Isle Of Swords

This is an excellent book and it definitely ranks among my top five. It may be my favorite.The story is fabulous. The book is stuffed with humor, unique and endearing characters, oceans of peril, and the whole thing is saturated in mystery. Secrets shroud the tale. However, the author meters out the answers to those secrets carefully, just enough at a time to satisfy the reader and make him/her come back for more. I have never read books that do this so well. I highly, highly recommend Isle of Swords.-whisper

Declan Ross is a pirate, though not by choice, but out of necessity to provide for his daughter after the government abandoned them after the last war. What else is a seaman to do? But his daughter has other plans, with a ruthless streak in her. She longs to be the vicious pirate her father isn't. But Ross isn't so sure he want to see the apple of his eye follow in his footsteps. In the midst of this family trouble they find a boy beaten within an inch of his life on a deserted island, a cay, of the infamous Bartholomew Thorne. Will they save the boy's life, who they named Cat? Who is he? And why does he know the things he does about Thorne? Will they survive the escape from the cay, as "The butcher" is close on their tracks. Read it to find out!

I picked up this book skeptical of pirate books that claimed to be Christian, but I was proved wrong. Captain Jack Ross his crew, and his feisty daughter, Anne, are thrown into an adventure and quest to acquire a wonderful treasure hidden by monks. With shipwrecks, an evil pirate, adventures on the high seas, and a great Christian message, this book is a great read for fiction lovers. I loved this book with it's characters full of personalities and the adventures of pirates. It weaves the story in a way that keeps you turning the pages.

Declan Ross never wanted to be a pirate. But when cast off by the navy, he had no choice but to reluctantly turn to piracy. Now he has two goals: to gather enough treasure to free himself and his daughter from the sweet trade, and to keep Anne, his daughter, from becoming a pirate. It�s harder than you might think.Feisty, red-headed Anne wants to be a pirate more than anything else, and she and her father are constantly butting heads over the fact. She won�t be content until he lets her sign the articles.A teenage boy awakes on an island, seriously injured, in extreme pain, and without any memory of who he is or how he got there. In his hand he holds a leather pouch � is it the key to his past or to his future?A mysterious monk with a dark secret sets Captain Ross and his crew on a treasure hunt that will either set them free or send them to the bottom of the sea. Constantine�s treasure, hidden on the lethal Island of Swords, is well nigh impossible to reach. But with the help of the boy without a memory, a fighting monk who knows pain like his middle name, and a greedy trader, Ross just might be able to reach the treasure. But Thorne is after the treasure as well. He will stop at nothing to thwart Ross and claim the extraordinary treasure for his own.A daring strategy and a choice to trust one who might not prove trustworthy brings the action-packed book to an adrenaline-filled conclusion. Isle of Swords is full of colorful, engaging characters � like Jacques St. Pierre, the Frenchman who owns a powder mill and might be just a tad bit crazy, or Nubby, the cook, famous (or would that be infamous?) for his iguana stew.Intense adventure coupled with hearty laughs makes this swashbuckling tale a winning story. Now one of my favorite books, Isle of Swords gripped me from the first page. I couldn�t put it down!

Isle of Swords is in my small opinion MUCH better then the "Pirates of the Caribbean". Now before you comment that I'm SO Wrong let me explain. The story is just as exciting and funny as the movies. With Red Eye the sword lover, captain Ross the Scottish pirate, Stede the quartermaster, Midge the carpenter with bad breath, Nubby the one handed cook and his spoon, and Jacques St. Pierre the crazy Frenchman. Who would not LOVE the characters of this book? The plot is just as good if not better then "Pirates of the Caribbean", and it had as many twist and turns as a roller coaster. There is a treasure, a villain (who I know you will despise), and the hero. There are sword fights, jail breaks explosions and much, much more to love in this book. The hunt for the treasure will lead you to an unknown island, and you don't know who will come out alive. Cat the main character is found on the shore of a small cove. Who is he? Not even he knows, and who was the sick man that whipped him near to death with the cat of nine tales? Why? The villain is one of the best ever and with the bleeding sick who will dare to keep him form the treasure that he wants so bad? I love this book, and have read it many times!

Here is an Reveiw on the Isle of Swords by Wayn thomas Batson. Enjoy!A sea storm and mysterious boy with no memory is how Batson launches the story. With relatively short chapters, the story flows very nicely as we are introduced to Anne and Declan. While Declan is a pirate, he still has honor � he is true to his crew and does not kill. What he really wants; however, is to put the life of piracy behind him. A chance run in with the notorious pirate Bartholemew Thorne may put him on the course to a less larcenous life. After Ross engages one of Thorne�s lieutenants in a sea battle, he ends up on island which may hold the map to a treasure which will allow Ross to be free of piracy. Unfortunately, Thorne is hot on his heels and soon tries to find his way towards this Holy Grail of a treasure.While the thought of two pirates hunting for the same treasure may prove fertile enough ground for a good swashbuckler, Batson plants more seeds. Ross�s daughter Anne plays the role of headstrong plucky youth who won�t listen to her father. Yes this might be a clich�d character type but Batson makes these things work very well in his favor. Anne�s headstrong nature is further complicated by the mysterious young man her father and crew find washed ashore; a young boy they come to call Cat. Anne and Cat make a nice duo and young readers in particular will probably find themselves sailing along with both or either character as the story moves along.Cat knows very little of his past and Batson reveals hints over the course of the story bit by bit. This mystery is part of what makes him an intriguing character. That and the strange voices he hears directing him provide a larger cloud of mystery. What works all the more in the favor of both the character and the story is that readers learn about Cat just as Cat learns about himself.

