Review: Dirty, Stinking Pirates !
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2014
The recent popularity of pirate mini series, such as Black Sails and Crossbones put me in the mood for a pirate novel.  Rima Jean's THE NOBLE PIRATES fit the bill and provided quite an enjoyable read.I love time travel novels that give a modern perspective on historical times and this is where the novel excels.  While it may be fun to romanticize olden days and ignore the realities of living in those times as many novels do, it is also fun to imagine someone with 21st century sensibilities dropped into a world of filth, disease, lice, scurvy and individuals without teeth, etc.  THE NOBLE PIRATES manages to combine both worlds with just enough adventure, romance and swashbuckling to make it interesting and just enough graphic reality to make it easier to suspend disbelief.  The time travel adds a nice sci-fi theme to the book and I found it to be an enjoyable and amusing read.