![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On the whole, however, his longer works are more social drama with adventuresome elements. Rafael Sabatini, Blood’s creator, has a reputation as a swashbuckling writer and there certainly is some action to be found within the pages of his novels. Fletcher and I will explain why over the course of the rest of this article. And if they’re curious, they should probably give it a go. Many people have certainly heard of it who’ve never read it. With the exception of Treasure Island, Captain Blood is probably the most famous of all pirate stories. Now Blood isn’t remotely a fantasy figure – except in the loosest of senses – but historical swashbucklers had a huge impact on sword-and-sorcery, my favorite flavor of fantasy, so Sabatini and other writers like him are “in the wheelhouse,” if you will pardon the pun, and certainly merit a look if it’s the action and swordplay in fantasy that you most enjoy.Īlso, pirates. We made a solemn pact to compare notes and share our findings on Black Gate, which brings us here today. ![]() A few months ago, I discovered that Fletcher Vredenburgh was reading Captain Blood at the same time I was working my way through the lesser-known book-length Captain Blood story collections ( Captain Blood Returns - aka The Chronicles of Captain Blood - and The Fortunes of Captain Blood). ![]()
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