Orphaned twins Grace and Connor Tempest might now be travelling on the same ship, but that doesn t make for plain sailing. When a textbook pirate attack goes awry, Molucco Wrathe loses one of the most prized members of his crew. It s a wake-up call to Connor and Grace concerning the violence of life aboard a pirate ship. Cheng Li proffers a tantalizing invite for both twins to experience life at the elite Pirate Academy. There, Connor soon finds his loyalties torn be-tween maverick Captain Wrathe and the all-powerful Pirate Federation.

"Did you ever read that book you wish you'd written? Vampirates is that book for me." EOIN COLFER