From peg legs to parrots to the Jolly Roger, classic pirates are some of the world's best-known and easily recognizable outlaws. Or are they? These fifteen stories spin new tales of pirates from around the world and beyond, sailing across dimensions, fighting alien monsters and searching for redemption or adventure or even love. Raise the Jolly Roger and sharpen your cutlass (or recharge your raygun) and climb aboard for some unforgettable journeys with pirates as you've never seen them before.
Darko Suvin explores utopian horizons in fiction & utopian/dystopian readings of historical reality since the 1970s, focusing in the United States & United Kingdom, but drawing also on French, German & Russian sources.
Set sail with Cinrak the Dapper, the most valiant and chill lesbian capybara pirate captain in all of Rodentdom, and her bold crew. Let the good ship Impolite Fortune take you to the Edge of the World and beyond in a series of adventures about finding your true self, creating found family and searching for the greatest secrets of the deep. Step lively, the North Wind is filling these sails.
Nothing is more dangerous than a warrior enslaved. Upon the lawless Blood Sea, mariners survive by wits, cunning, and skill. Pirate captain Kevril Longbright is a survivor. With his own ship, a faithful crew, and an ambitious partner handing him fat merchant prizes, he is truly the scourge of the sea, free and beholden to none. Or is he? Accepting jobs from Jhavika Keshmir is far easier than scouring the sea for his own targets. But when Kevril captures a mystical truthsayer, Preel, he learns that the truth can be both a blessing and a curse. Preel reveals the foul enchantment behind Jhavika's uncanny ability to convince others to do her bidding. Far from being his own master, Kevril is a slave to Jhavika's every command. Enraged by her lies and manipulations, the pirate captain embarks upon a perilous quest for freedom. But enslavement can take many forms, and Kevril finds himself increasingly drawn to Preel and her mysterious talent. Who knew the truth could be so damning, so freeing, and so seductive...
In the heart of crime-ridden Hutt Space, a Jedi Scholar searches for justice. While trying to obtain the coordinates of a secret, peril-packed, but potentially beneficial trade route, a novice Jedi is killed—and the motive for his murder remains shrouded in mystery. Now his former Master, Jedi archivist Mander Zuma, wants answers, even as he fights to erase doubts about his own abilities as a Jedi. What Mander gets is immersion into the perilous underworld of the Hutts as he struggles to stay one step ahead in a game of smugglers, killers, and crime lords bent on total control.
For as long as there's been such a thing as sex, alternate sexual identities have been a fact of life. Wilkins, a Lambda Literary Award finalist, assembles 14 stories that span the centuries--from ancient times to the Renaissance to the modern era.
This eBook edition of "Spacehounds of IPC (Sci-Fi Classic)" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. When the Inter-Planetary Corporation's (IPC) crack liner, IPV Arcturus, took off on a routine flight to Mars, it turned out to be the beginning of an unexpected and long voyage. There had been too many reports of errors in ship's flight positions from the Check Stations and brilliant physicist Dr. Percival ("Steve") Stevens is aboard the Arcturus on a fact-finding mission to find out what's really happening...
"The Scourge of Captain Bloodbeard: A Pirate Adventure Adult Coloring Book".. this pirate coloring book for adults is not what you'd expect. No mandalas or repetitive patterns here. Within these pages, you will find 30 exciting pirate scenes that tell a story. Each coloring page is accompanied by a caption, thoughtfully placed on the opposite page (a popular request, as many enjoy mounting or framing their finished pages without text showing.) We've also provided an illustrated test page at the beginning of the book to try out your art materials - the paper is perfect for pencils and gel pens and other dry media like crayons. Margins are away from the edges of the page and binding so that you don't have to dig your art materials into the spine, which can be aggravating, making it difficult to color - this book is designed for your ease and comfort! Professional colorists will appreciate the combination of thick and thin lines, and the professional-quality (and often quite humorous) illustrations. Throw in some badly behaving buccaneers and it's easy to see why we're one of the best pirate coloring books available! Wayne and I have enjoyed creating this book and we think you'll enjoy it, too. Here's just a taste of the story, from the back cover.. Set Sail For Adventure.. Legend goes that there exists a mystical artifact that could bestow upon its owner the power of the goddess Eurybia, herself. Many have tried to find this artifact, "The Call of the Deep", to no avail. All aboard the infamous Rusty Cutlass, as Captain Bloodbeard and his pirate crew (and loyal cat Nightshade) set sail to find The Call. Fear not, as two unlikely heroes believe they may have found what Bloodbeard is looking for. But can they survive this tale? The sea can be quite unforgiving.
