Starred selection in Our Choice 2006 Guide to Canada's Best Children's Books, Canadian Children's Book Centre • Nominated title Silver Birch Award • Nominated title Diamond Willow Award • Recipient of the Canadian Authors' Association 2006 Lilla Stirling Award

Torrie and the Pirate-Queen
A Torrie Quest
by K.V. Johansen
Illustrated by Christine Delezenne
ISBN: 1550379011 (HC)
ISBN: 1550379003 (pbk.)
Published March 2005 by Annick Press

Watch a video clip of the author reading from Pirate-Queen

In the days when the granddaughter of Rufik and Cossypha is Queen of Erythroth, Torrie sets out on another adventure, this time at sea. Anna is a young sea-captain on a mission to rescue her father from Nevilla the Pirate-Queen. She has a dozen retired pirates to crew her ship, the Shrike, and a secret weapon: Torrie, oldest of the Old Things of the Wild Forest. Pirates, magical treasure, a sea-serpent, a marooned prince and a kingdom under a terrible curse...

The Danish translation of Torrie and the Pirate-Queen, entitled Sørøverdronningen, is available from Forlaget Thorup in Denmark
(ISBN: 87-7889-279-1).

Reviews

"K.V. Johansen enthrals readers and has them on the edge of their seats... Johansen has brought the characters to life and captivates readers by taking them on a journey they will never forget. This magical adventure should be added to all schools and libraries." - Georgie Perigny, Canadian Review of Materials

"K.V. Johansen is really on to something with the continuing adventures of Torrie ....This is a great series for 8-to-12-year-olds. Don't miss it."
- John Burns, Georgia Straight

"Quirky and original!"
-- O.R. Melling, author of The Chronicles of Faerie

Torrie and the Pirate-Queen was translated into Macedonian by Marija Todorova and published by Vermilion Books, April 2013 as Тори и пиратската кралица.


Other Torrie Quests
Torrie and the Dragonslayers
Torrie and the Firebird
Torrie and the Snake-Prince

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