The Ship Between the Worlds - Julia Golding

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Title: The Ship Between the Worlds
Author: Julia Golding
Genre: YA, fantasy
Rating: 3/5
# pages: 256
Date read: September, 2009

David Jones loves ships, particularly ships in bottles. His latest, the Golden Needle, is a fine pirate vessel. So when David wakes up to find himself being press-ganged on board, he assumes it's a dream. The only thing is, he isn't asleep!

The Golden Needle is crewed by a motley assortment of fiendish pirates, led by the once-terrifying Captain Fisher. The only thing they have in common is the desire to atone for past misdeeds, and a lot of gold thread. Now, trying to be good, they are desperately attempting to stitch together the many worlds - including our own - that are sliding towards obliteration in Inferno Rim.

But not every pirate in this new dimension is good. Some still have a yearning for gold. In hot pursuit of the Golden Needle is the Scythe, crewed by pirates who live only to steal the golden thread anchoring the worlds. Soon the Golden Needle will run out of time and golden thread - and then her crew will have to turn and face the Scythe. What will David do when the day of battle dawns? Who will win this fight to the death? If it is the Scythe, who will save the worlds? A swashbuckling adventure to shiver yer timbers!

In style the plot reminded me of a mixture of Peter Pan, Treasure Island and Pirates of the Caribbean. A sweet book for kids and YA. I hadn't expected much from it, so I was pleasantly surprised. Sure, I'm quite a bit older than the target audience, but it was charming enough to entertain me as well.