The Pirate of Fathoms Deep by Megan Derr

Diplomatic intrigue with idiocy thrown in for amusement keeps the story going nonstop. Then the High King and Consort are brought into things, if you read the first story you know exactly how well Lesto and Sarrica get on. Humor and intrigue as the impressively named Blood of the Fallen and Hands of Death factor into events. 'I will teach you exactly what it means when we say that the only way to stop an Arseni is to bury us fathoms deep.' Next thing you know, the goats are on their own. Poor guy's minding his business when all of sudden trouble comes knocking on his door. You know, the one person you wish you'd had more time with in your past due to it ending too soon. High Commander Lesto's investigation of the gruesome scene leads to some intriguing developments, amusing actually, and a reunion of sorts. It all starts with a rather ominous and bloodthirsty scene, which might be a deterrent for some, but made me happy. Okay, the title kind of gives it away, but nonetheless few things make me as happy as reading about pirates. But the one-eyed guy is sarcastic and jerky so he's fun too. It is more like the Three Musketeers in ProgressiveLand.

Each book has tons of action with fighting ,killing, kidnapping, occasional torture. Much like the first book, there is a lot of politics going on in the kingdom and a larger story happening in the background. But, funny.īut, the good news is that his love interest is a former pirate, so the eye patch look totally works for him. I couldn't stop thinking about Wayne's World. So in this book we have a guy who lost an eye. My trans-buddy doesn't want to live without internet anymore than I do. We'll have to just fight the battle here to get equality. Well, except they don't have indoor plumbing or electricity. I'm wondering if we could sign up to live in this world. So, the names are a little confusing because they might seem gendered to us, but there is no clue there as to the person's gender assigned at birth through them.Īs someone who has a beloved family member who is trans. It is just an accepted thing that the children in this world pick out a gender when they are old enough to know what they are. So the deal is, and this isn't spoiling, it's just assumed that you understand - the world is gender-fluid to a point where transgender people are not pointed out as such. Duh! I thought I was all woke and shit, but no.

It is actually funny how our minds work because it took me about half of the first book to have that 'aha!' moment when I realized what was going on. If you look at the questions asked about this book you will see a little bit of confusion on who can or can't bear children in this world.

The Pirate of Fathoms Deep by Megan Derr