Books by Daryl Cobb

Pirates: The Ring of Hope is a Kirkus Review recommended read, saying, "The characters are rich and beautifully rendered, and the story is sprinkled with humor." Also calling it, "(A) spirited swashbuckling tale of mystery and magic." 

 A mysterious bottle with a deadly message is at the center of this pirate story that finds the crew of the Rising Sea unknowingly in grave danger.  The evil Captain Darfous Warner has his sights set on The Ring of Hope and he will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants.

Twelve-year-old Peter Nichols steps out of the modern world and right into the middle of this pirate mystery that has him struggling with right and wrong, good and evil and the meaning of friendship and family.  After a week filled with strange dreams, missing friends and menacing pirates, Peter’s struggle to do the right thing comes to a head as he puts not only himself but his best friend in danger of becoming casualties of Captain Warner’s deadly plot.