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Martin Blackshaw

Author of The Penjerrick Chronicles

Gritty, historically grounded pirate adventures set amid the violence, ambition and uneasy loyalties of the seventeenth-century Caribbean.

The Penjerrick Chronicles

Follow Jacob Penjerrick from the Cornish coast into the brutal, shifting world of seventeenth-century Caribbean buccaneers, privateers and empires at war.

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BOOK ONE

The Pirate's Wake

Kidnapped by the navy. Rescued by pirates. Haunted by a vow.

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BOOK TWO

Dead Man's Debt

Hunted by his past. Bound by vengeance. A vow yet unpaid.

About Martin Blackshaw

Martin Blackshaw is a British author of gritty, historically grounded pirate fiction. His Penjerrick Chronicles follow Jacob Penjerrick through the violence, ambition and divided loyalties of the seventeenth-century Caribbean. Drawing on contemporary accounts and modern historical research, Martin blends real people, places and events with fast-moving adventure.

The History Locker

Step beyond the novels and explore the real people, places and events that shaped the seventeenth-century Caribbean.

The History Locker brings together carefully researched articles on buccaneers, privateers, ports, ships and the uneasy empires that fought over the region.

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Step aboard for news from The Penjerrick Chronicles, the history behind the fiction, research discoveries and occasional dispatches from Martin’s writing desk.

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