Isle of Fire (Pirate Adventures) [Hardcover]

Wayne Thomas Batson (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Series: Pirate Adventures

Brace yourself for a thrilling high-seas adventure and dare to set sail for the Isle of Fire.

"A great explosion rocked the crowded harbor. Flaming debris screamed into the sky and then rained down into the burning water below. The ferocious blaze engulfed ship after ship expanding the circle of destruction in mere heartbeats. The fire rain had been unleashed."

As Cat's memory returns, he realizes that he has lived two very different lives: One as the son of the ruthless Bartholomew Thorne; the other as the recipient of friendship and kindness from Declan Ross and the crew of the Robert Bruce. Now Cat must choose whether to return to the ways of his notorious father and join the evil Merchant, or defy the Merchant and risk his life to save his friends.

The best-selling Isle of Swords adventure continues in Isle of Fire as ancient mariners rise from legend and cut an all-too-real swath of destruction across the Atlantic. The newly formed Wolf Fleet scours the Caribbean, hunting the pirates they once called comrades. And in the pitiless winds of a monstrous hurricane, whole fleets will be blasted apart and devoured.

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About the Author

Wayne Thomas Batson is the author of five best-selling novels: Isle of Swords, Isle of Fire, and The Door Within Trilogy. A middle school reading teacher in Maryland for eighteen years, Wayne tailors his stories to meet the needs of the young people he cares so deeply about. Wayne writes adventures set in imaginative locals because he believes that on a deep level, we all dream of doing something that matters and that we all long for another world.

--This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (September 9, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400312167
• ISBN-13: 978-1400312160
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #760,163 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Wayne Thomas Batson was born in Seabrook, MD in 1968. During the early years he tortured his older brothers and sisters, doing those things that only younger siblings can do to get on your nerves.
He attended Gabriel DuVal Senior High School and wrote this for his Yearbook
Senior Goals: To become a professional writer or artist. During the high school and early college years, he played lead guitar for a rock band called "Contagious." They were catchy, but apparently not enough to get a record deal.

Having completed the rigorous Holmes English Literature Curriculum, he graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1991. In 1996, he received his first graduate degree in Counseling. He has continued his studies with 36 credit hours of graduate-level Reading courses.

Wayne Thomas Batson has spent the last fifteen years teaching Reading and English to middle schools students. He pioneered the active instruction of Strategic Reading in Anne Arundel County and has written Reading and English Curricula for Anne Arundel County, Carroll County, and Howard County Public Schools. Most recently, he helped develop the Challenge Reading Curriculum for advanced readers in Howard County, Maryland.
Wayne Thomas Batson lives in Eldersburg with his beautiful wife of eleven years and his four wonderful young children. Besides dividing his time between family, teaching, and writing, he likes to read, golf, play PS2, travel to the beach, play electric guitar, and create 3D artwork.

Wayne Thomas Batson is the Bestselling author of five adventure novels including the fantasy epic Door Within Trilogy and the pirate duo Isle of Swords and Isle of Fire. A middle school Reading and English teacher for 18 years, Batson loves to challenge--and be challenged by--his students. So, when he began writing stories to supplement the school district's curriculum, it was his students who taught their teacher a lesson. Batson's students were so taken by one of the stories that, over a thirteen year span, they pushed him to make it into a full-length novel. That story became The Door Within. Since then, Batson's students continue to be his frontline editors. Says Batson, "Two things you can count on from middle school students: Intelligence and Honesty. Kids are so much more perceptive than a lot of us 'Big Folk' give them credit for. And when something's not write in the story, they'll tell you about in very clear terms." Batson is teaming up with author and friend Christopher Hopper for a new book series, The Berinfell Prophecies. The first book, Curse of the Spider King, hit bookstores in October 2009. It promises to turn the traditional "portal fantasy" on its head, posing the question: What would happen if the fantasy came to us? Batson believes his books appeal to so many kids and adults because, at a deep level, we all long to do something that matters, and we all dream of another world.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Edward Teach, I Know Who You Are!, August 31, 2008

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S. Stevenson "FictionAddict" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Isle of Fire (Pirate Adventures) (Hardcover)

I couldn't wait to get my hands on the sequel to ISLE OF SWORDS. And when I saw that ISLE OF FIRE had finally come into my local bookstore, I grabbed it and prepared a day to devour it. And devour it I did. ISLE OF FIRE was definitely a good read, great even, but I still think that I liked ISLE OF SWORDS better. Here's why:

1. There's no big treasure this time. In SWORDS, there was a huge treasure that the main characters were hunting after. And that definitely held an air of mystery that pervaded throughout the whole book.

2. There are no "exotic" creatures this time. In SWORDS, there was an underwater monster, and there were very dangerous things on the actual Isle of Swords.

That's not to say that FIRE didn't have some great moments. The idea of the evil Merchant definitely adds a very ominous tone to the entire book. And the whole Vikings angle makes for an interesting twist. To me it seems like Batson was trying to make the scope so much bigger than last time, and he definitely succeeds. The stakes are a lot higher than they were before, and a couple of moments had me feeling panicked over what would happen.

The writing here is definitely pretty tight. The only sections I really didn't like were with the new character named Hopper. Some of the scenes with him definitely just came across cheesy. Plot-wise, I really liked just about everything. There's one plot twist near the end that I saw coming from right up front, but other than that, Batson weaves everything together expertly.

I for one, look eagerly to the next project from Wayne Thomas Batson.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vikings Vs. Pirates, December 8, 2009

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This review is from: Isle of Fire (Paperback)

With most of the characters from Isle of Swords, you will be thrown back to the sea.
Mr. Batson is the only author that I know who can put pirates and Vikings in one book. What's that? You have to read it to find out.
Over all Wayne Tomas Batson did a great job making the sequel fit with the first book Isle of Swords. Yet so much different that you have no clue what will happen next!
This book is so good, I have to say it is yet another great book by Mr. batson.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Batman does it again!, January 13, 2009

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R. A. Villafane (Crofton) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Isle of Fire (Pirate Adventures) (Hardcover)

Action and intricate story line from the very beginning. Wayne Batson has a great way of weaving things together and keeping things mysterious at the same time. He also shows the providence of God in people's lives and how a life has more meaning in relation to God. Grand pirate attacks and battle designs are fascinating as well. LOVED IT.