Purple Pirate
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| Author | Talbot Mundy |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Tros |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Appleton-Century |
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Publication date
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1935 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 367 |
| OCLC | 581460 |
| Preceded by | Queen Cleopatra |
Purple Pirate is a fantasy novel by author Talbot Mundy. It was first published in 1935 by Appleton-Century.
Plot introduction
The novel concerns the further adventures of Tros of Samathrace who battles intrigue in Cleopatra's court while he woos her sister.
Reception
Galaxy reviewer Floyd C. Gale noted that the novel avoided the decline in quality he expected in sequels, matching the prior volume in "plot audacity, skill of execution and characterization."[1]
File:Purple pirate gnome.jpg
dust-jacket by W.I. van der Poel from the Gnome Press reprint
Publication history
- 1935, US, Appleton-Century, Pub date 1935, Hardback
- 1935, UK, Hutchinson, Pub date 1935, Hardback
- 1959, US, Gnome Press, hardcover
- 1970, US, Avon Books, paperback
- 1977, US, Zebra Books, paperback
References
- ↑ "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", Galaxy, February 1960, p.165.
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