“[A] witty romp. . . . This isn’t Treasure Island revisited, nor is it a sequel. Like the pirate he celebrates, Chupack has taken a bit here and a bit there . . . to create something glitteringly original. [Robert Louis Stevenson] would certainly have approved of Chupack’s efforts.” —The New York Times Book Review
“At the start of Chupack’s swashbuckling debut, Long John Silver . . . faces the hangman back in England after a life of piracy on the seven seas. But before he swings, the aging, fever-ridden pirate is determined to tell his fabulous story, so settle back, me hearties, it’s one hell of a tale.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“[A] richly imagined protagonist . . . the old salt’s tale gleams like a sharpened cutlass.” —Entertainment Weekly
