Doctor Syn on the High Seas

by Russell Thorndike

Book Overview

The second in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndyke. Syn on the High Seas begins the adventure of Christopher Syn, a mild-mannered Doctor of Divinity, until tragedy and fate lead him to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617209791
• ISBN13: 9781617209796
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Black Curtain Press
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Saga Begins

This is the second Syn book written, but the first in chronological order. Dramatically, it is also one of the best, charting the tragic, exciting journey of young Christoper Syn through his formative years, experiencing marriage, betrayal, and a dark quest for revenge. This is the book that gives the origins of the pirate Captain Clegg, and sets the stage for Syn's eventual transformation into the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh. Thorndike's clever plotting and exciting storytelling is at it's best here, because of the dramatic arc of Syn - from a noble clergyman to bloodthirsty pirate. Although later books tend to be somewhat repetitive (though still entertaining), Doctor Syn on the High Seas is fresh and unencumbered by the tropes that the series would later develop. If you like high adventure, historical fiction, pirates, and a rousing story, this is a good bet. Doctor Syn is a compelling character, more complex than the typical masked heroes of the era (such as Zorro), and the twists and surprises are delivered with the deft precision of a learned dramatist. Which of course, Thorndike was.

The vicar who became a pirate

This is the first, in chronological sequence anyway, of Russell Thorndike's seven highly entertaining novels about the Reverend Doctor Syn, the apparently harmless vicar of Dymchurch in Kent who led a secret life as a pirate and smuggler. The full series is: 1) Doctor Syn on the High Seas 2) Doctor Syn Returns 3) The Further adventures of Doctor Syn 4) The Courageous Exploits of Doctor Syn 5) The Amazing Quest of Doctor Syn 6) The Shadow of Doctor Syn 7) Doctor Syn This first book tells the story of how Doctor Syn, the vicar of Dymchuch, resigned his living and went to sea to search for his missing wife. While searching for her he adopted the persona of the notorious pirate, Captain Clegg ...