Gideon Defoe's latest book in "The Pirates!" series concerns the historical figure of Napoleon. If you haven't heard of Gideon Defoe, he's an English author who blends pirates and history in a campy, somewhat farcical and strangely historically inaccurate sort of way.This adventure was released in England early last year (2008), but did not come out on this side of the pond until May of 2009. Thus, after pre-ordering and it arriving, I have summarily read the book.
My biggest complaint is its brevity.
This adventure involves the Pirate Captain moving to St. Helena island to become a beekeeper. There he runs into Napoleon and things go a bit odd from there.
Hard to explain too much without giving the plot away, but its a fine read. Keep 'em coming, Defoe.
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I think the only one I've read so far is their adventure with philosophers. It had a lot to do with Karl Marx and ham.
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