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The Price of Freedom
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[spoiler]Twenty-five-year-old Jack Sparrow is a clean-cut merchant seaman pursuing a legitimate career as a first mate for the East India Trading Company. He sometimes thinks back to his boyhood pirating days, but he doesn’t miss Teague’s scrutiny or the constant threat of the noose. Besides, he doesn’t have much choice—he broke the Code when he freed a friend who had been accused of rogue piracy, and he can no longer show his face in Shipwreck Cove.
When Jack’s ship is attacked by pirates and his captain dies in the altercation, he suddenly finds himself in command. The wily sailor’s skillful negotiations with the pirate captain—who turns out to be a woman from his past—result in a favorable outcome that puts Jack in line for an official promotion.
After making port in Africa, Jack is summoned by Cutler Beckett, who makes him captain of a ship called the Wicked Wench. Beckett gives Jack an assignment. He has heard a legend about a magical island named Zerzura whose labyrinthine bowels are said to contain a glorious treasure. Beckett suspects that one of his house slaves, a girl named Ayisha, is from Zerzura. He asks Jack to take her along on his voyage and seduce her into divulging the island’s whereabouts. In payment for his services, Beckett promises Jack a share of the treasure.
But this task isn’t as easy as Jack initially believes. Before she agrees to reveal the location of her home, Ayisha insists that Jack take her to the New World to rescue her brother, who has been sold into slavery in the Bahamas. Their voyage is long and arduous, and as they weather a vicious storm and a surprise attack from an old pirate foe, Jack grows to respect and admire Ayisha’s bravery. He knows that Beckett intends to enslave her people after robbing them of their treasure, and Jack’s moral compa ss revolts at the idea. It might be possible to deliver Ayisha safely to Zerzura, obtain some of the treasure, and convince Beckett that he never found it... but the greedy E.I.T.C. official has eyes everywhere, and if he learns that Jack has foiled his plans, he could take away the thing that Captain Sparrow loves most: his ship—and his freedom.[/spoiler]
Герои:
[spoiler]
Jack Sparrow - a former pirate working for the EITC, captain of the Wicked Wench.
Cutler Beckett - the EITC director for West Africa.
Amenirdis/Ayisha - the lost princess from the island of Kerma.
Robby Greene - a former pirate, Jack's friend and first mate of the Wicked Wench.
Esmeralda - the Pirate Lord of the Caribbean, Jack's love interest.
Edward Teague - Jack's father, the Pirate Lord of Madagascar and Keeper of the Pirate Code.
Ian Mercer - Beckett's right-hand man.
Borya Palachnik - the Pirate Lord of the Caspian Sea, leader of the rogue pirates.
Christophe-Julien de Rapièr - Jack's former friend, one of the rogue pirates.
Davy Jones - Lord of the underwater realms.
Don Rafael - Esmeralda's grandfather, the Pirate Lord of the Caribbean.
Hector Barbossa - a pirate captain in the Caribbean.
Pintel and Ragetti - Barbossa's crewmembers
Eduardo Villanueva - the Pirate Lord of the Adriatic Sea.
Mistress Ching - the Pirate Lord of the Pacific Ocean.[/spoiler]
Эсмеральда - это первая любовь Воробья aka леди-пиратка, bossy woman
Аменирдис (Айша) тоже была его "love interest". Но Джек не смог остаться ни с той, ни с другой, т.к. с первой он потерял связь, а со второй - она со своими людьми (которых Бекетт использовал как cargo) отправилась на остров Зерзура, кажется, который был способен раз и навсегда затеряться среди тумана (или что-то типа того), чтобы никто и никогда не добрался до народа и не поработил его. Джек помог запрятать этот остров, а Мерсер не смог ничего разузнать. Они пытались пробраться через туман, но там появлялись то ли привидения, то ли просто духи. Во главе же народа находились Боги, они были родственниками Аменирдис. У нее было второе имя Айша (Аиша), земное имя по типу того, как у Калипсо было имя Тиа Далма. Аиша была уродлива и носила шаль (или т.п.), сбрасывая которую, она становилась красавицей. Бекетт использовал Воробья и Аишу, чтобы добраться до того острова. Аиша была догадлива и пыталась сделать так, чтобы Воробей спас ее братьев и родственников с плантаций, короче - использовала его. Потом Джек все понял и перешел на ее сторону, отказался подчиняться Бекетту и врал ему до последнего момента. В конце - Джек идет вместе со сгоревшей Жемчужиной ко дну. Деви Джонс выручает его и поднимает корабль уже с черными парусами и пр. изменениями.
