Pirate Academy: Sword Echoes - by Justin Somper (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From Justin Somper, award-winning author of the Vampirates series, comes the third book in this new swashbuckling fantasy adventure series.

At the elite Pirate Academy, everyone is on high alert as the villainous League of True Pirates continues to recruit more and more to their cause, including one of the Barracuda class's favorite teachers.

The kids all handle this shocking reveal in different ways. Jacoby tries to make sense of the betrayal only to discover evidence that one of his own classmates may be LOT P's next target. Jasmine launches a maverick sailing mission to reunite with her father, but soon finds herself voyaging in highly dangerous waters. And Neo follows a treasure-trail left by his mother, far away from the Academy. At the end of his journey lies an amazing gift: a sword with untold powers that, in the right hands, might just change everything...

Review Quotes

Praise for Pirate Academy: New Kid On Deck

"A jolly high-seas adventure."--Kirkus

"All the rip-roaring adventure you would expect from a Justin Somper book."--Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series

"A gloriously action-packed adventure, full of characters you really care about."--Cressida Cowell, bestselling author of How To Train Your Dragon

"An exciting blend of mysterious intrigue, hearty chuckles, and swashbuckling adventure--with a futuristic twist. Don't miss the boat on this one!"--Ben Costa, co-author of the Dungeoneer Adventures series

About the Author

Justin Somper is the award-winning author of ten books for middle-grade and teen readers, including the Vampirates series, which has been published in thirty-five countries and twenty-five languages, as well as Allies & Assassins and its sequel, A Conspiracy of Princes. A Brit by birth, Justin relocated to Perth, Western Australia, with his Aussie husband, PJ, in 2022. Here, Justin has been writing the Pirate Academy adventures--in between refreshing dips in the Indian Ocean, inspiring visits to lighthouses, and long-overdue sailing lessons. Learn more at https: //www.vampirates.co.uk/.

Teo Skaffa has lived in many places but currently lives in an abandoned school building in the outskirts of the city of Groningen in the north of the Netherlands. Besides making art, he likes the color pink, synthesizers, and making music with outdated technology under the name A GHOST IN THE WOODS. He does NOT like room-temperature watermelon. He likes drawing creepy-cute atmospheric scenes and characters, and is grateful that he's able to make a living by drawing, especially since he's not particularly good at anything else.