On Stranger Tides
On Stranger TidesTim Powers
Characters in On Stranger Tides
10 characters, main characters first.Main characters
John Chandagnac
A puppeteer who sails to Jamaica to claim his inheritance, is captured by pirates and takes the name Jack Shandy.
Antagonists
Benjamin Hurwood
A former professor with a dark magical ambition, travelling with his daughter.
Blackbeard
The pirate captain of the Queen Anne's Revenge, a voodoo sorcerer raising an army of the living and the dead.
Supporting characters
Beth Hurwood
Benjamin Hurwood's daughter, held aboard the pirate ship, and Shandy's love interest.
Philip Davies
A notorious pirate skipper who commands the sloop Jenny.
Leo Friend
Hurwood's aide aboard the pirate ship.
Sebastian Chandagnac
Chandagnac's deceitful uncle, whom he sets out to confront in Jamaica.
Stede Bonnet
Blackbeard's partner, who captains the sloop Revenge.
Skank (On Stranger Tides)
Shandy's quartermaster among the pirates.