Oct 27 2006
The Adventures of the Sky Pirate
Overview
The Adventures of the Sky Pirate is a serial novel published at Ray Gun Revival magazine.
At the time of this writing, the story is outlined out for three seasons, with each season consisting of twelve chapters each:
There is a definite, deliberate reason for the changing genre style for each season, and the first hint occurs in the first sentence of the first chapter, and other hints are woven throughout the remainder of the work. Yes, this is a tease. No, I’m not saying anything more than that.
Download the chapters in two formats
The chapters are offered here on phywriter.com in two formats, Word .doc (one column, perfect for printing or for your PDA) or Adobe .PDF.
Season One
Chapter 01 – July 2006
The Assassin of Patience Bay, Part One of Two
Cooper Flynn, an orphan on a remote island, meets a visitor who is more than he appears to be, and is thrown into a violent encounter with another visitor who is exactly what he appears to be.
Chapter One .doc / Chapter One .pdf
Chapter 02 – August 2006
The Assassin of Patience Bay, Part Two of Two
Cooper Flynn has lost his best friend to the attack of a mysterious assassin and must gather himself and find answers to unknown questions if he is to avoid his friend’s fate.
Chapter Two .doc / Chapter Two .pdf
Chapter 03 – September 2006
The Friar of Briar Island, Part One of Four
Flynn wins a battle with a bully and loses another with rum.
Chapter Three .doc / Chapter Three .pdf
Chapter 04 – October 2006
The Friar of Briar Island, Part Two of Four
Cooper Flynn loses his slowboy, his inheritance, and his naivete, all before breakfast. Lunch doesn’t get any better.
Chapter Four .doc / Chapter Four .pdf
Chapter 05 – November 2006
The Friar of Briar Island, Part Three of Four
Cooper Flynn looks for answers—and possibly blood—on forbidden Briar Island.
Chapter Five .doc / Chapter Five .pdf
Chapter 06 – December 2006
The Friar of Briar Island, Part Four of Four
Cooper Flynn left Parrot Bay looking for vengeance from the Friar, the charismatic pirate who betrayed him. But Flynn found one surprise after another on foreboding Briar Island on his way to a crucial crossroads that will change the course of his life forever.
Chapter Six .doc / Chapter Six .pdf
Chapter 07 – January 2007
The Fugue
Capturing the first Sylvan ship was easy, what with the fire and all, but the appearance of a second warship leaves Cooper Flynn with two choices – become a martyr fighting a losing battle, or innovate a cunning ruse on-the-spot and become a legend.
Anybody got any citrus and rum?
Chapter Seven .doc / Chapter Seven .pdf
Chapter 08 – February 2007
Comes The Watcher
Cooper Flynn follows a spy to the Naval Academy, but who is following Flynn?
Chapter Eight .doc / Chapter Eight .pdf
Chapter 09 – March 2007
Finding Chain
Flynn turns life at the Haddirron Naval Academy upside down, but is this fast talking, fast thinking privateer-in-training able to avoid the spectre of the Black Blot?
Chapter Nine .doc / Chapter Nine .pdf
Chapter 10 – April 2007
Cliffhanger
This episode starts and ends with a cliff, has espionage, counter-espionage, a love triangle, and the birth of an entirely new scientific principle.
Chapter Ten .doc / Chapter Ten .pdf
(The rest will show up here shortly as I pull them out of InDesign and reformat them for Word. Stay tuned, and thanks for your interest in The Sky Pirate!)
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