Add in the seemingly hard-nosed but entrancing Captain Miranda, and the even nastier baddie, Ramada, and we have every shade of character on the spectrum. From the wily Admiral and her honest daughter to the bullies, murderers and haters of both the fleet and pirate ships, Compass must learn fast. She is used, threatened, supported and occasionally befriended by a wide range of characters which make this a huge ensemble piece. Sent on an undercover mission to work with the renegade pirate Miranda, Compass Rose’s task is to help the pirate Captain find the megalomaniac Ramada, who is determined to take over the Archipelago’s resources for her own gain.Ĭombine fast-paced action with swashbuckling adventure, a “will they- won’t they” romance, great dystopian world building and a wide-eyed and innocent main character coming to terms with a cut-throat world and Anna Burke has created a real page-turner.Ĭompass Rose is adorable, naive, trusting and completely unaware of her value. Introduce the young fleet navigator, Compass Ross, born facing north and always aware of her direction, she has an uncanny, almost psychic ability to tell where she is, predict currents and speed, and has quickly become a most prized tool for the Archipelago’s fleet Admiral. Imagine a world where the ice has melted, all that’s left are Archipelagos of land, food is scarce, medicines more so, fuel is made from sludge, the seas are polluted and in some places, the air is worse. Set in 2513 this dystopian fantasy, in the lesbian pirate sub-genre, was hard to put down. The first novel by Anna Burke, and what a great start. Set in 2513 this dystopian fantasy by Anna Burke, in the lesbian pirate sub-genre, was hard to put down.

Compass Rose by Anna Burke