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Ahoy maties! I don’t know about you but I love pirates. While rewatching Pirates of the Caribbean, I came to the shocking realisation that I don’t really have many pirate books in my life. I’ve since found quite a few. I’ve only read a few for myself so far, but I definitely plan on changing that soon. In the meantime, here are a heap of pirate books that I found!

These are not by any means ALL of the pirate books out there – they’re simply the ones that I found and that interest me personally. Some might feature more of a pirate element than others, but for the majority it’s a prominent element of the plot. Most of the books are either Young Adult or Middle Grade.

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Fiction

• Cranky Ladies of History (Anthology)
• Fast Ships, Black Sails (Anthology)
• The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
• Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
• Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
• Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker
• Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown – thanks oddette!
• The Very Nearly Honourable League of Pirates series by Caroline Carlson
• The Assassin’s Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke
• Pirates Latitudes by Michael Crichton
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom by A.C. Crispin
• Hidden Sea Tales series by A.M. Dellamonica
• We Are Pirates by Daniel Handler
• Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth by J.V. Hart
• The Hero’s Guide to Being an Outlaw (The League of Princes #3) by Christopher Healy
• A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes – thanks ifyougaveagirlabook!
• The Noble Pirates by Rima Jean
• Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow series by Rob Kidd
• The Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King
• Piratica by Tanith Lee
• Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard #2) by Scott Lynch
• The Wave Walkers/Runners series by Kai Meyer
• Bloody Jack series by L.A. Meyer
• The Sublime and Spirited Voyage of Original Sin by Colette Moody
• One Piece series by Eiichiro Oda (Manga)
• On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
• Pirates! by Celia Rees
• Empire of the Waves: Voyage of the Moon Child by Christopher Richardson
• The Black Corsair by Emilio Salgari – thanks coverbound!
• Hook’s Daughter/Revenge series by Heidi Schulz
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Devil’s Fire series by Matt Tomerlin

Non-fiction

• Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
  by David Cordingly  
• The Most Evil Pirates in History by Shelley Klein
• The History of Pirates by Angus Konstam
• Pirates: Most Wanted by John Matthews
• Raiders and Rebels: A History of the Golden Age of piracy by Frank Sherry
• Pirateology: The Pirate Hunter’s Companion by Dugald A. Steer
• The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
  by Colin Woodard
• Sea Queens: Women Pirates Around the World by Jane Yolen

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You can find more HERE and HERE

You can review the above books on my Goodreads shelf HERE