Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom
ISBN 1-4231-0704-7 | |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom is a 2011
Plot
Twenty-five-year-old
When Jack's ship is attacked by pirates and his captain dies in the altercation, he suddenly finds himself in command. The wily sailor's skillful negotiations with the pirate captain—who turns out to be a woman from his past—result in a favorable outcome that puts Jack in line for an official promotion.
After making port in Africa, Jack is summoned by
But this task isn't as easy as Jack initially believes. Before she agrees to reveal the location of her home, Ayisha insists that Jack take her to the
Characters
- Jack Sparrow – a former pirate working for the EITC, captain of the Wicked Wench.
- Cutler Beckett– the EITC director for West Africa.
- Amenirdis/Ayisha – the lost princess from the island of Kerma.
- Robby Greene – a former pirate, Jack's friend and first mate of the Wicked Wench.
- Esmeralda – the Pirate Lord of the Caribbean, Jack's love interest.
- Edward Teague– Jack's father, the Pirate Lord of Madagascar and Keeper of the Pirate Code.
- Ian Mercer– Beckett's right-hand man.
- Borya Palachnik – the Pirate Lord of the Caspian Sea, leader of the rogue pirates.
- Christophe-Julien de Rapièr – Jack's former friend, one of the rogue pirates.
- Davy Jones– Lord of the underwater realms.
- Don Rafael – Esmeralda's grandfather, the Pirate Lord of the Caribbean.
- Hector Barbossa – a pirate captain in the Caribbean.
- Pintel and Ragetti– Barbossa's crewmembers
- Eduardo Villanueva – the Pirate Lord of the Adriatic Sea.
- Mistress Ching – the Pirate Lord of the Pacific Ocean.
Ships
- Wicked Wench, an EITC merchant ship owned by Beckett and captained by Sparrow.
- Fair Wind, an EITC merchant brig.
- Venganza, a pirate frigate captained by Don Rafael and Esmeralda.
- La Vipère, Christophe's pirate brigantine.
- Koldunya, Borya's pirate sloop.
- Troubadour, Teague's pirate ship.
- Sentinel, an EITC brig, Beckett's flagship.
Background
When an editor working for Disney was seeking an author to write a novel dealing with the backstory of Captain Jack Sparrow, a major character from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, they contacted A.C. Crispin's agent and contracted her to write the book after reading The Han Solo Trilogy, which focused on Han Solo's backstory.[1] According to Crispin herself, it took her three years to write and she did a lot of research on the historical period and the nautical stuff. She was also given the script for At World's End before the film released, but my book was finished before the script for On Stranger Tides was written.[2][3] The instructions for Crispin in writing The Price of Freedom were to "stick to historical fact, unless it conflicts with established Pirates of the Caribbean continuity." Crispin made a faithful effort to do this, having done plenty of research, with Under the Black Flag by David Cordingly being one of the four pirate-related books she found herself using the most consistently.[4] When releasing the fifth excerpt of her book, Crispin spoke of how she was privileged to write the scene where Han first beheld—and fell for—the Millennium Falcon in The Han Solo Trilogy. She assured fans it was every bit as thrilling to write the scene with Jack Sparrow and the Wicked Wench.[5] The Price of Freedom was published on May 17, 2011.
References
- ^ The JC Lit Forum Reviews RETROSPECTIVE Special: Han Solo Trilogy III: Rebel Dawn on the Jedi Council Forums (backup link)
- ^ A. C. Crispin interview – The Price of Freedom – Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction – YouTube
- ^ https://michaelaventrella.com/2011/07/01/interview-with-author-a-c-crispin/
- ^ Crispin, A. C. (2011). Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom
- ^ The Price of Freedom excerpt 05.pdf – Chapter 6