Mama Fick, a whacky shoemaker named “Left Boots,” a corrupt sea captain, snooty British officials, drug smugglers and beautiful women—just a sampling of the colorful characters who populate this latest—and final—chapter in the life and times of Anthony Blondell.

Covering the first seventeen years of his life, "The Unpaid Piper" follows Blondell from the South African countryside of his childhood to the ships he sailed on and the exotic ports-o'-call he visited as a teenager wise beyond his years.

Filled with tales of adventure, adversity and life lessons learned, this is a story for the ages as only Anthony Blondell can tell it.