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Brewer and the Barbary Pirates

By: James Keffer
Narrated by: Nigel Peever
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It is said that a man is grown by his past, and so it was with William Brewer. Before he took command of HMS Defiant in a hurricane and before he hunted pirates in HMS Revenge, Brewer endured a crucible of fire that molded him into the legend he became.

Fresh from the tutelage of Napoleon Bonaparte on St. Helena, Brewer signs on for a cruise under Captain Bush in HMS Lydia to the Mediterranean to battle the Barbary Pirates. Here, Brewer learns to fight, but he also learns what it means to command men in battle and what it takes to order men to their deaths.

Their enemy is a Scottish renegade who is responsible for the deaths of dozens of his fellow sailors over the years and the selling of hundreds of Europeans into African slavery. Along the way, Brewer is introduced to new heroes and new devils. He also receives sage advice from no less than the Duke of Wellington himself. In the end, Brewer has to use all he’s learned - not to mention going beyond all that - to save HMS Lydia from total destruction at the hands of pirates.

©2019 James Keffer (P)2021 Penmore Press Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Sea Adventures Pirate Adventure
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This is chronologically before book 1&2.

I left off this series, despite listening to all the genre because I thought it was a radio play, which ruins a book (I have sufficient imagination, and anyway description is part of the art of writing). The noises are distracting and annoying...do we really need to hear guls and chair scrapping?....but in the end you get used to them.

The book is a bit warm and sweet, lacking realism; the plot is perhaps simple, but a good story and I liked it. It is not exactly Dewey Lamdin or other great writers of this genre. But entertaining anyway. From a 'history' perspective the later time period is of course more novel; not so common.

I like the narrator he is clear and has good range... probably why I thought it was a play. Again Christian Rodska is a hard man to live up to.

All in all worth a listen if you like this sort of stuff.

Chronologically book 1

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Brilliant story from the series of Lt brewer narrated by Nigel with all the sound effects making it all the better to listen cheers Dave & Linda😎

Brilliant

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I like all this set of audio books I play it all in one go

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Once again another stunning production from the studios of Nigel Peever. Each character was believably realised and with the authoritative narration, music and authentic sound effects, the whole thrilling adventure was brought to life fantastically.

Awesome! Exactly how an audiobook should sound

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Having read books 1 and 2 in this series I was a bit surprised that this one steps back in time to events preceding the first 2 stories. However that doesn't detract much from the enjoyment of more of Brewers exploits. Characters are well developed and many of them feel like old friends. Nigels narration is exceptional and the overall quality of the production is very good. Sound effects enhance the audible experience of listening to this kind of book.
I was kindly given a copy of this book by the narrator and leave this honest review. Now for book 4! ☺

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