Hostile Shores

I feel a little guilty rating this book only three stars - technically three and a half, rounded down to three. I've read every book in Alan Lewrie series. I've followed the man's life from his humble beginnings as a teenage ne'er-do-well who is basically press ganged into the Royal Navy during the A......more

Good ol' reliable Dewey and his alter-ego Alan! A "rollicking good read" as they like to say. Alan is definitely maturing; his ram-catting is more notional, now, than before; it's his First Mate who does the dirty every chance he gets. Spoiler: We lose a beloved cat in this book. The author's regard......more

From success to failure! In this further tale of Alan Lewrie's we find him invoked in the successful retaking of the Cape and the father more unsuccessful taking of part of Argentina. The tale has some romance and lots more blood and thunder, with Lewrie's at some odds with his Commodore, Home Popham......more

I agree Lambdin is coasting and won't allow Captain Lewrie true success. It was a good book and a good read. I look forward to next years effort, hoping we don't spend the whole next book "on the hard" in England.......more

Ok though the story was weak lots of filler not as sharp as earlier books......more