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Mutiny on the Moonbeam by Rie Sheridan Rose

Ahoy m' hearties! It is my honour that Rie Sheridan Rose, author, poet, lyricist and editor has decided to kick off her blog tour for her latest Fantasy Romance novel, 'Mutiny on the Moonbeam', right here on Through the Eyes of a Stranger. I've been lucky enough to have been granted a sneak preview and I can tell you the book's a fantastic read (but more on that in the coming week), so without further ado, let me hand over the reins!



Why Do We Love Pirates?


Long before Jack Sparrow took to the High Seas, readers (and viewers) have had a love affair with pirates. From Disney fare like “Blackbeard’s Ghost” to the swash-and-buckle of Errol Flynn, something about these buccaneers has captured the imagination.

It’s not like real-life pirates were anything to romanticize. They robbed many a ship, killed more than their share of sailors, and probably lived a fairly filthy existence if we are honest about it. Still, they have wormed their way into the hearts and minds of the public from the dawn of popular culture.

According to Wikipedia (and we all know that’s the definitive source) the first book to popularize piracy was written in 1724 by Captain Charles Johnson. Called A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates, this work has provided many of the biographies that we know today for the Golden Age of Piracy in the late 17th, early 18th centuries. It features Anne Bonny, Edward Teach, and many other famous—or infamous pirate names.

This book provided source material for some of the most recognized fictional pirates of all time—among them Long John Silver and Captain Hook.

In film, pirates feature all the way back to The Black Pirate starring Douglas Fairbanks in 1926. There has been at least one pirate movie every decade since.

What makes these masters of mayhem so enduring and endearing?

Personally, I think it is their sense of freedom. They have their own code, and bow to no man’s will. They do what they like, take what they want, and destroy anyone who gets in their way. Don’t we all wish life could be a little more like that sometimes? After all, Johnny Depp makes it look like so much fun…

My elven pirates in Mutiny on the Moonbeam are more bored aristocracy than anything else. They feel that the elves are stagnating in their culture, so they want to go out and find adventure. This doesn’t sit well with the Court, and now they are outlaws. But, for the most part, they have a highly idealized sense of what it is to be a pirate themselves. Lots of velvet and gentility abound aboard the Moonbeam.



Thanks Rie!

Learn more about Rie Sheridan Rose on her website.

To get your copy of 'Mutiny on the Moonbeam' click here for the USA , here for the UK or here for Australia. 

If you want to follow the 'Mutiny on the Moonbeam' blog tour here are the dates:
July 24 - Through the Eyes of a Stranger http://noarawle.blogspot.com/
July 25 - Mocha Memoirs Press Blog https://mochamemoirspress.com/blog/
July 26 - I Smell Sheep http://www.ismellsheep.com/
July 27 - Rie Sheridan Rose  https://riewriter.com
July 28 - Perfectly Paced Reads http://www.perfectlypaced.com
July 29 - Carole Ann Moleti http://caroleannmoleti.blogspot.com/
July 30 - Mocha Memoirs Press Blog https://mochamemoirspress.com/blog/

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