Capitana
Set sail with the riveting pirate romantasy of 2025!
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Hot Key Books
Published:4th Feb '25
Should be back in stock very soon
Prepare to set sail with the captivating, Latinx-inspired pirate romantasy of 2025 from debut author Cassandra James
A captivating and swashbuckling romantasy for fans of DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING and TO KILL A KINGDOM.
Ximena Reale is certain of one thing: the only good pirate is a dead one.
Ximena has spent her life training to become one of the black-cloaked cazadores, seafaring hunters who capture the pirates pillaging the Luzan Empire. But although Ximena is the top candidate at la academia, that will not be enough for a daughter of the notorious Reales - pirate captains who were executed for their crimes against the Empire.
So when Gasparilla, the most infamous pirate in Luza's history, attacks the capital, Ximena offers to catch him in exchange for being named a cazadora. The Empire accepts, on one condition: she must compete for her cloak against Dante de León, the pompous and infuriating son of the High Minister.
Knowing this is her chance to prove herself once and for all, Ximena must set out on a dangerous quest across the archipelago to hunt Gasparilla. But no matter how far she sails, her family's pirate legacy continues to haunt her, and she soon has to question the very laws she's always fought to uphold . . .
A fantastical, action-packed tale full of swashbuckling, daring and complex characters. * Rachel Greenlaw, author of COMPASS AND BLADE *
Featuring fabulous characters and spectacular world-building, Capitana is rich, vivid and enthralling from the very first page. A wonderful fantasy which heralds a brilliant new voice in YA fiction - thrillingly good. * Jonathan Stroud, author of LOCKWOOD & CO *
James delivers her fast-paced and convincing debut narrative in ... a shimmering, piratical fantasy with real-world teeth. * Kirkus *
Seafaring romantasy with a Latinx twist * The Bookseller *
Debut author James employs elucidating prose to craft a rich imaginary world inspired by 18th-century Latin America in this swashbuckling adventure * Publishers Weekly *
Swashbuckling fantasy thriller * LoveReading4Kids *
What a tremendous tale of pirates and the empire that they are trying to bring down! [...] This is a story that I was not sure of to begin with, but by the halfway stage I was devouring it at a great rate. The characters really draw you in and the developing relationship between Ximena and Dante is quite fascinating. * Books for Keeps *
The action is immersive, gathering pace as the book continues, and the relationships that emerge between the characters are unexpected. * Inis Magazine *
Capitana amounts to an exhilarating edge-of-your-seat voyage of a novel. Bring on book two in a duology that defies romantasy conventions and tackles themes of imperialism. * LoveReading4Kids *
ISBN: 9781471416743
Dimensions: 240mm x 162mm x 36mm
Weight: 629g
400 pages