Release Date: June 1, 2006 (U.S.A.) Then, after many days at sea, the crew of the Barnacle begin to act very strange after hearing a phantom-esque song floating over the waves. Each crew member wants to take the Barnacle in a different direction and away from the Sword's location. Jack seems unaffected by the Song, and wonders what is afoot. He is then taken deep below the ocean, after strange creatures start attacking the Barnacle and confronted with antagonist mermaids in an undersea mermaid kingdom. Jack says that he and his crew are after the Sword of Cortés. The mermaids then make a deal with Jack that when the crew eventually gets the Sword, they would have to return to the mermaid kingdom and give them the thing Jack values most. (Although they state that it is not physical treasure.) He also gives them the stone eye - which he does without thinking. Jack is then set free and his crew goes back to normal. It is a little while later, Jack realizes to his horror that the thing he values most is his freedom. (He has essentially sold himself to the Sirens.)

To begin with, I would like to say that this book is my favorite of the entire Jack Sparrow series, the best of the best. Why do I think this way? Well, I'm about to tell you...

I read this book immediately after the first book, "The Coming Storm", with the previous book fresh in my mind and expectancy to have this book just go further with the mission that Rob Kidd had set up in book one. Reasonable, correct?

I was completely and totally thrown off guard. I did not at all expect Rob Kidd to take this book in the direction he did. The mythology behind this book awes me in particular because I love sea myths of Krakens and Leviathans and Mermaids and other sea myths we all know. This book takes the myths further than most know introducing the Sirens and their ethereal song.

The idea of the Siren Song driving it’s victims mad with their greatest desire was a strike of genius I will always worship in Rob Kidd’s writing. The adventure, the comedy, the romance and the strikingly shocking ending all together have made this book a best of the best for me. I have read it many too many times and I can tell you, they don’t get much better than this.

The artwork-

The cover art on this book will always be my personal favorite out of all of them. It is beautiful and haunting, the contrast of colors catch my eye. Beautiful job, Mr. Orpinas.

A Five and a Half out of five for this book.

-Piratess-Bell

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