Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean
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| Author | Justin Somper |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Vampirates series |
| Genre(s) | Children's, Horror novel |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster & Little Brown |
| Released | 6 June 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback & Hardback) |
| Pages | 304 pp (first edition, paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-689-87263-1 (first edition, paperback) |
| Followed by | Vampirates: Tide of Terror |
Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean is a novel by British author Justin Somper, about two children who get separated at sea and are picked up by two very different ships.
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[edit] Plot introduction
The book is set in the year 2500. In a place called Crescent Moon Bay.
[edit] Plot summary
Connor and Grace are twins, recently orphaned after their widowed father’s death. Their options are to be adopted by the town’s busybodies or to set sail for new pastures in their father’s single last possession, his sailing boat.
The twins set sail, but a vicious storm sees their boat capsize and the twins are separated. Two mysterious ships sail to their "rescue" – each picking up one twin before disappearing into the mist.
Connor awakes to find himself on a pirate ship and is soon being trained up with a cutlass. Meanwhile Grace finds herself locked in a darkened room, as the vampirates wait for night to fall and their feasting to begin. They are determined to find each other, yet intrigued by their new shipmates.
The novel continues with Connor becoming one of the pirate crew of Wrathe's ship. While on board he prevents the Captain from being murdered and participates in boarding and pillaging a ship.
Grace however is kept captive by the Vampirates' mysterious captain and is kept under the watch of Lorcan Furey. The captain appears to be holding her prisonor but he hides her presence on the ship from the other vampirates. Is he perhaps protecting her from them? As the novel progresses Grace learns more about the vampirates and their mysterious feasting but despite the Captain's protection she is still in danger.
The rebel vampirate Sidorio driven mad by his hunger for blood defies the Captain and attempts to feed off Grace. Before he can do so the Captain defeats Sidorio and banishes him before he does Grace harm.
This however is not the end for Sidorio. He manages to meet with Connor and gives him information of the whereabouts of his sister and the Vampirate ship - hinting that Grace is in grave danger. Wrathe willingly supports Connor and they catch up with the Vampirates whose ship is partially concealed by mist. Connor seeing only Grace and Lorcan on deck chooses to board the ship alone.
Brother and sister reunite and all seems to end well peacefully. However when Darcey rings the Dawning Bell. The signal that the sun is rising and that the Vampirates should not venture outside. Alarmed by the bell and thinking it to be a call to battle Bartholomew charges on to the Vampirate ship.
Lorcan sees this as sign that the ship was being boarded and obeys the Captain orders of defending Grace by attacking Bart. This fight continues as the sun rises until finally Grace manages to convince Lorcan that she will be fine. Lorcan leaves the deck with his eyes severely damaged by the sunlight.
The novel ends with the siblings reunited and faced with the choice of what to do next.
[edit] Characters in "Vampirates : Demons of the Ocean"
- Connor Tempest – the fourteen year old orphan, protagonist
- Grace Tempest – also fourteen year old orphan, protagonist
- Lorcan Furey – Grace's rescuer
- Captain of the Vampirates – wears a mask
- Darcy Flotsam – figurehead by day, lively crewmember by night
- Sidorio – rebel crewmember, one to fear
- Cheng Li – Connor's ally or enemy. A ruthless and ambitious pirate. Cheng Li is the official second in command of Molucco's ship as well as the head of the ship's security. She graduated with honours from the Pirate Academy and her father was the famous pirate Chang Ko Li. It was her who saved Connor from the storm when the twins' both capsized.
- Captain Molucco Wrathe – A famous and well respected pirate who is constantly at ends with Cheng Li.
- Bartholomew – Longtime pirate also known as Bart.
- Cutlass Cate – she thinks before she fights
- Ma Kettle: Owner of Ma Kettle's Tavern, a place for pirates to gather and have a drink or ten. Wears a ballgown made entirely of skull and crossbones flags with another skull and crossbones mark on her back in rhinestones.
[edit] Release details
- 2005, UK, Simon & Schuster (ISBN 0689872631), pub date 6 Jun 2005, paperback (First edition)
- 2005, USA, Little Brown (ISBN 0316013730), pub date 4 October 2006, hardback
- 2007, USA, Little, Brown (ISBN 0316014443), pub date ? April 2007, paperback (reissue)
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