A Fair and Balanced Review
Here's a review of The Whale-Killing Journal that will appear next month on Bilgemunky.com, which I think is the best pirate site in the Seven Seas--and thought so before they gave my book a decent review. There is one factual error (can you spot it, shipmates?), but I think I'll keep it to myself lest the bilgemates go to fix it and, given my luck, get electrocuted.
"If you read only one happy-go-lucky account of whale slaughter this year...
Gus Openshaw is just your average joe, seeking to make a life with his wife and new son. When his plans are thwarted by an angry whale (who swallows his family whole, along with Gus's right arm), Gus must find a way to make that all-too-common transition from humble catfood cannery worker into whale hunting avenger. This is easier said than done, especially considering that in these kinder, gentler days whale killing is generally frowned upon. One is certain to become entangled in all sorts of legal fiascos. But that's only the beginning - mutinous crews, renegade princesses, foreign navies, discount arms dealers, and (of course) pirates all serve to make Gus's adventures a sight more interesting than he'd like.
read more...