diff --git a/pirate/pirate.py b/pirate/pirate.py
index 247ef65..dae16e2 100755
--- a/pirate/pirate.py
+++ b/pirate/pirate.py
@@ -134,14 +134,18 @@ def parse_args(args_in):
                         help='specify a sort option', default='SeedersDsc')
     parser.add_argument('-R', '--recent',
                         action='store_true',
-                        help='torrents uploaded in the last 48hours.'
+                        help='torrents uploaded in the last 48hours. '
                              '*ignored in searches*')
     parser.add_argument('-l', '--list-categories',
                         action='store_true',
                         help='list categories')
     parser.add_argument('--list-sorts', '--list_sorts',
                         action='store_true',
-                        help='list Sortable Types')
+                        help='list types by which results can be sorted')
+    parser.add_argument('-p', '--pages',
+                        default=1, type=int,
+                        help='the number of pages to fetch. '
+                             '(only used with --recent)')
     parser.add_argument('-L', '--local', dest='database',
                         help='a csv file containing the Pirate Bay database '
                              'downloaded from '
@@ -271,6 +275,7 @@ def connect_mirror(mirror, printer, args):
         url = pirate.torrent.find_api(mirror, args.timeout)
         results = pirate.torrent.remote(
             printer=printer,
+            pages=args.pages,
             category=pirate.torrent.parse_category(printer, args.category),
             sort=pirate.torrent.parse_sort(printer, args.sort),
             mode=args.action,
diff --git a/pirate/torrent.py b/pirate/torrent.py
index aa13780..ec39f77 100644
--- a/pirate/torrent.py
+++ b/pirate/torrent.py
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ def build_magnet(name, info_hash):
         info_hash, parse.quote(name, ''))
 
 
-def build_request_path(mode, category, terms):
+def build_request_path(mode, page, category, terms):
     if mode == 'search':
         query = '/q.php?q={}&cat={}'.format(' '.join(terms), category)
     elif mode == 'top':
         cat = 'all' if category == 0 else category
         query = '/precompiled/data_top100_{}.json'.format(cat)
     elif mode == 'recent':
-        query = '/precompiled/data_top100_recent.json'
+        query = '/precompiled/data_top100_recent_{}.json'.format(page)
     elif mode == 'browse':
         if category == 0:
             raise Exception('You must specify a category')
@@ -111,25 +111,30 @@ def build_request_path(mode, category, terms):
     return parse.quote(query, '?=&/')
 
 
-def remote(printer, category, sort, mode, terms, mirror, timeout):
-    query = build_request_path(mode, category, terms)
-    # Catch the Ctrl-C exception and exit cleanly
-    try:
-        req = request.Request(
-            mirror + query,
-            headers=pirate.data.default_headers)
+def remote(printer, pages, category, sort, mode, terms, mirror, timeout):
+    results = []
+    for i in range(1, pages + 1):
+        query = build_request_path(mode, i, category, terms)
+
+        # Catch the Ctrl-C exception and exit cleanly
         try:
-            f = request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout)
-        except urllib.error.URLError as e:
-            raise e
+            req = request.Request(
+                mirror + query,
+                headers=pirate.data.default_headers)
+            try:
+                f = request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout)
+            except urllib.error.URLError as e:
+                raise e
 
-        if f.info().get('Content-Encoding') == 'gzip':
-            f = gzip.GzipFile(fileobj=BytesIO(f.read()))
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        printer.print('\nCancelled.')
-        sys.exit(0)
+            if f.info().get('Content-Encoding') == 'gzip':
+                f = gzip.GzipFile(fileobj=BytesIO(f.read()))
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            printer.print('\nCancelled.')
+            sys.exit(0)
 
-    return sort_results(sort, parse_page(f))
+        results.extend(parse_page(f))
+
+    return sort_results(sort, results)
 
 
 def find_api(mirror, timeout):
diff --git a/tests/test_torrent.py b/tests/test_torrent.py
index fd6ecce..a146cc9 100755
--- a/tests/test_torrent.py
+++ b/tests/test_torrent.py
@@ -70,18 +70,18 @@ class TestTorrent(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_request_path(self):
         # the args are (mode, category, terms)
         succeed = [
-            (('recent',   0, []), '/precompiled/data_top100_recent.json'),
-            (('recent', 100, []), '/precompiled/data_top100_recent.json'),
-            (('top',      0, []), '/precompiled/data_top100_all.json'),
-            (('top',    100, []), '/precompiled/data_top100_100.json'),
-            (('search', 100, ['abc']), '/q.php?q=abc&cat=100'),
-            (('search', 100, ['abc', 'def']), '/q.php?q=abc%20def&cat=100'),
-            (('search', 100, ['\u1234']), '/q.php?q=%E1%88%B4&cat=100'),
-            (('browse', 100, []), '/q.php?q=category%3A100'),
+            (('recent', 1,   0, []), '/precompiled/data_top100_recent_1.json'),
+            (('recent', 2, 100, []), '/precompiled/data_top100_recent_2.json'),
+            (('top',    1,   0, []), '/precompiled/data_top100_all.json'),
+            (('top',    1, 100, []), '/precompiled/data_top100_100.json'),
+            (('search', 1, 100, ['abc']), '/q.php?q=abc&cat=100'),
+            (('search', 1, 100, ['abc', 'def']), '/q.php?q=abc%20def&cat=100'),
+            (('search', 1, 100, ['\u1234']), '/q.php?q=%E1%88%B4&cat=100'),
+            (('browse', 1, 100, []), '/q.php?q=category%3A100'),
         ]
         fail = [
-            (('browse',   0, []), Exception),
-            (('asdf',   100, []), Exception)
+            (('browse', 1,   0, []), Exception),
+            (('asdf',   1, 100, []), Exception)
         ]
         for inp, out in succeed:
             path = pirate.torrent.build_request_path(*inp)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class TestTorrent(unittest.TestCase):
         with patch('urllib.request.Request', return_value=req_obj) as req:
             with patch('urllib.request.urlopen', return_value=res_obj) as res:
                 results = pirate.torrent.remote(
-                    MagicMock(Printer), 100, sort, 'top',
+                    MagicMock(Printer), 1, 100, sort, 'top',
                     [], 'http://example.com', 9)
                 req.assert_called_once_with(
                     'http://example.com/precompiled/data_top100_100.json',