The last manuscript written by this amazing author is just as thrilling as his earliest works. Having read Jurassic Park for a class assignment, when I saw this book on the bestseller list I knew I had to pick it up and I wasn't disappointed. The way Crichton sucks you into the privateering way of life in the New World, it's almost like the reader is taken back on another adventure with the newest Jack Sparrow, Captain Charles Hunter. The same knack for breaking the rules and the loyalty of his crew, Captain Hunter is the good version of Jack Sparrow. He even has a betrayer on his ship that reminds me of Captain Barbosa before he stole the Black Pearl away from Jack.
The action surrounding this story is out of this world but extremely believable at the same time. The expedition to gather treasure from the crown at all costs seems something the English would have done and the way Hunter manages his crew is typical yet original in all ways. I wouldn't even be surprised if Crichton got the inspiration for this novel from Captain Jack Sparrow himself. The way Crichton not only describes the action, but as well as the gruesome deaths can make almost anyone sick to their stomachs but it's this detail that keeps the story going.
I am sad to say that this author is no longer alive and this is probably the only finished manuscript that his family has found but Michael Crichton left a legacy behind him. With writing not only this novel but also Jurassic Park and many others, creating and filming the hit TV show ER, Michael Crichton is still the only writer to have had the number one book, movie, and TV show at the same time. He is missed greatly by the writing world.
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