Quest: Shiver Me Timbers!

Ahoy, matey! Yer wonderin' why we failed the law, aye? Nay. The law failed us, matey. Aye it did. Live the life of a pirate long enough and ye'll know. An ol' seadog who reads has his stories and shanties. Heave ho and ye'll learn. 'Ave some fun out there in the briny deep tryin'a get this booty and those wisdom doubloons or whatever ye call it. Just remember to bring us some rum. Savvy? Say ahoy to me hearties.

Add books you've read that feature pirates as an important part of the story (space pirates and other variants also count).

4 occurrences

Red Seas Under Red Skies

by Scott Lynch

Gentleman Bastard #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventureMystery

578 PagesJune 2007

Read by 13 people

3 occurrences

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

by Becky Chambers

Wayfarers #1

Space OperaSoft Sci-Fi

July 2014

Read by 18 people

3 occurrences

Ship of Magic

by Robin Hobb

Liveship Traders Trilogy #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

880 PagesMarch 1998

Read by 18 people

3 occurrences

Tress of the Emerald Sea

by Brandon Sanderson

Secret Projects #1

High/Epic Fantasy

475 PagesJanuary 2023

Read by 39 people

2 occurrences

Children of the Black

by W J Long III

The Silver Sights Saga #1

Space OperaParanormalSoft Sci-Fi

707 PagesMarch 2022

Read by 3 people

2 occurrences

Where the Sky Burns

by Gillian Grant

The Blood of Eith #5

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

632 PagesMarch 2023

100

Read by 3 people

2 occurrences

Words of Radiance

by Brandon Sanderson

The Stormlight Archive #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1080 PagesMarch 2014

Read by 32 people

2 occurrences

Daughter of the Siren Queen

by Tricia Levenseller

Daughter of the Pirate King #2

MythologyAdventureFantasy

352 PagesFebruary 2018

Read by 12 people

2 occurrences

The Mad Ship

by Robin Hobb

Liveship Traders Trilogy #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

906 PagesMarch 1999

Read by 15 people

2 occurrences

Ship of Destiny

by Robin Hobb

Liveship Traders Trilogy #3

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

903 PagesMarch 2000

Read by 14 people

2 occurrences

The Fifth Season

by N.K. Jemisin

The Broken Earth #1

ApocalypticPost-ApocalypticDystopia

468 PagesAugust 2015

Read by 33 people

2 occurrences

Daughter of the Pirate King

by Tricia Levenseller

Daughter of the Pirate King #1

Historical FictionAdventureFantasy

320 PagesFebruary 2017

Read by 17 people

1 occurrence

The Crimes of Rooker Flynn

by A.R. Witham

Locke Institute #1

Adventure

373 PagesJune 2024

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Sea Serpent's Heir Book Two: Black Wave

by Mairghread Scott

AdventureFantasy

164 PagesSeptember 2023

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Invitation

by Lucy Foley

Historical FictionRomanceLiterary Fiction

432 PagesAugust 2016

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists

by Gideon Defoe

The Pirates! #1

Historical FictionAdventureComedic Fiction

199 PagesJanuary 2004

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

by Mackenzi Lee

Montague Siblings #1

Historical FictionRomanceAdventure

June 2017

Read by 11 people

1 occurrence

The Worst of All Possible Worlds

by Alex White

The Salvagers #3

Alternate HistorySpace OperaFantasy

July 2020

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Drowned World

by J.G. Ballard

Science Fiction

171 PagesJune 1962

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Pirate of Fathoms Deep

by Megan Derr

Tales of the High Court #2

Historical FictionMilitary FictionAdventure

205 PagesMay 2016

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Edge of the Abyss

by Emily Skrutskie

The Abyss Surrounds Us #2

DystopiaAdventureFantasy

281 PagesApril 2017

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Sea Serpent's Heir, Book 1

by Mairghread Scott

AdventureFantasy

128 PagesOctober 2021

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Escape to Pirate Island

by Niamh Murphy

Cat & Lily Adventures #1

Historical FictionRomanceAdventure

436 PagesMay 2017

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Blacktongue Thief

by Christopher Buehlman

Blacktongue #1

High/Epic FantasyDark FantasyAdventure

416 PagesMay 2021

Read by 13 people

1 occurrence

Pirate Queens: The Lives of Anne Bonny & Mary Read

by Rebecca Alexandra Simon

History

256 PagesJune 2022

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Pirate and the Porcelain Girl

