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The Castaways Of The Flying Dutchman

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Now, this series isn't without its downsides. First off, it isn't very child friendly; in fact, I wouldn't suggested it to younger children, who may favor the Redwall books more. Many of the characters use swear words as part of their common speech, as they are often times buccaneers. In addition, it can be rather violent at times. In only the first part of one of the books, an entire crew is either drowned, murdered, or executed. Combat with guns and swords, as well as other deaths happen frequently. This again causes it difficult for this to be a child friendly series sometimes, but that doesn't mean it isn't the wrong book for teenagers or tweens - in fact, it is perfect for people of that age or older. So if you want to wait a few years before reading these books, that is a wonderful solution. …show more content…

To begin, the publishing order of the books do not necessarily follow a chronological order. Half of the first book takes place in 1896, while the other half is two hundred seventy six years earlier, the second book in 1628, and the third book in 1703. Evidently the time doesn't change the main characters, who are ageless, yet it can lead to the reader feel perplexed as to where the characters are. Also, the series has a very open-ended feel to it, since the author probably purposely did that so he could write more additions to the story. Unfortunately, Jacques died in 2011, and so the series remained with three

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