A pirate captain of the Inner Sea, Torius Vin makes a living raiding wealthy merchant ships with his crew of loyal buccaneers. Few things matter more to Captain Torius than ill-gotten gold—but one of those is Celeste, his beautiful snake-bodied navigator. When a crafty courtesan offers the pirate crew a chance at the heist of a lifetime, it’s time for both man and naga to hoist the black flag and lead the Stargazer’s crew to fame and fortune. But will stealing the legendary Star of Thumen chart the corsairs a course to untold riches—or send them all to a watery grave?
From award-winning author Chris A. Jackson comes a fantastical new adventure of high-seas combat and romance set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.
This book is indeed set on the Inner Sea itself, mostly along the coast of Garund. Chris Jackson is a sailor himself--he actually wrote the book from a sailboat in the Caribbean--so he writes pirates as well or better than anyone I've read. I can't wait for folks to read it!
Thanks for the Kudos, James. Torius and his crew do indeed log quite a few sea miles in this tale...the length of the Inner Sea, in fact! Just as the book was written and edited from Trinidad to Martinique,and many points in between. A writing sailor or a sailing writer...that's me, but I'm not sure which.
Would it be possible for all new product announcements to include the name of the cover artist? I suspect I'm not the only one who likes to be able to identify favorite artists. And really, these talented folks deserve some exposure.
Would it be possible for all new product announcements to include the name of the cover artist? I suspect I'm not the only one who likes to be able to identify favorite artists. And really, these talented folks deserve some exposure.
I asked that very question a while back. No answer was given. To be fair, it was in a very popular thread. But yes, that would indeed be a nice feature.
I really love this cover! Denman really did an awesome job. A difficult scene to capture and he nailed it! Many Thanks! Also gotta agree with Dave, These great artists deserve some exposure. Love his work. Here's his site: http://denmanrooke.com/
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Also, this is evidently Denman's first PFT cover! Send the man some LOVE!
I would love to see the full artwork for this cover. Similar to how the cover art for Blood of the City was given away.
Caveat: I don't think that Paizo should give away every cover image from their books, etc. However, I love when they put up artwork in a size that is usable for Desktop Wallpaper; or when they put up Desktop Wallpaper for a free download. It's like little occasional unbirthday presents!
Also, this is evidently Denman's first PFT cover! Send the man some LOVE!
I would love to see the full artwork for this cover. Similar to how the cover art for Blood of the City was given away.
Caveat: I don't think that Paizo should give away every cover image from their books, etc. However, I love when they put up artwork in a size that is usable for Desktop Wallpaper; or when they put up Desktop Wallpaper for a free download. It's like little occasional unbirthday presents!
-Aaron
Aaron, if you're on Facebook, you should search for Pathfinder Art. They share a lot of cool Pathfinder artwork on that page, including the cover art for Pirate's Honor.
It should be said, though, that the version posted on Denman's Facebook page is a bit different than the one posted on the Pathfinder Art page. The latter includes what I think is the back cover of the book.
At any rate, Denman's a cool artist so liking his Facebook page is a must if you're into fantasy artwork. :)
So, how many of you can say that your GM for Skull and Shackles is a published author of a pirate novel? I can!
Not to brag, but... Ok, I am going to brag. Chris is my GM and my good friend. I am so proud of him right now. I can't wait for this to be released to the world.
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Heine Stick wrote:
Aaron, if you're on Facebook, you should search for Pathfinder Art. They share a lot of cool Pathfinder artwork on that page, including the cover art for Pirate's Honor.
Good to know, Heine Stick, thanks! I'll have to locate my facebook login info and go hunting.
Chris, I'll check out the link you posted as well, I prefer the full cover image as opposed to just the front. It makes a better desktop background.
Chris is my GM and my good friend. I am so proud of him right now. I can't wait for this to be released to the world.
Yes, and we still have to finish that adventure path! Running pirates is like herding cats... they chase booty like cats chase mice!!! A very fun AP, by the way. We definitely shifted toward Chaotic Good (Okay, maybe Chaotic Neutral, since the Boatswain's idea of discipline was slitting the offender's throat!) after the PC's got their own ship, but that was a good thing, IMHO.
Amazon is terrible with respect to their release date listings for our products. They'll probably update their date when they get their stock in a week or two.
Glad to see people are enjoying it. For those of you still on the fence, there will be a sample chapter posted on the Web Fic page May 1st, and a four chapter "Prequel" story posted in the following weeks. Enjoy!
Just finished the book and I thought it was great. I rank it on my top 3 Tales line books. I very much enjoyed the non-traditional heroine in Celeste and her interactions and evolution as a character felt very organic and not forced as I read it.
Hope to see more adventures with the crew of the Stargazer in the future be it another full novel or here on paizo.com with the free fiction.
I have yet to get it. Sadly, spring/summer in Montana is the worst time to buy books to read.. I mean.. you only get so much time for the outdoors (that isn't skiing/snowmobile/getting swallowed up by an avalanche)...
Still, I may get an ePub copy for my iPad to read while camping. Of course, it would be just my luck to get eaten by a grizzly while reading a swashbuckling pirate adventure...
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Perils of being a subscriber.
*opens box* "Hmm, I didn't realize how thick it was when I read it."
I've run into that problem too! For me it's becoming, "This book is too big to hold in one hand on my 30 minute walk to work. I'll just read it on the iPod Touch." I have several Tales books that I have not opened the physical version of.
That's why I started my gamer lending library at the location where we meet. We have a growing shelf of sci/fi and fantasy fiction for folks to borrow. It has resulted in one other GM from the group subscribing to the Tales line.
For those of you still on the fence, there will be a sample chapter posted on the Web Fic page May 1st, and a four chapter "Prequel" story posted in the following weeks.
Aha! I saw the reference to the 'Stargazer' prequel at the end of the book and had been looking all over for it. Thanks for clearing that up.
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I just finished the book this weekend. It was a lot of fun! I enjoyed that it addressed some important life issues/ consequences without being "preachy" or feeling like the issues were shoe-horned in.
I lent it to a friend of mine who I think will enjoy the book!
I've been loaning out the Pathfinder Tales books quite a bit lately. It helps to know that I have digital copies, so if I never get the physical copy back, I can still read the book.
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