The King's Privateer
A Historical, Fiction book. Of the first four Alan Lewrie novels, this is by far my favorite. There are...
1783: His Majesty's secret agentFresh from war in the Americas, young navy veteran Alan Lewrie finds London pure pleasure. Then, at Plymouth he boards the trading ship Telesto, to find out why merchantmen are disappearing in the East Indies. Between the pungent shores of Calcutta and teaming Canton, Lewrie-reunited with his scoundrel father-discovers a young French captain, backed by an armada of Mindanaon pirates, on a plundering rampage. While treaties tie the navy's hands, a King's privateer is free to plunge into the fire and blood of a dirty little war on the high South China Sea.Ladies' man, officer, and rogue, Alan Lewrie is the ultimate man of adventure. In the worthy tradition of Hornblower, Aubrey, and Maturin, his exploits echo with the sounds of crowded ports and the crash of naval warfare.
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 368 pages
- ISBN: 9780449224519 / 449224511
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I'm listening to the series - my public library has at least the first 8. What a swiving, swaggering, seafaring tale! A real man's series, but I'm enjoying it anyway.Update: finished all available - they are a very entertaining listen. Wish LAPL had them all. Of the first four Alan Lewrie novels, this is by far my favorite. There are lots of naval battles at sea, there is a wealth of sea lore and authentic sailing descriptions, there is the, by now in this series, usual ribald adventures of young Lt. Lewrie, who has yet to meet a young woman that he does not succeed in taking to bed.The... Another entertaining adventure.
