Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Dr. Stravagante presents: Random Magic Tour - Pirates! Schedule



Random Magic Tour: Pirates!
May 10-30, 2011

Tour organization: Lyrika Publicis
Triton Tavern proprietress and guest relations: vvb32
Contact the tour: @RandomMagicTour

Rum + Plunder Treasure Hunt (May 11-30)
Win some marrrrrvelous plunder!
and
Bonus: Little Pirate Prizes
Cool surprise treasures scattered throughout the tour…

May 10
Mermaid’s Cove Musical Blog Hop
 
Shiver me timbers! Here be a round
of jolly tunes about the sweet trade.

Twitter: @Misha_1989
Songs for: Bold pirates

Twitter: @blodeuedd83
Songs for: Gloomy pirates

Songs for: Accidental pirates

Twitter: @vvb32reads
Songs for: Saucy pirates

Songs for: Scary pirates

Twitter: @BooksAtTinas
Songs for: Pirate queens

Twitter: N/A
Songs for: Poetic pirates

Twitter: @cerebrate
Songs for: Brave seafarers of every kind,
and a moment for all the lost ships.

Songs for: Jovial pirates

Songs for: Ominous pirates

Songs for: (Delightfully) campy pirates


May 11
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #1 of 10
Voting: May 26-27

and

Twitter: @vvb32reads
Triton’s Tavern opens: Tour updates 
Rum + Plunder tour hunt opens
Rum + Plunder: Join the hunt

May 12
Twitter: N/A
Feature: Discussion: Seafaring culture and beliefs
Feature: Pirate Queens: #1 of 10: The Lioness of Brittany

and

Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #2 of 10


May 13
Twitter: @ladyviolet3
Video review, Random Magic
Feature: Video reading, Random Magic
Feature: Pirate Queens: #2 of 10: Lai Choi San


May 14
Review (Dual language: English, Italian)
Feature: Arrrgh! How to talk like a pirate
Plus: Random Magic and unusual grub
Bonus: Free audio book, The Pirates Own Book
(Contemporary usage: The Pirates’ Own Book)

and

Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #3 of 10

and

Twitter: @vvb32reads
Feature: A Dandy in Distress (Part 1 of 3)


May 15
Review
Interview
Feature: Cinematic Swashbucklers
Bonus: Free audio book, Buccaneers and Pirates of our Coasts

and

Twitter: @vvb32reads
Triton’s Tavern meet-up
Tour tidbits and pints o’ grog
Feature: A Dandy in Distress,
the preposterous piratical melodrama 
continues (Part 2 of 3)


May 16
Twitter: @marybrebner
Review
Feature: Pirate Queens: #3 of 10: Jacquotte Delahaye
Bonus: Pirate puzzle

and

Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #4 of 10

and

Twitter: @vvb32reads
Feature: A Dandy in Distress (Part 3 of 3)


May 17
Twitter: @theEPICrat
Review
Feature: Grub and Bumbo
Feature: Pirate Queens: #4 of 10: Anne Bonny
Bonus: Free audio book, Among Malay Pirates and Other Tales of
Peril and Adventure

and

Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #5 of 10


May 18
Review
Feature: Gallery: Sailing the Seven Seas
Feature: Pirate Queens: #5 of 10: Grace O’Malley

and

Review
Feature: Finding Starboard
Bonus: Color-Me-Pirate

Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #6 of 10


Twitter: @vvb32reads
Feature: Music: Takes on pirate tunes
Feature: Pirate Queens: #6 of 10: Awilda

and

Twitter: @haleymathiot
Feature: Under the Black Flag

and

Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #7 of 10

May 20
Twitter: @TaraMQ
Video review, Random Magic
Feature: Post Like a Pirate
Feature: Pirate Queens: #7 of 10: A Salmagundi of She-Pirates

and

Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #8 of 10

and

Twitter: @vvb32reads
Triton’s Tavern meet-up
More tour tidbits and pints o’ grog.


