08 May 2008

Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean (Vampirates #1)

Demons of the Ocean is the first book in the Vampirates trilogy by Justin Somper.

Grace and Connor Tempest are twins who were raised by their father, the lighthouse keeper. When they were small he always sang them the same shanty, a song about vampirates.

Now they are fourteen and there father has died. The lighthouse will be taken over by another keeper and the twins are soon to be homeless. Instead of going to the orphanage, Grace and Connor steal their dad's boat and make an escape. When their boat is capsized in a storm each twin is saved by a different ship - neither knows for sure if the other is alive.

Connor is saved by Cheng Li - second in command to Pirate Captain Molucco Wrathe. The Diablo is a pirate ship that is known and feared throughout the seas. Connor will be taught to be a pirate, but how will he deal with the loss of his sister so soon after losing his father?

Grace is saved by Lorcan Furey, Midshipman to the Vampirate Captain on the strangest ship to sail the seven seas - a ship where the crew sleeps by day and only comes out at night. Will Grace become a vampirate or a blood donor?

Somper, Justin. (2005). Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean. New York: Little, Brown and Co.

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