Cover of Wake of the Perdido Star

Wake of the Perdido Star

  • 1999 first published
  • 398 pages
  • 12 editions

Gene Hackman and Daniel Lenihan's Wake of the Perdido Star (1999) is a historical fiction and pirate adventure novel. The story is set in Cuba, in To 1810. Readers will find themes of pirates.

5 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 12 editions.

It runs to roughly 398 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • To 1810

Subjects

  • Men's adventure
  • Cuba
  • Pirates
  • Historical
  • Action & adventure

Quick answers

Who wrote Wake of the Perdido Star?

Wake of the Perdido Star was written by Gene Hackman and Daniel Lenihan and first published in 1999.

What genre is Wake of the Perdido Star?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction, Pirate Fiction and Adventure.

How long is Wake of the Perdido Star?

The median edition has 398 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Wake of the Perdido Star?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle, David Balfour and The Sea-Hawk.

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