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 1782 First officer on brig o'war . . .
Fresh from duty on the frigate Desperate in her fight with the French Capricieuse off St. Kitts, Midshipman Alan Lewrie passes his examination board for Lieutenancy and finds himself commissioned first officer of the brig o'war Shrike. There's time for some dalliance with the fair sex, and then Lieutenant Lewrie must be off to patrol the North American coast and attempt to bring the Muskogees and Seminoles onto the British side against the American rebels (dalliance with an Indian maiden is just part of the mission). Then it's back to the Caribbean, to sail beside Captain Horatio Nelson in the Battle for Turks Island. . . .
Naval officer and rogue, Alan Lewrie is a man of his times and a hero for all times. His equals are Hornblower, Aubrey, and Maturin--sailors beloved by readers all over the world.
Praise for The Naval Adventures of Alan Lewrie
"Plenty of action . . . Fast-paced, graphically descriptive and well-plotted."
--The Virginian-Pilot & The Ledger-Star
"Fast-moving. . . A hugely likable hero, a huge cast of sharply drawn supporting characters: there's nothing missing. Wonderful stuff."
--Kirkus Reviews©1996 Dewey Lambdin; (P)2010 Random House
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a very good book from a great series, if you liked hornblower, this is better.

a top book and a top read, impressed on both front

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good easy fun ...an enjoyable light read but who bloody cares ? well I guess I do .... gonna have to listen to the next one

Sharpe meets Horatio

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Guns and thunder tale, historic naval warfare descriptions good, excellent narration. The unnecessary detail of coupling is superfluous.

Good story & narration. No need of risqué detail

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The story was very enjoyable an interesting mix of history and fiction. The narration was also good.

Great story with interesting characters

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The lead character is developing well in this book, not the clean cut do-gooder of many novels but a muddled and challenged soul being shaped as his journey continues.
Not sure on why the bedroom moments get such detail but far more annoying is the continual chafe of mispronunciation by the narrator. Overall narration is pretty good (dodgy effort at the Scandinavian character!) but regular incorrect knowledge of nautical terms (fo’csle - go all, bulwark - bullock, leadsman -Leeds man etc) takes the edge of off the performance.
Notwithstanding that - a very good listen!

Engaging plot!

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