1655. England is divided by civil war - and the Caribbean is becoming a battleground for empires.

Driven from his Barbados plantation by Cromwell’s agents, young Royalist Ned Yorke escapes aboard his sloop, Griffin, with a loyal band of servants, outcasts, and fugitives. He has lost his home, his inheritance, and any safe harbour beneath the English flag. All he has left is his ship, and Aurelia, the courageous woman he risks everything to save.

With nowhere to settle and enemies closing in, Yorke turns to the dangerous trade of the Caribbean. Smuggling soon gives way to buccaneering as he enters a lawless world of Spanish treasure, shifting alliances and ruthless privateers.

But when Cromwell’s expedition strikes at the heart of Spain’s island empire, Yorke and his unlikely crew are swept into a campaign that could transform the balance of power across the West Indies... or destroy them all.

Packed with sea battles, daring escapes, political intrigue, and swashbuckling adventure, Buccaneer is the thrilling first voyage in Dudley Pope’s Ned Yorke series, perfect for readers of classic pirate fiction and high-seas historical adventure.