If you are one of the many people who can’t get enough of pirates, you might want to check out the “Pirate Princess” series by Dan E. Hendrickson.

The swashbuckling teen and young adult books that tell the story of Brandy, daughter of two famous pirates of the Caribbean in the early 19th century, include “Brandy, Ballad of a Pirate Princess” (247 pages; hardcover $32.01, paperback $15.95; ebook 99 cents, 2021), “Brandy, Dame of the Caribbean,” (261 pages; hardcover $30.95, paperback $15.95, ebook $5.95, Kindle 99 cents, 2024)

After unfortunate circumstances, Brandy hides out with her uncle in a tavern they run in Kingston, Jamaica. They have an encounter with Captain Joshua and his first officer John Edwards.

Joshua has been commissioned to help freed slaves of the Caribbean. He is also searching for his lost family. Along with a developing romance, Brandy is forced to reclaim a cursed ship and crew and face her mortal enemy from years past.

In the second book, Brandy deals with the fate of Zhang Yong, a Shaolin priest who taught her fighting skills. She comes up against the dreaded butcher of the South China Sea, the Jaded Empress.

The series is filled with action and realistic fight scenes inspired by Hendrickson’s 30 years practice and teaching of martial arts.

There are a few historical figures in the series. The main characters are not based on figures from the past. Brandy was inspired by Hendrickson’s two daughters. The settings are accurate.

The first book takes place in the decade beginning in the 1830s and the second begins after the 1850s.

Says Hendrickson, in those times, “Pirates were more freelance slavers than anything else.

“I don’t romanticize pirates like they do in movies,” he says.

In the series, Brandy may have pirate ancestry, but she and her comrades are supporters of the abolitionist movement prevalent among certain sailors.

“England freed its slaves in 1831. That was done by William IV, who was known as the Sailor King because he was an admiral before he took over the throne. Many British sailors remained loyal to him,” says Hendrickson in a phone interview from his office in Lancaster.

“There were ships with sailors that would help slaves and give them their freedom. They were attacked by southern American ships who claimed they were stealing property.

“England was very divided about slavery. There was a fight for a long time because it was very profitable.

“The underground railroad in the States that helped slaves get to the North is rightfully famous, but it has overshadowed the naval underground railroad that moved them southward. It took people to Maroon settlements in the Caribbean.”

Hendrickson was born in Wyoming and moved to Lancaster in 1996. He is the owner of Detailing Technologies, an auto shop. His travel work as a lay minister led him to take varied jobs, including as an emergency medical technician and in law enforcement.

He has written nine books, including three in the “Last Enemy” action series with an additional prequel.

In 2013, he published “Magi Apprentice,” about a cavalry cadet in the Parthian empire who studies star charts and their divine message, before the Magi discovered Jesus.

Hendrickson say he’s nearly finished with the sequel to the “Pirate Princess” series, which is “Railroad Man,” featuring Arthur, a son of Brandy and her husband.

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