Margins
The Pirate Round book cover
The Pirate Round
2002
First Published
4.18
Average Rating
384
Number of Pages

Part of Series

Another gripping, captivating and unputdownable naval adventure from the pen of bestselling author James Nelson. Perfect for readers of Julian Stockwin, CS Forester and Alexander Kent. "A master both of his period and of the English language" PATRICK O'BRIAN "A master storyteller" — SAILING "Brilliant...Readers will gladly be swept along by a wonderful plot" — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "A great swashbuckling adventure!" — ***** READER REVIEW " Compelling and easy to read" — ***** READER REVIEW "James Nelson is a master storyteller who breathes life into his characters and immerses you in his stories.....great seafaring adventures..." — ***** READER REVIEW ************************************************ CAN YOU EVER REALLY ESCAPE THE PAST? Former pirate and captain of the Guardship, Thomas Marlowe, is now a man of property, keeping his prosperous tobacco plantation in Virginia with his beautiful wife Elizabeth. But the Anglo-Spanish war has meant a decline in tobacco prices, and Thomas decides to come to England to trade his wares, little thinking that in the busy streets of London he will meet an old enemy from his pirating days. Forced to abandon his tobacco and flee, he has to take to sea and finds himself in battle with the ships bound for the Moghul Empire, and in Madagascar he at last comes face to face with his pirate foes. The Pirate Round is the final book in the Brethren of the Coast trilogy. Have you read The Guardship and The Blackbirder ?

Avg Rating
4.18
Number of Ratings
610
5 STARS
42%
4 STARS
38%
3 STARS
16%
2 STARS
2%
1 STARS
1%
goodreads

Author

James L. Nelson
James L. Nelson
Author · 31 books
James L. Nelson (1962-) is an American historical nautical novelist. He was born in Lewiston, Maine. In 1980, Nelson graduated from Lewiston High School. Nelson attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst for two years, and then transferred to UCLA, with the ambition of becoming a film director. Nelson, his wife, Lisa, and their daughter Betsy lived for two years in Steubenville, Ohio, while Lisa attended Franciscan University. They also have two boys, Nate and Jack. They now live in Harpswell, Maine, where Nelson continues to write full time.
548 Market St PMB 65688, San Francisco California 94104-5401 USA
© 2025 Paratext Inc. All rights reserved