May 21
Twitter: @Nafizaa
Review
Feature: Literary Brigands
Feature: Pirate Queens: #8 of 10: Anne Dieu-Le-Veut
Bonus: Free audio book, The Frozen Pirate

and

Review
Feature: The Lost Ship
Bonus: Free audio book, Treasure Island


May 22
Twitter: @LexieVamp666
Feature: Discussion: (Video) Real-life pirates
Bonus: Free audio book, Great Pirate Stories

and

Review
Feature: Casting Random Magic
Feature: Pirate Lairs: Ocracoke Inlet and the legend of Blackbeard’s ghost
Bonus: Pirate karaoke


May 23
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #9 of 10
Review
Bonus: Quiz: Find your Random Magic twin

and

Twitter: @vvb32reads
Feature: Radio show: Captain Blood

and

I <3 Reading (I Love Reading) 
Twitter: @iheartreads 
Review (Dual language, Flemish/English)
Bonus: Video lecture about pirate queen Grace O’Malley 
Bonus: Game: Blackbeard’s Gold

May 24
Feature: Kick-Ass Women

and

Review
Feature: By Land or Sea (Vintage maps)
Feature: Pirate Lairs: Tortuga, Port Royal,
New Providence and the Brethren of the Coast
Bonus: Game: Pirate Chains

and

Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #10 of 10


May 25
Twitter: @Gofita
Review
Feature: How-to: Pirate makeover
Bonus: Free audio book, The Sea Hawk
Bonus: (Video) Pirate movie night

and

Twitter: N/A
Review
Feature: Songs from the Sea (Sea shanties)
Feature: Pirate Queens: #9 of 10: Winnie Flapjack
Bonus: The Pirate Modiste (Dress-up doll)


May 26
Twitter: @lindsiking
Video review
Feature: Grog and Sangaree
Feature: Pirate Queens: #10 of 10: Mary Read
Bonus: Color-Me-Pirate

and

Video review
Feature: (Video) Top five Random Magic quotes
Feature: (Video) Reading from Random Magic
Bonus: The Mermaid Maker (Dress-up doll)

and

Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design dolls: Queens of the Sea
Voting for favorite design doll
(May 26-27)

May 27
Twitter: @MissIrenne
Feature: Discussion: Top 10 fictional corsairs and buccaneers
Bonus: Free audio book, Captain Blood
Bonus: Pirate karaoke

and

Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design dolls: Queens of the Sea
Voting for favorite design doll
(May 26-27)


May 28
Feature: Video discussion, Random Magic and pirates
(Int’l: Greek language, English transcript)
Bonus: Free audio book, Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates
Bonus: Game: Pirate’s Quest

and

Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea:
Fave design revealed, winner selected
(May 28)


May 29
Sea Wolves Reading Circle
Ahoy, matey! Here be a treasure chest of
great piratey reads, plucked from shelves
by a scandalous crew from near and far.

Twitter: N/A

Twitter: @MissIrenne

Twitter: @heynocupcake

Twitter: @cerebrate

Twitter: @Misha_1989

Twitter: @vvb32reads

Twitter: @BooksAtTinas


Twitter: N/A


May 30
The Parting Glass
Tour summaries and a pub sing

Wrap day! Feel free to visit all the cool
blogs on tour to browse wrap day posts.

Rum + Plunder: Final tallies
Little Pirate Prizes: Final tallies begin
Winners announced: June 6

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Everyone who comments on this post is eligible to win a surprise pirate book.
More information HERE
 
This giveaway is part of  "...and a bottle o'rum" event at vvb32reads.

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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Dr. Stravagante presents: Surprise Pirate Book Giveaway



It is time for a Pirate Giveaway! Arrrrrrrrr!
May is Pirate Month at my blog and if you comment on these pirate posts you are eligible to win a
Surprise Pirate Book!

All you have to do is:

1) Be a blog follower
2) Comment on this post with your email
3) Comment on at least one pirate post for your first entry
(you get one entry for every comment)
4)For another extra entry spread the word (link in comments)




This giveaway is open to any country that The Book Depository ships to.
 
Giveaway ends: May 31, 2011
Winners will be drawn via random.org and notified promptly.
 
