It’s not every pirate who comes of age serving Captain Harry Morgan, but John James lives an exciting life. Once a bricklayer, he turns to a life of piracy and encounters possibly cursed gemstones, boards enemy ships, searches for lost treasure, and tells himself he’ll leave the life after the next big score.
Told by the inimitable Kage Baker, John’s life is illustrated in three stories. He begins his life on the sea with a dying man’s directions to an emerald mine, sees the sack of Panama in 1670 with Captain Morgan, and takes a letter from a fallen comrade to the dead man’s mistress, revealing the directions to hidden treasure—only the path to the treasure is far from smooth. Populated with colorful characters—pirates with hearts of gold, black-hearted scoundrels, and those touched by mysterious powers—John’s world is one where responsibility takes a backseat to adventure.
Collected together for the first time, these stories bring the age of piracy to life with action and humor as only Kage Baker can.
