglass run out and he and his crew are gutted like fish.

Gideon Defoe is rumoured to be directly related to Daniel Defoe. He was born in 1976 and wrote his first book about pirates to impress a girl. He lives in London.