The Duke's Curse

By Gregory Mone

Part of the Sea of Gold series

A young pirate faces betrayal and treasure in a high-seas adventure.

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240 pages

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Fish, a young pirate with a knack for swimming, is torn from his crew and forced to sail under the feared Countess Marie. With friends Nora and Daniel, they chase a legendary ship from the Caribbean to Venice. As rival pirates close in, an enigmatic map leads them to a mysterious island. In a final showdown, alliances blur, and Fish must decide who to trust. Will they find the treasure or lose everything? Dive into a world of hidden maps, cursed princes, and the true meaning of friendship in this swashbuckling adventure.

From the publisher

In the tradition of Treasure Island, The Duke’s Curse continues this thrilling middle-grade series following an unlikely young pirate on a high-stakes sea adventure, by New York Times bestselling author Gregory Mone Young treasure hunter Fish–nicknamed for his swimming abilities–learns that his refusal to fight has a cost when he’s torn away from his pirate family. Fish and his friends Nora and Daniel are forced to sail under Countess Marie de Bornholdt, the widely feared and very unusual captain of the Rat Queen, and her latest assistant–Fish’s arch nemesis, Scab. In search of the storied ship with emerald eyes, the Rat Queen’s treasure hunters race from the islands of the Caribbean Sea to the canals of Venice and the sunken library of a cursed prince. Yet they’re not the only pirates on the trail. After an unusual map leads them to a mysterious island, a climactic final battle blurs the line between friend and foe, forcing Fish and his friends to make a terrible choice. A swashbuckling tale of mistaken identities, lost maps and treasures, and the bonds of friendship. Includes black-and-white illustrations

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