Isle of Swords is a pirate fantasy written by Wayne Thomas Batson. It has a sequel called Isle of Fire. A young boy awakens on a beach with no memory at all. A pirate ship passes by, and upon finding the boy, brings him into their crew. This ship, captained by Declan Ross, is heading toward the supposed location of great riches which will insure the retirement of he and the prosperity of his daughter, Anne. The treasure is also sought by an infamous captain, the deadly and ruthless Blackthorne, who wished to eliminate whatever obstacle gets in his way. The treasure on an island is protected by a sacred order of monks, who would rather die than give up it�s location. The pirates must also beware the frightening creature of the deep, as well as the active volcano located on the island. Isle of Swords is well written, with many skillful integrations of moral lessons.

Wayne Thomas Batson is the bestselling author of a trilogy of fantasy books in a mythical land of knights, dragons, and war. But with the writing of Isle of Swords Mr. Batson proves he has not only a knack for traditional fantasy--but a modern, historical, kind as well. Enter the boy simply known as Cat. A teenager in the time of pirates and cruel nations who awakens on an island with no memory of who he is or why he is stranded. He clutches with him only a small bag, a sack that carries a stunning emerald, a lock of hair, and a tarnished silver cross. What mean this three things? Cat believes that they may hold the key to his identity and when he is discovered by a certain Anne Ross, daughter of the notorious and reluctant pirate Delcan Ross, captain of the William Wallace, he clings to this bag with a passion. And so the story begins. As the small band of pirates hunts for the treasure that just might rescue them from piracy forever. Mr. Batson does a marvelous job with this story. Not only does he prove he can write a convincing story in a real world, but he proves that he is twice as creative as anyone could have first thought. IOS is a cool twist on a "pirate treasure hunting tail" simply because the treasure is not gold or the like and that the main characters are noble pirates....a seemingly paradox but such a great truth for this tale. Laugh-out-loud funny, emotional, action-packed, and clever...you will absolutely love this book.

Bloodthirsty pirates. Buried treasure. Mysterious monks. Hidden islands. Daring escapes. Perilous searches. All these things and more are found in “The Isle of Swords.” As Captain Declan Ross tries to discover a way to leave piracy behind, his daughter tries to persuade him to let her join the crew and his newest deckhand tries to recover his memory. A strange monk offers Captain Ross his chance to escape piracy if he will grant him passage to an island no one has seen. But the ruthless Captain Bartholomew Thorne also wants the treasure and will do anything to get his hands on the map now in Captain Ross’ possession. I had a little trouble at first with the manner in which Batson constantly shifts the point-of-view from which the story is being told. Hearing from half a dozen different characters who I barely knew was a bit confusing and frustrating. However, as the story progressed, I quickly lost sight of the point-of-view changes and lost myself in the story. “The Isle of Swords” is first and foremost an action and adventure story populated with memorably quirky characters. Secondly, it is a tale of what is really important in life—not the adventure, but those family and friends who share it with us. The message is smoothly interwoven into the story with the same skill Batson has shown in his Door Within trilogy. Nearly every reader should be enthralled by this fast-paced story set on the high seas.

Isle of Swords Wow! I first picked this book up back in Borders in Illinois with no idea that Mr. Batson was a Christian author. What an awesome story that had lead to so many questions. The story begins with our future hero awakening on an island with no memory of who he is and how he got there. He is beaten and bruised. The only thing he has for information is a pouch that holds a shock of hair, a small cross, and a large green jewel. What a great time to write about Pirates, when so much attention is being paid to those who ruled the high seas. In the likes of Pirates of the Carribean, another great story interweaving aspects of Christianity into a world of excitement and adventure. I can not wait for the sequel to hit bookstore shelves.

Incredible book! Mr. Batson, with his simple, yet fast-paced writing style, knows how to spin an amazing tale! Whipped half to death, a teen wakes on an island with no memory of who he is and how he got there. A pouch he clutches holds a shock of hair, a small cross, and a rare green diamond pirates would kill for (and do). Declan Ross, captain of the Wallace, and later the Bruce (and what a battle it was!), wants to free himself and his somewhat annoying and headstrong daughter Anne from the piracy business forever. But when he crosses with the notorious, blood-thirsty pirate Bartholomew Thorne, things get ugly for him and a friendly order of monks... who hold the last (um... maybe not) map to the long lost treasure of Constantine located on the volcanic Isle of Swords. 115% percent, absolutely incredible!

Isle of Swords is an amazing book written by the mastermind author Wayne Thomas Batson. It's about pirates, a topic that I have found to be handled strangely in other books, but the author weaves a believable but still spellbinding tale. I love the spirituality in this book, as well. It isn't too in-your-face but can be greatly appreciated by believers, and unbelievers might get curious about God. It doesn't justify the horrible acts of pirates, which I have found to be a problem elsewhere, and doesn't have objectionable content besides some violence which is not explicit. This book is great for about middle school students to adults.

This is a great Pirate book! A must read! The tale is thrilling, and I loved the cliffhanger at the end! It is definitely worth reading. I am looking forward to the sequel, Isle of Fire!