Повествование в книге ведется с ретроспекциями, когда Воробей сначала находится в настоящем, а потом вспоминает о прошлом, о каких-то событиях, и действие переносится в прошлое. Джек должен был помочь Бекетту найти тот остров, там были сокровища, о которых говорилось в книге. Та книга содержала в себе много легенд, какие-то из них были выдуманы, а какие-то - основывались на реальных событиях. Оба - Воробей и Бекетт - хотели найти сокровища. Воробей хотел выкупить корабль у Бекетта, чтобы стать независимым, а Бекетт желал разбогатеть, получить больше власти, доказать своему отцу, что тот ошибался, сказав, что Катлер не имеет способностей, чтобы заниматься морским делом, управлением. Бекетт занимался этими легендами, знал о них очень многое и везде шлялся Мерсер (его правая рука, "стукач", наемный убийца), все разузнавал.
Корабли:
Wicked Wench, (в будущем Черная Жемчужина) an EITC merchant ship owned by Beckett and captained by Sparrow.
Fair Wind, an EITC merchant brig.
Venganza, a pirate frigate captained by Don Rafael and Esmeralda.
La Vipère, Christophe's pirate brigantine.
Koldunya, Borya's pirate sloop.
Troubadour, Teague's pirate ship.
Sentinel, an EITC brig, Beckett's flagship.
Есть еще такая серия книг:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the Brethren Court
События развиваются после "Цена свободы", когда Барбосса уже становится старпомом у Воробья.
Герои:
Captain Jack Sparrow - Pirate Lord of the Caribbean Sea and captain of the Black Pearl. Jack Sparrow is the youngest Pirate Lord ever to join the Brethren Court, approximately in his early to mid twenties. He is a flirtatious, charming trickster that would rather use words than physically fight, though is extremely skilled in both types of combat. In the series, he is haunted through dreams, supernatural shadows and mysterious illness by the Shadow Lord. Jack's goal is to find all the vials of Shadow Gold, which will cure all of the burdens the Shadow Lord cast on him.
Hector Barbossa - Sparrow's first mate, who later mutinies Jack in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Competitive and critical of Jack, his plans to mutiny him are occasionally pondered in this series. Barbossa is known for his flamboyant sense of fashion, in which Sparrow enjoys picking on.
Princess Carolina - The 15-year-old tomboy Spanish princess ran away with Diego, her stable boy, in an attempt to escape an arranged marriage to a governor, described as a "cruel old man". She is immediately interested in the pirate life and fits right in with the crew of the "Black Pearl". She and Marcella are extremely competitive with each other for the love of Diego. She admires female pirates, especially well-known and/or successful ones. Carolina is passionate about protecting people, specifically the crew of the "Pearl", and insists on warning all of the Pirate Lords of the Shadow Lord and the threat he poses.
Diego De Leon - The 15-year-old (approx) former stable boy from Spain helped Carolina run away and escape her fate as a miserable wife to a governor. He is extremely protective of her and will do anything he can to keep her pleased. He is the love interest in the series, both Carolina and Marcella competing for his love.
Jean Magilore - sailed with Jack in his adventures on the Barnacle, close friend of Jack's.
Marcella Magilore - Jean's "cousin" (possibly his sister Constance), acts in odd ways like loving fish (possibly symptoms from being a cat), claims to love Diego - really loves Gentleman Jocard.
Gentleman Jocard (Gumbo) - former slave until he joined Jack's crew, becomes Pirate Lord of the Atlantic Ocean and takes his master's name - Gentleman Jocard.
Billy Turner (Bootstrap Bill) - one of Jack's original crew members, married, just wants to get home to his family.
Catastrophe Shane - always drunk, completely incompetent.
Shadow Lord - an evil alchemist who wants to destroy Pirate Lords of the Brethren Court.
Tia Dalma - A Voodoo priestess (later introduced as Calypso, the ocean goddess in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End).
Eduardo Villanueva - Pirate Lord of the Adriatic Sea, who makes a deal with the Spanish Monarchy to attempt at completely controlling the Caribbean.
Sao Feng - Pirate Lord of the South China Sea.
Mistress Ching - Pirate Lord of the Pacific Ocean.
Sri Sumbhajee Angria - Pirate Lord of the Indian Ocean.
Ammand the Corsair - Pirate Lord of the Black Sea.
Capitaine Chevalle - Pirate Lord of the Mediterranean Sea.
Знакомые лица!
Корабли:
Black Pearl - Former Wicked Wench, the fastest ship in the Caribbean.
Centurion - Captain Villanueva's pirate ship.
Ranger - Gentleman Jocard's pirate ship.
Empress - Sao Feng's pirate ship.
HMS Peacock - Benedict Huntington's flagship.