The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini

The Sea Hawk is another pirate adventure novel penned by Rafael Sabatini, author of Captain Blood. It was originally published in 1915 and is set in the late 16th century.

Sir Oliver Tressilian, a typical English sea-faring gentleman, is villainously betrayed by his jealous half-brother and is accused of murder. Sir Oliver is kidnapped off the Cornish coast, and forced to serve as a slave on a Spanish galley. Eventually Sir Oliver is freed by Barbary pirates. He joins the pirates, gaining the name "Sakr-el-Bahr", the hawk of the sea, and swears vengeance against his half-brother.

This story is filled with adventure, religious conflict, melodrama, romance and intrigue, and is perhaps best known for its many film adaptations.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-42-7

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini

A high-seas adventure of the 1680's. Dr. Peter Blood, an Irish doctor, is wrongfully accused of treason in the aftermath of the Monmouth rebellion in 1685. He is sent to the island of Barbados in the Carribean to be sold into slavery. Blood eventually escapes with a number of other convict-slaves. He becomes a pirate and is driven by the urge to revenge his enslavement and to clear his name. Throughout his pirate days, he retains the same characteristics as before, such as honor, dignity, intelligence, and a quick wit.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-03-8