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Language
  
English

Author
  
Gideon Defoe

Published
  
2004-2012

Country
  
United Kingdom

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Media type
  
Print (hardcover and paperback) Audiobook

Genres
  
Comedy, Historical Fiction

Publishers
  
Weidenfeld & Nicolson (1-4, UK), Bloomsbury Publishing (UK, 5)

Books
  
The Pirates! In an Adven, The Pirates! in an Adven, The Pirates! in an Adven, The Pirates! in an Adven, The Pirates! in an Adven

The Pirates! is a series of five comedy books following a group of pirates on their adventures. It is written by British author Gideon Defoe and was published starting in 2004 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. The fifth book The Pirates! in an Adventure with the Romantics was released in 2012, and was published by Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents

Books

  1. The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (2004)
  2. The Pirates! in an Adventure with Whaling (2005)
  3. The Pirates! in an Adventure with Communists (2006)
  4. The Pirates! in an Adventure with Napoleon (2008)
  5. The Pirates! in an Adventure with the Romantics (2012)

Characters

  • The Pirate Captain is arrogant, naive and mostly incompetent as a pirate and as a sea captain, but he's ultimately well-meaning and very much respected by his crew. He doesn't appear to possess any of the stereotypical pirate accoutrements, though he dresses in the traditional manner, and much is made of his luxuriant beard. He is said to have a "pleasant, open face", though he is quite successful at terrifying non-pirates.
  • Black Bellamy, the Pirate Captain's cunning and black-hearted arch nemesis.
  • Cutlass Liz
  • Peg-Leg Hastings
  • The Pirate with a Scarf is trustworthy, logical, and he has a nice scarf.
  • The Pirate with Gout
  • The Albino Pirate
  • The Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate, a female pirate in disguise
  • The Pirate in Green
  • The Pirate with a Hook where his Hand should Be
  • The Pirate in Red
  • The Pirate who likes Kittens and Sunsets
  • The Burly Pirate
  • The Pirate with an Accordion
  • The Sassy Pirate
  • Jennifer, a sensible Victorian lady who becomes an invaluable member of the crew.

    • Film adaptation

    Aardman Animations in partnership with Sony Pictures Animation loosely adapted The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists into a 3D stop-motion animated film internationally titled The Pirates! Band of Misfits. Released on 28 March 2012, and directed by Peter Lord, the film features the voices of Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, David Tennant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, and Imelda Staunton. The film was met with very positive reviews, while it earned $118 million against the budget of $55 million. A short film, titled So You Want to Be a Pirate!, was released on the film's DVD and Blu-ray, and it shows The Pirate Captain hosting his own talk show about being a true pirate.

    References

    The Pirates! Wikipedia
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