The cover of The Curse of Dragon Tail Island by Jonathan Nevair.

A once-legendary pirate and his loyal crew out to retake the high seas…

Captain James R. Hawk, aka Trusty Jack, and his salty scoundrels are do-gooder buccaneers leaving a trail of merry mayhem in their wake. Their credo: ignore the corrupt laws of the Jewel Island’s greedy governor and sail the tropical seas in search of treasure, freedom, and adventure.

But when the governor’s royal navy teams up with a powerful mage, Trusty Jack’s sordid past catches up with him. Lost love, lost lives, and a lost ship haunt the legendary pirate. That’s when a cunning gnome arrives from the mainland with a daring proposal. Will Jack muster the salty courage to sail through the illusion-filled mists to reach a forbidden island? The ghostly horrors and powerful curse at his destination will test more than his pirate mettle. He’ll have to weigh the price of gold against the risk of peril to himself, his crew, and those he loves… and face down a haunting past trailing in his wake.

The cover of The Curse of Dragon Tail Island by Jonathan Nevair

Dragonlance meets Pirates of the Caribbean in this swashbuckling pirate fantasy – a revenge fueled tale of clashing cutlasses, monsters and magic, second-chance romance, and salty sea adventure!

A picture of the cover of The Curse of Dragon Tail Island on the left with the caption "Set Sail with the Salty Scoundrels, Coming January 2026" on the right

DETAILS:

RELEASE DATE: January 20, 2026
PUBLISHER: Cantinool Books
LANGUAGE: English
CATEGORY: Adult Fantasy

ISBN-13: 979-8992973914
ISBN-13: 979-8992973921
ISBN-13: 979-8992973907

COVER ARTIST:  Stephen Wood (website)

COVER DESIGN: MIBLart

Headshot of author Jonathan Nevair

Jonathan Nevair is an author and educator originally from Long Island, NY. After two decades in the classroom, he finally got up the nerve to write fiction. He has written five novels – a space opera trilogy (Wind Tide) and two books in an ongoing spy-fi series (Agent Renault Adventures). His short fiction is published in sci-fi journals, including Simultaneous Times and Eldritch Science. (SFWA, full member). Find him online at @JNevair.

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