On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers

[Mojo Turbo]

The Caribbean, 1718. Jack Chandagnac - Jack Shandy - is sailing to Haiti to reclaim some property when his ship is boarded by pirates. Shandy is recruited onto the pirate crew and becomes aware of a bizarre conspiracy that is unfolding between one of the passengers, Benjamin Hurwood, and the feared pirate Blackbeard, involving Hurwood's daughter Beth and the mythical Fountain of Youth. Shandy is soon drawn into a strange and magical quest set against the backdrop of the dying days of piracy in the Caribbean.

http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2011/04/on-stranger-tides-by-tim-powers.html

It would be interesting to read the book AFTER watching the movie to see how much was used in the film.

[Mojo Turbo]

anyone want to read it after watching the film? Any book readers out there?... you know... books?

[Captain McCool]

Wait... books? What is this witchcraft???



Seriouly though, I read it years ago and loved it (though the end was a little weak IMO). I can safely say pretty much NOTHING from the book made it into the movie. So much so that the credits said "SUGGESTED by the novel On Stranger Tides, by Tim Powers." Haha... I can't say I've ever heard that one before...

[Capt Jag]

I'd love to read it - after I finish the Captain Alatriste series, the new A.C. Crispin POTC book, and the newest Sharpe's books....

Maybe by mid Summer....

[Mojo Turbo]

win a copy of the book:

http://geeksyndicate.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/win-a-copy-of-on-stranger-tides/

[Sparrowed]

I have a copy...bought it a used library book sale for
a couple dollars, a few years ago.

You can get it as an iBook

[Capt Jag]

Wait... books? What is this witchcraft???



Seriouly though, I read it years ago and loved it (though the end was a little weak IMO). I can safely say pretty much NOTHING from the book made it into the movie. So much so that the credits said "SUGGESTED by the novel On Stranger Tides, by Tim Powers." Haha... I can't say I've ever heard that one before...

Funniest opening credit I ever saw on a film (sadly I don't remember what film though) was - and I kid you not:

"This film based on a premise"

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