Fantasy

On Stranger Tides

by Tim Powers
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Description

The story of John Chandagnac who sails to Haiti to recover his father's lost plantation and enters a Caribbean pirate empire ruled by Blackbeard, a child of voodoo whose spirit is infested with ghosts. The hero is pressed into piracy and sorcery as Blackbeard searches for the Fountain of Lost Youth.

What it’s like

ThemeMagical RealismAlternate HistoryMysticalThe QuestImmortality
ViolenceStandard
CombatIncidental
HorrorCreepy

Awards

FinalistLocus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1988FinalistWorld Fantasy Award for Best Novel1988

Details

First published
November 1987
Pages
388
Reading time
About 8 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Babbage Press
Language
English
ISBN
9781930235328
Series
Standalone

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