Elise McGill and The Thief of The Sea

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A mysterious illness known as Ghost Blight is sweeping the Four Great Oceans and no island is safe, not even tiny Prospect Island where young Elise McGill resides.

When her ill father begins to turn invisible from the curse blight, Elise doesn't know what to do... until she learns the legend of the Sea King and his Trident of Triumph. Anyone who brings the shattered golden trident to the ruins of the great Ocean Palace will be granted one wish. Elise knows immediately what she must do. After meeting the mysterious rogue and sea thief Captain Jonas Archibell, the two head out on an open seas adventure to locate the trident.

On their journey, they encounter everything from rampaging sea beasts, angry admirals, and even the dreaded pirate ghost ship, all while battling the Captain's inner demons at the same time. Will Elise's true treasure be the Trident of Triumph or the friends she made along the way?

Read on in this action packed open seas adventure, inspired by Treasure Island, Pirates of the Caribbean, One Piece and the Wind Waker

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2022
Author: Pianos In The Evening Sun

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.8/ 5.0
Followers: 23
Views: 31,662

Chapters(90 total)

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M W Arita AuthorRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
If you're a fan of swash-buckling pirate adventures and a wacky hijinks, you're going to have a great time with Elise McGill.
To save her dying father, Elise ventures out on the high seas in search of pieces of a treasure that may have the power to heal him. Along the way, she bumps into a colorful cast of characters and the adventure transforms into something more dangerous and complex.
While the titlular heroine herself is a tad passive and mostly reacts to what's going on around her, I found her believable for a child character.
Much like the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, the true star here is the "Jack Sparrow" captain character, Archibell. He's just the right balance of cool and comedic, and acts as an effective foil for Elise.
The supporting cast is hilarious. My favorite among them is Tony, a talking trout with a Brooklyn accent. He gets by the far the funniest and most memorable lines in the series. His counterpart and love interest is Sincirce, a witchy femme fatale who balances out the team with her own flavor of wacky antics, too.
A character I'd like to see a lot more of is Chloe, the pre-teen queen of an island nation who struggles to balance her royal dutires and her desire to become a pirate captain and live a life of freedom. Honestly, she overshadows Elise to the point where I'd like to see Chloe get her own series in the future.
So go on, me hearties, and sail the seven seas with Elise, Archibell, and the crew! You won't regret it.