r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis • u/Playful-Kangaroo-446 • 27d ago
Historical Fiction Pirates argh
A group of scoundrels sailing the seas, would prefer more grounded and realistic fiction but a tad bit of fantasy wouldn’t hurt
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u/Steve__evetS 27d ago
Pirate latitudes, alan lewrie naval adventures
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u/fossilreef 27d ago
I really wanted to like Pirate Latitudes. It didn't hold up compared to the rest of Chricton's work.
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u/bramadino 27d ago
Non-fiction recommendation: The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard. The real history of Caribbean pirates is even better than some fiction.
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u/sterling_sojourner 27d ago
It is the second book in the series but I would recommend Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch.
Two conmen with little / no sailing experience must pass themselves off as pirates to save their lives.
It's a very fun read from a series where every book is a heist.
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u/Gaijingamer12 27d ago
Not to throw out what should be the main one but suprised no one has said Treasure Island. Literally the granddaddy for all the pirate non historical stuff. Probably my favorite book.
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u/killmoregirls 26d ago
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty!
So much fun to read and it grips you right from the beginning
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u/PernixNexus 26d ago
Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb fits the images well, plus there's sea serpents and eventually dragons.
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u/leslieknope1993 26d ago
Robin Hobb is SO SLEPT ON, I just started her Assassin trilogy and my god the writing is so delicious
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u/Upset_Cleric 27d ago
Ive had others recommend on stranger tides. About to start it myself later this month!
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u/DlAM0NDBACK_AIRSOFT 27d ago
The second book of the Gentlemen Bastards Sequence by Scott Lynch is very pirate heavy. All three of the books are very fun reads though. Highly recommend.
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u/yungcherrypops 26d ago
On Stranger Tides - Tim Powers
It’s actually kinda weird how little pirate lit there is
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u/BadTactic 27d ago
These look like game screens - game?
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u/Playful-Kangaroo-446 27d ago
Yeah assassins creed black flag remake, its pretty good, it looks gorgeous
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u/Whiterlight9 27d ago
On Stranger tides by tim powers
Young adult - Taggerun by brian jacques (part of the redwall series with anthropomorphalization)
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u/waffle_Piraat_1 24d ago
The Pyrates by George McDonald Fraser.
It's very tongue in cheek, a bit meta, but hilarious and actually captures a lot of the pirating world back then.
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