- "Before the Black Pearl, there was a teenage stowaway named Jack Sparrow..."
- ―Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow tagline
Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow is a series of books written by Rob Kidd and published by Disney Press between 2006 and 2009. The first four books (Vols. 1-4) covered a story arc later known as The Quest for the Sword of Cortés, a title used in a collection of the same name as well as being used in-series as of the fifth book, The Age of Bronze.[1] In 2017, the series was reprinted and published under different book covers.
Synopsis[]
The official synopsis, as written in the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest junior novelization:[2]
- Beginning Spring 2006, Disney Press presents a series of all-new novels featuring Captain Jack Sparrow's years as a teenage stowaway. Here's a sneak peek at volume one...
- Pirates of the Caribbean:
- Jack Sparrow: The Coming Storm
- By Rob Kidd
Plot[]
The series deals with the early years of Captain Jack Sparrow, in the decades before the events of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The series began on June 1, 2006, with the release of the first two books, concluding July 29, 2008 with the twelfth volume. It is followed by the series Pirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the Brethren Court, which is set thirteen years before the events of the first film in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
The first four installments have been collected in the boxset volume, Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow: The Quest for the Sword of Cortés, published in October 2006.
Books[]
- Jack Sparrow: The Coming Storm
- Jack Sparrow: The Siren Song
- Jack Sparrow: The Pirate Chase
- Jack Sparrow: The Sword of Cortés
- Jack Sparrow: The Age of Bronze
- Jack Sparrow: Silver
- Jack Sparrow: City of Gold
- Jack Sparrow: The Timekeeper
- Jack Sparrow: Dance of the Hours
- Jack Sparrow: Sins of the Father
- Jack Sparrow: Poseidon's Peak
- Jack Sparrow: Bold New Horizons
- Jack Sparrow: The Tale of Billy Turner and Other Stories
Alternate covers[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Jack Sparrow: The Age of Bronze, p. 77: In Vols. 1-4: The Quest for the Sword of Cortés.
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (junior novelization), p. 146