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Title: Havoc's Sword: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure (Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures (Hardcover)) by Dewey Lambdin ISBN: 0-312-28688-0 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Lambdin rocks!
Comment: If you're interested in a dry, historically precise, nautical read lacking humor, this may not be the read for you. However, if you enjoy spot-on period characterizations of the late 18th early 19th century nautical world, this is a book you should read.
Lambdin writes with great humor; sometimes tongue in cheek. His characters are captivating, often flawed but always in keeping with the mores of the time. For an American, his knowledge of British seamanship and ability to write from an English perspective is nothing short of amazing. His ability to incorporate historical events into stories of great adventure will certainly encourage younger readers as well amateur historians to do further research on the events he cites. (...)
At no small expense, I have managed to collect all of Dewey Lambdin's books in hardcover so that future generations of my family may be thoroughly entertained by an arousing romp through the "not-so-distant past". I highly recommend all of Lamdin's work to those readers who possess a love of adventure as well as a sense of humor. Warning: Not for the prudish.
Rating: 2
Summary: Sea sick
Comment: While this book offered so much promise, the fact is that I found it difficult to follow and not in keeping with the rest of the series. The French characters take some time to sort out and the confusion only mounts with the author's British writing style. Historical references are used with abandon and many are incorrect for the timeline of the book. While it is a fair yarn, all I can say is that I'm glad the local library bought it instead of me.
Rating: 4
Summary: setting the stage...stand by
Comment: While this latest adventure doesn't have the punch of some of the earlier novels it does set the stage for Alan Lewrie's followers to have some interesting reading in the future. Very solid in maintaining Lambdin's grasp of the nautical aspects...although I will say that Soft Rabbit's son making an appearance is a bit of a stretch.
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Title: Sea of Grey: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure (Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures (Paperback)) by Dewey Lambdin ISBN: 0312320167 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Sharpe's Christmas by Bernard Cornwell ISBN: 0972222014 Publisher: Sharpe Appreciation Society Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: King's Captain: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure by Dewey Lambdin ISBN: 0312305087 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Jester's Fortune (The Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures Series, No. 8) by Dewey Lambdin ISBN: 1590130340 Publisher: McBooks Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Sharpe's Escape : Portugal, 1810 (CORNWELL, BERNARD) by Bernard Cornwell ISBN: 0060530472 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 30 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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