Publisher's Synopsis
The Ghost Pirates is a horror novel by English writer William Hope Hodgson, first published in 1909. In it, Hodgson never describes in any remarkable details the ghosts - if this is indeed what they are, since their true nature is left ambiguous - he merely reports on their gradual commandeering of the ship.William Hope Hodgson is revered as a writer of fantasy and horror fiction, among other genres. I've never read any Hodgson so I was looking forward to reading THE GHOST PIRATES, in part because of his reputation and because of Davi Sales wonderfully evocative cover art. Sad to say, I wasn't taken by THE GHOST PIRATES.Hodgson's tale deals with a sailing ship journeying to its doom, as related by a sole survivor named Jessop. As the voyage progresses, queer things start happening on board the ship. Phantoms seem to be walking the desk. At other times, strange mists encircle the ship. Ghost ships appear only to vanish. And then things turn deadly.
