Pirates get a bad rap—and rightfully so! They plunder. They pillage. They, well, pirate. But pirates also have financial savvy (booty-finding skills), cool hardware (swords, hooks, etc.), marketing prowess (skulls and crossbones), and killer diving boards (planks.) Don't let the peg-legged limps fool you: these guys know how to insert themselves in quality yarns. Meet the most memorable swashbucklers on the high seas of literature, and get ready to find a treasure trove of adventures.

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Long John Silver is the quintessential pirate, and he has all the most coveted pirate accoutrements: a talking parrot, a peg-leg, and dubious morals.

Fishboy by Mark Richard
The crew of Fishboy plunders a soda machine, includes an inside out man, and seeks lost love on the open sea. No wonder young Fishboy stays onboard—even after he's dead.

The Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Dread Pirate Roberts is so legendary that he's more than one person. As his fellow character Vizzini would say, "Inconceivable!"

Peter Pan by James M. Barrie
Anyone who know anything about pirates knows that the mark of a true pirate is a missing body part. Captain Hook doesn't have a heart of gold, but he does have a metal hook for a hand.

The Corsair by Lord Byron
Conrad may be a pirate, but he's a pirate with morals. Sound like an oxymoron? Then you haven't read enough Byron.