by Emily Riesbeck, NJ Barna

Fantasy

November 2023

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

The Legend of Black Jack

by A.R. Witham

Black Jack Saga #1

Fantasy

495 PagesMay 2022

Read by 10 people

1 occurrence

Uncharted

by Alli Temple

The Pirate & Her Princess #1

RomanceAdventureFantasy

350 PagesFebruary 2021

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea

by Rita Chang-Eppig

Historical FictionFantasy

May 2023

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

The Undrowned Child

by Michelle Lovric

The Undrowned Child #1

Historical FictionMythologyAdventure

464 PagesJuly 2009

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Winner's Crime

by Marie Rutkoski

The Winner's Trilogy #2

High/Epic FantasyHistorical FictionDystopia

414 PagesMarch 2015

Read by 3 people

1 occurrence

The Trial of Rooker Flynn

by A.R. Witham

Locke Institute #2

370 PagesJanuary 2025

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Der Fluch der Shadowmoon

by Sean McMullen

Die Mondwelten-Saga #2

Fantasy

352 PagesDecember 2006

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Defend the Dawn

by Brigid Kemmerer

Defy the Night #2

High/Epic FantasyRomance

496 PagesSeptember 2022

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

Unleashed (The Pirate & Her Princess Book 3)

by Alli Temple

April 2023

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

by S.A. Chakraborty, Shannon Chakraborty

Amina al-Sirafi #1

Historical FantasyAdventure

483 PagesFebruary 2023

Read by 13 people

1 occurrence

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman

by Brian Jacques, Ian Schoenherr

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman #1

Historical FictionAdventureFantasy

356 PagesJanuary 2001

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

Die drei ???. Fluch des Piraten

by Ben Nevis

Die drei Fragezeichen #132

Mystery

127 PagesSeptember 2008

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy

by Alex White

The Salvagers #2

Space OperaFantasy

487 PagesDecember 2018

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Will Save the Galaxy for Food

by Yahtzee Croshaw

Jacques McKeown #1

Space OperaAdventureComedic Fiction

232 PagesFebruary 2017

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Out Front the Following Sea

by Leah Angstman

Historical FictionParanormalAdventure

334 PagesJanuary 2022

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Unbroken

by Alli Temple

The Pirate & Her Princess #2

335 Pages

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Execution of Rooker Flynn

by A.R. Witham

Locke Institute #3

FantasyActionAdventure

355 PagesSeptember 2025

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

One Piece 1: Romance Dawn

by Eiichiro Oda

One Piece #1

AdventureFantasy

December 1997

Read by 8 people

1 occurrence

Autonomous

by Annalee Newitz

Alternate HistoryDystopiaCyberpunk

301 PagesSeptember 2017

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

The Abyss Surrounds Us

by Emily Skrutskie

The Abyss Surrounds Us #1

Science FictionAdventureFantasy

288 PagesFebruary 2016

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Redsight

by Meredith Mooring

Science FictionFantasy

400 PagesFebruary 2024

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

The Princess Bride

by William Goldman

Fairy TaleAdventureComedic Fiction

283 PagesSeptember 1973

Read by 21 people

1 occurrence

Vengeance of the Pirate Queen

by Tricia Levenseller

AdventureFantasy

November 2023

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

Die Rache der Shadowmoon

by Sean McMullen

Die Mondwelten-Saga #3

Fantasy

346 PagesMarch 2007

Read by 1 person