Havoc's Sword

I will be assuming that you have read the prior books in this series therefore there will be at least minor spoilers for those earlier books. Here we go again, at sea with Alan Lewrie...in more ways than one. I've mentioned before that I like this series except for any time Alan leaves his ship. Then......more

I just find many of the books in this series a bit too "earthy". Lambdin seems to be writing about his own fantasies that would likely never play out in real life, even among 19th-century sailors. That aside, the setting in the Caribbean makes for interesting reading and fills in some historical und......more

Reliably readable. I'm reasonably sure that there is some repeated material, and different readers will be looking for thrills in different places, but I am amazed (and amused) to see how well Dewey sustains the storyline while developing the main characters, especially our doughty hero, Alan Lewrie......more

Not full of exciting Naval actions, but so significant in context of the greater story line, so as not to be missed. Full of interesting, and dangerous characters both New and Old. Lewrie, at his best and worst and most vulnerable.......more

Another great read from Dewey I'm hooked for the rest of Lewrie!. I can't ever get enough.blah blah blah blah blah and more blah blah. Who thought up the number of words requirement for a review should be carted.......more