''Pirateology: A Pirate Hunter's Companion'' is the fourth book in the Ologies series, created and published by The Templar Publishing Company in the UK, and published by
Candlewick Press
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Sebastian Walker launched Walker Boo ...
in North America in 2006.
This book is composed of what remains of that left behind by the fictional privateer Captain William Lubber. His journal tells of the chase of the notorious female pirate Arabella Drummond across the seven seas. Included in the book is a replica of a treasure map, leading to Arabella Drummond's buried treasure.
The author is
Dugald Steer
Dugald A. Steer (born 1965) is an English children's writer. He wrote books in the book series ''Ology''.
Biography Early life and education
Dugald Steer was born in 1965 and grew up in Surrey. He completed a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Eng ...
, while the book was designed by Nghiem Ta, and features the artwork of Ian Andrew,
Anne Yvonne Gilbert
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, Helen Ward, G. Hunt, R. Sella and Carole Thomann.
Daily accounts in journal
* September 13, 1723:
Boston
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,
Massachusetts
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* October 2, 1723:
Ocracoke Inlet
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,
North Carolina
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* October 25, 1723: Off Tortuga
* November 5, 1723:
Port Royal
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,
Jamaica
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Panama
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* December 17, 1724: Off Canton, China
* January 8, 1725:
Krakatoa
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,
Sunda Strait
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The strait takes its name from the Sunda Kingdom, which ruled the western portion of Ja ...
* May 22, 1725:
Madagascar
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* March 5, 1726:
Malta
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Nova Scotia
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* June 1, 1726:
Grand Banks
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,
Newfoundland
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Codemasters
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announced a licensing agreement to create
video games
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for the
Wii
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and
Nintendo DS
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based on ''Pirateology'', as well as ''
Dragonology
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'' and ''
Wizardology
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Paramount Pictures
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announced they were in the process of developing a film franchise centered around all of the Ologies books, by setting up a writers' room currently consisting of
Jeff Pinkner
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Early life and education
Born to a Jewish family,Michael Chabon
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born May 24, 1963) is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, D.C., he spent a year studying at Carnegie Mellon University before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, ...
, Lindsey Beer,
Joe Robert Cole
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,
Nicole Perlman
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and
Christina Hodson
Christina Hodson is an English screenwriter. She is best known for writing the films ''Bumblebee'' (2018), ''Birds of Prey'' (2020), and ''The Flash'' (2023). Her screenplay ''Shut In'' appeared on the 2012 edition of the Black List, an annua ...
. The vision for the franchise is the hope that each of the writers will embrace the books by working with visual artists to create treatments which will eventually evolve into seven movie scripts with interconnected stories. Paramount also announced that
Akiva Goldsman
Akiva Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director.
Goldsman's filmography as a screenwriter includes ''The Client (1994 film), The Client''; ''Batman Forever'' and its sequel ''Batman & Robin (film), Batman ...
will act as overseer and producer of the franchise.