The Queen of the Caribbean (The Black Corsair Book 2)

When we last left our hero the Black Corsair (Chevalier Emilio di Roccanera, Lord of Valpenta and Ventimiglia), a 17th century nobleman turned pirate avenging the murder of his two brothers by his Flemish enemy Van Guld, the wily villain managed to hightail it out of town. Roccanera also sets adrift Honorata Van Guld—with whom he has fallen in love—upon learning that she is Van Guld’s daughter. The Queen of the Caribbean, the second volume of Emilio Salgari’s Black Corsair series, is as funfilled and exciting as its predecessor, The Black Corsair. Upon hearing that Van Guld is in Vera Cruz, Roccanera sails there aboard his ship the Thunder to storm that Spanish port city and give him his just deserts. With the aid of his pirate comrades, Captain Henry Morgan among them, our hero arrives in Vera Cruz but decides to first go on foot to Van Guld’s manor and put out his lights—literally. But, yet again, his heartless nemesis slips through his fingers and is on his way to the Spanish territory of La Florida. Roccanera then heads there along with Morgan after Vera Cruz is attacked and pillaged. But the pirates are confronted off Florida’s west coast by several mighty Spanish galleons, which lead to a great sea battle smack in the middle of a tropical storm. Having lost his ship the Black Corsair and three comrades trek across the wilds of Florida, suffering one harrowing ordeal after another. Along the way the author acquaints us with that region’s unique flora and fauna, and some very hostile aborigines. But it is not until the very last chapter of this wonderful adventure tale that we learn who the Queen of the Caribbean really is. I eagerly wait for the third episode of Emilio Salgari’s Black Corsair spellbinding series.-Victor Rodriguez, author of Taíno Sunrise.

Loved the high adventure tale of desperate times on the high seas. Thrilling stuff.

While still pretty good, this sequel to the Black Corsair doesn't quite match its success. Some of the action sequences are derived straight from the first novel, but set in a different place. There's only one new character introduced, and the other main characters don't develop beyond the personas described in the first book. It's still good, but the first one is better.One interesting thing: at times the plot became secondary to descriptions of the flora and fauna of the jungle and swamp. It seems the author thought this novel would be a good way to educate people back home in Europe about the different weird beasts and plants of the New World This part made for an interesting side-story

Very good english translation. I read the story in Spanish 50 years ago. The story is very romantic and set in different cities of the Caribbean, Venezuela and Mexico.

This was one of the favorite books of my youth. A great story of revenge, hate and love.

good reading

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Good quality if the product: good paper, good printing quality and good bookbinding.About the story: amazing! I highly recommend it, not only for kids but for adulta too

Libro de aventuras muy recomendable a jóvenes y no tanto para estimular la lectura en ingles. Segunda parte del Corsario Negro.