by Gene Wolfe
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As a young parish priest, Father Christopher has heard many confessions, but his own tale is more astounding than any revelation he has ever encountered in the confessional . . . for Chris was once a pirate captain, hundreds of years before his birth.
Fresh from the monastery, the former novice finds himself inexplicably transported back to the Golden Age of Piracy, where an unexpected new life awaits him. At first, he resists joining the notorious Brethren of the Coast, but he soon embraces the life of a buccaneer, even as he succumbs to the seductive charms of a beautiful and enigmatic senorita. As the captain of his own swift ship, which may or may not be cursed, he plunders the West Indies in search of Spanish gold. From Tortuga to Port Royal, from the stormy waters of the Caribbean to steamy tropical jungles, Captain Chris finds danger, passion, adventure, and treachery as he hoists the black flag and sets sail for the Spanish mainland.
Where he will finally come to port only God knows . . . .
Pirate Freedom is a captivating new masterpiece by the award-winning author of The Wizard Knight and Soldier of Sidon.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Spot the other time-travelers, 2008-12-04
This book rewards close reading with careful attention to detail. There are a couple of other time-travelers involved besides the obvious one. If you find them, the book becomes much more entertaining and there are fewer coincidences in the plot.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Peripety, 2008-10-10
Pirate Freedom is simple enough on the surface, but it stays with you after you read it and makes you want to pick it up again. Why? - Is it because you couldn't quite puzzle out side details of the plot, or because you have a sense of missing a deeper meaning. A seminarian of the future chooses to leave his order before vows. Unexplained Providence sends him into a life of "Pirate Freedom". This tale is told in flashback by the Priest - so compare his life in the present as Priest to his life in the past as Pirate for their relative "Freedoms". Ultimately, in either life, he is bound, not by treasure or vows, but by love. You will want to keep this book so don't wait for the paperback.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Wolfe is Wolfe, 2008-08-11
Once I read all the Jack Vance I could get my hands on, I thought that life was just a shade duller. No more Grateful Dead concerts and no more Jack Vance (though at least Jack is still alive, but...)
Then I found Gene Wolfe. Oh happy day! A writer who feels and thinks and tells a ripping yarn. What else do you need to know? He is wonderful and his writing is fantastic.
So what about Pirate Freedom? Well, it is not the New Sun. Nothing is. Still it is a good story, well told, and with a nice twist at the end. I think you will like it - I did.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
 Appallingly Bad, 2008-07-15
I have been dazzled by almost everything Wolfe has ever written, even his relatively recent Knight and Wizard books, which were aimed at younger --quite young -- readers, yet still had a certain something to command one's admiration. This pirate book, while perhaps of some minor interest to a sailor (which I confess I am not), is dull and simple in plot and character development beyond my ability to describe. Worse, the writing is awful -- drab, nearly demeaning in style. It is hard to believe that Wolfe wrote it. I tossed it three-fourths the way through. I will not miss it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Confessions, 2008-07-08
I forgive him, I think. We are so great at justifying our actions, and that is the hardest thing to forgive. Can you forgive someone truly, and what gives you the right to forgive or judge. I don't know.
Amazing book on many levels. A lot more simple than it looks.
I like how much more emotional recent wolfe is. The trickiness, secrets and depth he would often add to the plot are being packed into the emotional layers and moral layers of the actions of characters more and more and it's beautiful.
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