Isle of Swords

Name: Isle of Swords
Brand: Harper Christian
Availability: InStock
Author: Wayne Thomas Batson
ISBN: 9781400235773

Author: Wayne Thomas Batson

Narrator: Rudy Sanda

Unabridged: 10 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tommy Nelson

Published: 09/14/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, Children's Humor, Holiday Stories

Synopsis

A young lad awakens on an island, alone and brutally injured, with no memory of his past.Captain Declan Ross searched for riches that will free him and his headstrong daughter, Anne, from the piracy business forever . . . Bartholomew Thorne, an infamously ruthless pirate, seeks to destroy Ross and any who stand in his way of the legendary treasure hidden by a mysterious order of monks. With these intriguing characters and many more, Wayne Thomas Batson weaves a spell-binding adventure filled with high-seas drama where battles rage, storms brew, a long-dormant volcano awakens, and a sea creature slithers in the deep as pirates race for a cliff-top fortress.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brianna

When I first read this book eight years ago, I absolutely loved it. I would have given it 5 stars. But it's funny... now that I'm reading it again, I can tell that it's actually not very well-written. (Technically, at least.) I know Wayne Batson has improved as an author since then... and apparently......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

Look, it's not exactly great literature, but I don't think it's meant to be. And as far as being what it is — a fun pirate adventure story with pretty solid themes and a really nice father-daughter relationship — it does a really good job of that. And, yeah, it leans on a lot of pirate tropes-that-a......more

Goodreads review by Gillian

Set sail on a rip roaring adventure on the high seas! From the blue Caribbean to the wild North Atlantic, follow Captain Declan Ross and the fierce (but loveable) crew of the William Wallace. Originally forced to turn to piracy, Declan Ross seeks enough wealth to leave behind the so called “sweet tr......more