Pirate Latitudes
From one of the best-loved authors of all time comes an irresistible adventure of swashbuckling pirates in the New World, a classic story of treasure and betrayal.The Caribbean, 1665. A remote colony of the English Crown, the island of Jamaica holds out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Port Royal, its capital, is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses.In this steamy climate there's a living to be made, a living that can end swiftly by disease—or by dagger. For Captain Charles Hunter, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking, and the law of the land rests with those ruthless enough to make it.Word in port is that the galleon El Trinidad, fresh from New Spain, is awaiting repairs in a nearby harbor. Heavily fortified, the impregnable harbor is guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, a favorite commander of the Spanish king himself. With backing from a powerful ally, Hunter assembles a crew of ruffians to infiltrate the enemy outpost and commandeer El Trinidad, along with its fortune in Spanish gold. The raid is as perilous as the bloodiest tales of island legend, and Hunter will lose more than one man before he even sets foot on foreign shores, where dense jungle and the firepower of Spanish infantry stand between him and the treasure....Pirate Latitudes is Michael Crichton at his best: a rollicking adventure tale pulsing with relentless action, crackling atmosphere, and heart-pounding suspense.
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- Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
- Yes, it was published posthumously. There is another book that was actually finished by another author after Crichton died which is called Micro.
I get the feeling Pirate Latitudes was closer to a first draft than a final draft - but it's still Crichton.
- That sounds really great: however, how much percent of the books have a Kindle edition?
I have heard this question asked rhetorically approximately 15 times and nobody ever seems to be willing to get their hands dirty.
The New York Times bestseller lists both identify and anoint winners in the publishing markets, which are winners-take-most games where the head vastly outsells the tail. You can read them online. You can also search for books on Amazon. Combining these two processes in a revolutionary way produces the following:
So, to a first approximation, I'm going to guess that in excess of 60% of titles sold in the United States weighted by sales have a Kindle edition available.Fiction: The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown): KINDLE I, ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson: KINDLE UNDER THE DOME, by Stephen King -- no kindle THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett: KINDLE U IS FOR UNDERTOW, by Sue Grafton: KINDLE PIRATE LATITUDES, by Michael Crichton: KINDLE FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham -- no kindle THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks -- KINDLE THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER, by Glenn Beck et al -- no kindle THE LACUNA, by Barbara Kingsolver -- no kindleFeel free to do the gruntwork for non-fiction. I think you will find pretty much the same,