Good luck!
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 Pirate Posts:
 
Random Magic Tour :  Pirates! Schedule 
Review + Giveaway: Random Magic by Sasha Soren - Talk like a Pirate!
Recipe: Baba Yaga’s Grasshopper Surprise
Giveaway: Free Audio Book - The Pirates Own Book
Review: The Fiddler's Gun by A. S. Peterson
Movies: Dr. Stravagante's Favorite Pirate Movies
Webcomic: The Pirate Balthasar by Deborha Daniele
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This giveaway is part of  "...and a bottle o'rum" event at vvb32reads.

 
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Friday, May 6, 2011

Dr. Stravagante presents: The Fiddler's Gun by A. S. Peterson

Description from Goodreads.

America is on the brink of war with England, and Fin Button is about to come undone. She's had it with the dull life of the orphanage, and she's ready to marry Peter and get away from rules, chores, and a life looked after by the ever-watchful Sister Hilde. But an unexpected friendship forms between Fin and the fiddle-playing cook, Bartimaeus, which sets her on a course for revolution. With Bart's beloved fiddle and haunting blunderbuss as her only possessions, Fin discovers her first taste of freedom as a sailor aboard the Rattlesnake. She's hiding some dark secrets, but there are bigger problems for the crew: they are on the run from the Royal Navy, and whispers of mutiny are turning the captain into a tyrant. When Fin finally returns home, will she find Peter still waiting, or will she find that she's lost everything she once held dear?

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The Fiddler’s Gun Ingredients:

Historical sea-adventure filled with pirates
Tomboyish heroine
Fiddle-playing pirate turned cook
Sweet best friend
Action
Humor
Friendship
Love
Redemption

Make compelling three dimensional characters by combining love and hate, light and darkness. Sift together pirates, orphans, sailors and soldiers and whisk them with engaging action sequences, breathtaking adventures and a dash of romance.  Top it with beautiful writing and humor.
Fiddler’s Gun is a jewel box of treasures,  an exciting journey for young adults and adults alike.
Fin’s story  continues in the second and last book, The Fiddler's Green.

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Traduzione della trama presa da Goodreads.

L'America è sull'orlo della guerra con l'Inghilterra, e Fin Button sta per perdere il controllo. Ne ha avuto abbastanza della vita monotona dell'orfanotrofio ed è pronta a sposare Pietro e a scappare dalle regole, dalle faccende domestiche e  da una esistenza sotto lo sguardo sempre vigile di Suor Hilde. Ma una inaspettata amicizia si forma tra Fin e il cuoco violinista, Bartimeo, che la porta sulla strada della rivoluzione. Con  solamente il violino caro a Bart e un vecchio fucile in suo possesso, Fin riceve il suo primo assaggio di libertà in veste di marinaio a bordo del “Serpente a Sonagli”. Costei nasconde alcuni oscuri segreti, ma ci sono problemi più grandi per l'equipaggio: sono in fuga dalla Royal Navy e mormorii di ammutinamento stanno trasformando il capitano in un tiranno. Quando Fin tornerà finalmente a casa, troverà Pietro ancora ad aspettarla o scoprirà di aver perso tutto ciò che una volta riteneva caro?

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Ingredienti di The Fiddler’s Gun:

Avventura storica fra mari infestati di pirati
Un maschiaccio di eroina
Un cuoco ex pirata nonché violinista
Un dolce miglior amico
Azione
Umorismo
Amicizia
Amore
Riscatto

Plasmate personaggi tridimensionali irresistibili combinando amore e odio, luce e oscurità. Setacciate insieme pirati, orfani, marinai e soldati e mantecate con coinvolgenti sequenze d’azione, avventure mozzafiato e un pizzico di romanticismo. Rifinite il tutto con uno splendido stile di scrittura ed umorismo.
Fiddler's Gun è uno scrigno di tesori, un viaggio emozionante sia per i giovani che per gli adulti.
La storia di Fin continua nel secondo e ultimo libro, The Fiddler's Green.

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This review is part of "...and a bottle o'rum" event at vvb32reads.
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Everyone who comments on this post is eligible to win a surprise pirate book.
More information about this giveaway HERE.
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