An early works of a talented writer, showing even here that the adventure is forever alive and the price of a good heart is above all.

Captain John Rackham, called “Calico Jack”, is unlucky, one might say. The love of his life is betrothed to another one and there are not much chances of his life - unless an attractive and greedy woman offers him an adventure to get their hands on the king´s gold. But this adventure might be of a very high cost.

Yes, this is an early work and one might call it lacking on several accounts, but the writing style is very livid and the fire of the true adventure is burning brightly here.
One can only like the sympathetic pirate, who is still of a character - and this serves as showing that the living heart still might get you the high price (even if it can mislead you, too).
I enjoyed the read and will be on the lookout to this talented writer´s works from now, as it can touch my heart with something young and of spring.