With her ship pursuing deadly pirates, she quickly becomes adept in the ways of the sea and fighting. Hiding her ability to read she signs up to board the HMS Dolphin, as she takes to the seas for adventure. After the leader of her street gang is killed she takes his clothes and, cutting her hair, assumes a new identity as a boy. Having been orphaned through the plague, Jacky is no stranger to tragedy with a keen eye for adventure and an even keener eye for riches. Starting out on the mean streets of London, Jacky Faber is a cocksure yet charismatic young girl who, after being orphaned, is forced to fend for herself. Starting with Faber’s land based adventures, she soon moves onto her sea based voyage. Meyer wanting to reach a young adult audience, he presents this in an easily accessible yet relatable manner. Originally published on June the 6th, 2012, this novel helped introduce the character of Mary ‘Jacky’ Faber onto the literary scene. Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary ‘Jacky’ Faber, Ship’s Boy Proving popular with his audiences, Meyer has produced eleven books so far with more expected to follow soon, as the series will continue into the future with rumor of a film in the pipeline too. Following her life on the sea and beyond, the series charts the life and times of this young heroine as she progresses into adulthood. She soon gets nicknamed ‘Bloody Jack’ after killing a plunderer who boards their ship and attempts to kill one of her crew-mates. After the leader of the gang is murdered, she takes his clothes posing as a young boy, before embarking on a sea voyage aboard the ‘HMS Dolphin’. Based around an orphan named Mary Faber, they chronicle her progress from 19th century era London as she joins a street gang. Meyer, the ‘Bloody Jack’ series is a popular line of book set within the young adult historical genre.

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