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Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean 
First edition coverAuthor(s) Justin Somper Country United Kingdom Language English Series Vampirates Genre(s) Children's, Horror novel Publisher Simon and Schuster & Little Brown3 Publication date 6 June 2005 Media type Print (Paperback & Hardback) Pages 304 pp (first edition, paperback) ISBN ISBN 0-689-87263-1 (first edition, paperback) OCLC Number 58828710 Followed by Vampirates: Tide of Terror Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean is a novel by British author Justin Somper, about two children who get separated at sea and are picked up by two very different ships.
Contents
Background
Justin Somper first had the idea for the book "five years before and gave up his full-time job to pursue it".[1] He notes that "Vampirates is set in the future, although it feels rather like the past."[2] Somper believes that in the novel the character of Grace in particular comes to change her views of who is actually her enemy and discovers that the notion of who is one's enemy is often defined by one's perspective or by "lack of information or misinformation."[3]
Synopsis
The year is 2505. The oceans have risen. A new era of piracy is dawning. A vicious storm separates twins Connor and Grace Tempest, destroying their boat and leaving them fighting for their lives in the cruel, cold water. Picked up one of the more notorious pirate ships, Connor soon finds himself wielding a cutlass. But does he have the stomach to be a pirate? Grace finds herself aboard a more mysterious ship.
Characters in "Vampirates : Demons of the Ocean"
- Connor Tempest – Fourteen-year-old pirate protege who loves the life of pirating; Twin brother of Grace Tempest.
- Grace Tempest – Fourteen-year-old who cares deeply for the Vampirates; Twin sister of Connor Tempest.
- Lorcan Furey – Rescues Grace in the first book of the series after seeing her struggling for life.
- Vampirate Captain – Mysterious captain of the Vampirate ship whose authority has been questioned by his crew.
- Darcy Flotsam – Figurehead of the Vampirate ship by day and vampire by night; Grace's friend.
- Sidorio – Vampire who resisted the authority of the Vampirate Captain, which resulted in banishment.
- Cheng Li – Former deputy of The Diablo and currently teacher at Pirate Academy.
- Captain Molucco Wrathe – Captain of The Diablo.
- Matilda "Ma" Kettle – Owner of Ma Kettle's Tavern.
- Bartholomew "Bart" Pearce – Fellow pirate aboard The Diablo and Connor's best friend.
- Cutlass Cate – Becomes deputy of The Diablo once Cheng Li leaves; also known for swordsmanship and skill.
- Sugar Pie – Waitress at Ma Kettle's Tavern.
- Jez Stukeley – Pirate aboard The Diablo and another good friend of Connor
Release details
- 2005, UK, Simon & Schuster (ISBN 0689872631), pub date 6 Jun 2005, paperback (First edition)
- 2005, USA, Little Brown (ISBN 0316013730), pub date 4 October 2006, hardback
- 2007, USA, Little, Brown (ISBN 0316014443), pub date ? April 2007, paperback (reissue)
References
- ^ Jury, Louise (2006-08-13). "Pirate tales create waves". The Sunday Tribune. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060813/spectrum/book6.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ Parsons, Caron (2007-09-11). "Justin Somper interview". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2007/09/11/justinsomper_qa.shtml. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ Craig, Amanda (2006-01-14). "New-Age vampires stake their claim". Times Online. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/children/article1081930.ece. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
Vampirates series of novels by Justin Somper Main series Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean (2005) • Vampirates: Tide of Terror (2006) • Vampirates: Dead Deep (2007) • Vampirates: Blood Captain (2007) • Vampirates: Black Heart (2009) • Vampirates: Empire of Night (2010)
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