In an age when empires ruled the seas and the Inquisition ruled with fire, one Jewish pirate dares to defy them all.
When a half-dead stranger is hauled aboard the ship of the legendary Pirate Queen Sayyida al-Hurra, she expects another castaway. Instead, she finds Sinan-a physician, a fugitive, and the keeper of a mystical astrolabe etched in Hebrew script. Haunted by the slaughter of his family and hunted by Spain's most ruthless admiral, Sinan wants only death... until he's drawn into a mission that could free enslaved children and strike at the heart of the Inquisition itself.
From the glittering palaces of Iberia to the storm-lashed decks of Barbary corsairs, The Great Jew Pirate is a sweeping historical fantasy that blends swashbuckling adventure, Kabbalistic magic, and the unyielding fight for survival. Sinan and Sayyida's quest will pit them against kings, sultans, and demons-human and otherwise-forcing them to choose between revenge and redemption.
History remembers the conquerors. This is the story of those who fought back.