Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean

This article is about the first novel in the Vampirates series. For other uses, see Vampirate (disambiguation).
Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean

First edition cover
Author Justin Somper
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Vampirates
Genre Children's, Horror novel, Science fantasy
Published 2005 (Simon & Schuster & Little Brown)
Media type Print (Paperback & Hardback)
Pages 304 pp (first edition, paperback)
ISBN 0-689-87263-1 (first edition, paperback)
OCLC 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.

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. After their father dies, Connor and Grace Tempest find that there is no place for them to go so they set out into the sea. A vicious storm separates them, destroying their boat and leaving them fighting for their lives in the cruel, cold water. Picked up one of the more notorious pirate ships,The Diablo, 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 of vampire pirates. But it turns out that most of the vampires are quite nice... except for Sidorio.

Characters in Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean

Release details

References

  1. Jury, Louise (2006-08-13). "Pirate tales create waves". The Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  2. Parsons, Caron (2007-09-11). "Justin Somper interview". BBC. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  3. Craig, Amanda (2006-01-14). "New-Age vampires stake their claim". Times Online. Retrieved 2008-10-21.


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