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The Desperate and the Dead

Eric Leif Davin (2014)

SubgenreSoft SF / Social SF
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages ()
SeriesAnne Bonny #1
SettingSpace-faring universe with pirate culture
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathViolence

Positive tags

adventurouscharacter-richcreative premiseengaging

Tropes

space piratehistorical reimaginingoutlaw protagonist

Themes

DesperationFreedomIdentityLegacySurvival

Synopsis

Pirates and Zombies against the Demons of Hell. The infamous pirate, Blackbeard made a pact with Satan to turn pirates into zombies and unleash the demons of Hell upon the world through human sacrifice. Only the pirate captain, Bartholomew Roberts and the beautiful pirate, Anne Bonny can stop Blackbeard and his demon hordes at the very mouth of Hell.

Is The Desperate and the Dead appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death and violence.