Overview
From Justin Somper, award-winning author of the Vampirates series, comes a new swashbuckling fantasy adventure series. Welcome to Pirate Academy! The year is 2507 and a new dawn of piracy has begun. Jacoby Blunt and Jasmine Peacock are students at the elite Pirate Academy. But this is no ordinary pirate school: lessons range from Knots Class and Sailing to Combat Workshop. The teachers are all pirate legends, and the pressure is always on. When a mysterious new kid arrives with a terrible secret, Jacoby and Jasmine's training is put to the test. Suddenly the dangers are no longer simply out on the oceans but right here, amongst them. In the face of real peril, Jacoby, Jasmine, and the students of Barracuda class must battle against a ruthless and seemingly unstoppable new enemy—before time runs out and all their lives are at stake.
Full Product Details
Author: Justin Somper ,
Teo Skaffa
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint: Penguin Workshop
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 20.80cm
Weight: 0.187kg
ISBN: 9798217050420
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 17 February 2026
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
""A jolly high-seas adventure.""—Kirkus ""All the rip-roaring adventure you would expect from a Justin Somper book.""—Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series ""A gloriously action-packed adventure, full of characters you really care about.""—Cressida Cowell, bestselling author of How To Train Your Dragon ""An exciting blend of mysterious intrigue, hearty chuckles, and swashbuckling adventure—with a futuristic twist. Don't miss the boat on this one!""—Ben Costa, co-author of the Dungeoneer Adventures series
""An action-packed series opener.""—Kirkus ""All the rip-roaring adventure you would expect from a Justin Somper book.""—Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series ""A gloriously action-packed adventure, full of characters you really care about.""—Cressida Cowell, bestselling author of How To Train Your Dragon ""An exciting blend of mysterious intrigue, hearty chuckles, and swashbuckling adventure—with a futuristic twist. Don't miss the boat on this one!""—Ben Costa, co-author of the Dungeoneer Adventures series
Author Information
Justin Somper is the award-winning author of ten books for middle-grade and teen readers, including the Vampirates series, which has been published in thirty-five countries and twenty-five languages, as well as Allies & Assassins and its sequel, A Conspiracy of Princes. A Brit by birth, Justin relocated to Perth, Western Australia, with his Aussie husband, PJ, in 2022. Here, Justin has been writing the Pirate Academy adventures—in between refreshing dips in the Indian Ocean, inspiring visits to lighthouses, and long-overdue sailing lessons. Learn more at justinsomper.com. Teo Skaffa has lived in many places but currently lives in an abandoned school building in the outskirts of the city of Groningen in the north of the Netherlands. Besides making art, he likes the color pink, synthesizers, and making music with outdated technology under the name A Ghost in the Woods. He does NOT like room-temperature watermelon. He likes drawing creepy-cute atmospheric scenes and characters, and is grateful that he’s able to make a living by drawing, especially since he’s not particularly good at anything else.
