Black Heart of Jamaica
Black Heart of Jamaica
Notice to the
Public of Jamaica
Due to the threat of a rebellion by the slaves of this island, be it therefore enacted that from this day, 1st July 1792, all persons report any suspicions of revolutionary plots immediately!

By Order of the Governor
Presenting the fifth adventure from the spirited Cat Royal in which she joins a travelling theatre, turns pirate, undertakes a Caribbean Cruise and gets mixed up in a slave revolt.
With a guest appearance from
Mr Billy Shepherd
(Formerly of Covent Garden.)
Prepare to swash your buckle in Cat's most outrageous adventure yet!
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misty wrote on 14 June 2010:
will there be a book six?
Hope so! See FAQs.
Grace B wrote on 12 June 2010:
Please can you tell me what is the next book after "Black heart of Jamaica"??? From Grace
Cat's Cradle (not yet out).
hayley wrote on 05 June 2010:
I am sooo excited about cats cradle but on your faqs it says that it is being published along with black heart of jamaica,which i already own is it still possible to buy them separately. xxx Love your books so much, read all of them !!!
They'll be separate. J
eli.p.f. wrote on 04 June 2010:
hello miss golding i'am very sorry if i'am bothering you but i wanted to now if cats cradle is the last book. eli.p.f.
See FAQs - I hope there will be more. J
Laura wrote on 01 June 2010:
I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT TO READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!! I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S PRINTED IN THE US YET....... But I read all the Companions Quartet, which was AMAZING! i just LoVe Julia Golding's books! Oh, hail Cat! Long Live Cat the Great! ^*^
All dates for books are on FAQ page if not yet out. J
Lila Featherstow wrote on 26 May 2010:
Cat Royal is the most amazing, lovely, strong, brave, beautiful, loyal, witty, graceful and talented person in modern (or in her case, not-so-modern) writing! These are the best books ever!
eli.p.f. wrote on 26 May 2010:
miss golding i'am very sorry if i'am bothering you,may i now were it is that you wright to the charecters if i may, and thank you very much. ELI.p.f.
You can write to Cat on her Q&A page in her section. Julia
eli.p.f. wrote on 26 May 2010:
hello miss.golding i do like the cat royal books i thank you for wrighting them.i ask if you can, not leave miss royal all alone,if you can.thank you for reading my messege.eli.p.f.
Marjorie wrote on 23 May 2010:
I just adore the cat royal series. And i can not wait until Black Heart of Jamaica comes out in the US! Also, I am really excited for Cat's Cradle to come out this year!!!! Julia Golding, you are an extremely talented author! :)
Thanks! J
Kate wrote on 20 May 2010:
I love Julia Golding's books she defintily is the best author ever! I'm am reading Cat O' Nine Tails now and it is really good! Can't wait to read more of her books!!!
Bri wrote on 17 May 2010:
I'm with Amber Cat and Syd forever (billy should have gotten a better wife though)
Don wrote on 17 May 2010:
Julia Golding is surely one of the greatest writers of all time! i've read the all the cat royal series and i brought cat among the pigeon onwards on each day they came out. hope it is made into a movie. Hurry up with Cats cradle Julia!As it is supposed to be the final book I hope its as great as the others! Its supposed to be coming out early 2011 in the UK.
Amber wrote on 15 May 2010:
Dear Kim No offense but ARE YOU CRAZY!!!!! Cat and Syd forever I mean Billy Boil Shepherd please that would be criminal plus Syd would either a.kill Billy b. kill himself or c.just get really depressed
Kim wrote on 05 May 2010:
i hope billy ends up w/ cat... i love it when the villain turns good... just, keep him creepy, okay?
Kato wrote on 17 April 2010:
He Julia, Could you put the sneak peek of Cats Cradle on here? It wasn't in the back of my copy of Black Heart.
Hi The publisher put it in the paperback - you must have a hardback. They don't like putting too much online because of copyright issues but nearer publication more will come out. Julia
rosie wrote on 15 April 2010:
Are there going to be anymore books after black heart of jamica? i love the cat royal books. i ve read them all about 3 times
See FAQs. J
nina wrote on 14 April 2010:
when will blackheart come out in the usa how lobng did it take for the others to come out is there a bif diff between the uk and the us version
See FAQ re dates. Very little difference between editions (cover and some spellings). J
Taylor wrote on 05 April 2010:
i just finished Black Heart of Jamaica and it was fantastic. You truly are a genius Miss Golding. Thank you so much for giving me these magnifacent books to read.
Lauren wrote on 02 April 2010:
I really enjoy Cat Royal books. every time i pick up a new book, i think, "What has Cat gotten into now?" I just cannot put them down! Julia Golding is a fabulous author. i encourage people to read this book series and, long live Cat. :)
danielle wrote on 30 March 2010:
i just want to say how much i luv this series!!!! i could not put them down!!! Syd Fletcher is my absolute FAVORITE character of all the books i've ever read!!! Thank you sooo much Ms. Julia for being sooooo great!!!!
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