Pirate Latitudes: A Novel

Michael Crichton

Nov 2009 · HarperAudio · Narrated by John Bedford Lloyd

About this audiobook

“Crichton’s ultimate adventure.”

—San Francisco Chronicle

 

“Pirates Latitudes has the loot: Gore, sex, action....A lusty, rollicking 17th century adventure.”
—USA Today

 

“Riveting....Great entertainment....The pages and minutes fly by.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer

 

#1 New York Times bestselling author, the incomparable Michael Crichton (“One of the great storytellers of our age” —Newsday) takes to the high Caribbean seas for an irresistible adventure of swashbuckling pirates, lost treasure, sword fights, duplicity, and hair-breadth escapes in the New World.

Ratings and reviews

The pirate stuff was okay, and the historical details were nice, but I really liked the kraken. narrator did a great fop voice for the garrison commander. it's a fun book, but I was expecting more from the author. for the price it was a great deal, but don't buy unless you have already read: Sphere, Rising Sun, Eaters of the Dead, Jurassic Park, Prey, and the Andromeda Strain. Unless you are looking for a really cheap audiobook above all. I just mean that bargain-price aside, all of the above books are much better than this one. I also think it's funny that the USA Today review managed to get the name wrong, and the San Francisco chronicle review absurdly called it "Crichton's best adventure". Don't fall for the Google Store's reviews that appear in the description under "About This Book". That's where they quoted the Chronicle calling it Crichton's best adventure. it's good, but it's light-years from his best. I'm just saying. for $4.99, it's a great deal. but not a great book.

About the author

Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was the author of the bestselling novels The Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery, Jurassic Park, Sphere, Disclosure, Prey, State of Fear, Next and Dragon Teeth, among many others. His books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, have been translated into forty languages, and have provided the basis for fifteen feature films. He wrote and directed Westworld, The Great Train Robbery, Runaway, Looker, Coma and created the hit television series ER. Crichton remains the only writer to have a number one book, movie, and TV show in the same year.Daniel H. Wilson is a Cherokee citizen and author of the New York Times bestselling Robopocalypse and its sequel Robogenesis, as well as ten other books. He recently wrote the Earth 2: Society comic book series for DC Comics. Wilson earned a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as master’s degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He has published over a dozen scientific papers and holds four patents. Wilson lives in Portland, Oregon.

John Bedford Lloyd's film credits include Philadelphia, The Abyss, and Crossing Delancy and he has made numerous television appearances on shows such as Law & Order, Spin City and The Equalizer.