by Michael Crichton · Plaza & Janes · tapa dura · ISBN 9788401338908
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«Latitudes piratas» is the historical adventure novel by Michael Crichton, published by Plaza & Janés in hardcover (352 pages, in Spanish).
Posthumous novel by Michael Crichton set in 1665, when English Jamaica resists the Spanish Empire. In dangerous Port Royal, buccaneer Charles Hunter plans to assault El Trinidad, a Spanish galleon laden with gold anchored near the city, with the governor's unofficial backing. Action and suspense with echoes of real piracy.
Originally written in English as «Pirate Latitudes», with translation by Esther Roig Jiménez. Belongs to the Éxitos collection from Plaza & Janés.
For readers of historical and adventure fiction, particularly fans of Michael Crichton.
John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background.
