The Gun Ketch, Dewey Lambdin
The Gun Ketch, Dewey Lambdin
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The Gun Ketch
The Naval Adventures of Alan Lewrie

Author: Dewey Lambdin

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 13 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/09/2010


Synopsis

"You could get addicted to this series. Easily."
--The New York Times Book Review
1788--Bahamas Squadron . . .
A fighter, rogue, and ladies man, Alan Lewrie has done the unthinkable and gotten himself hitched--to a woman and a ship! The woman is the lovely Caroline Chiswick. The ship is the gun ketch, Alacrity, bound for the Bahamas and a bloody game of cat and mouse with the pirates who ply the lunatic winds there. But while war comes naturally to the young husband, politics doesn't. Sure that a powerful Bahamian merchant is behind a scourge of piracy, Lewrie runs afoul of the Royal Governor--who holds the most precious hostage of all. . . .
From the windswept Carolinas to the exotic East Indies, Alan Lewrie fights and frolics with all the wild abandon of the high seas themselves. He's a true swashbuckling naval hero in the age of great sailing ships.
"Grand, satisfying . . . Fans as well as newcomers will relish Lambdin's unerring depiction of Navy politicking, the niceties of Nassau society . . . and, in fact, all the rich details of late-18th-century life at sea and shore."
--PublishersWeekly
"Hair-raising action . . . Fascinating . . . Grandly entertaining."
--The Flint Journal
"Recommended . . . Lambdin's work is comparable to that of masters such as C. S. Forester."
--Library Journal

About The Author

Dewey Lambdin, a self-described navy brat, has been a sailor since 1976, with a special taste for cruising the Gulf of Mexico in his sloop. He is the author of seven Alan Lewrie novels: The King's Coat, The French Admiral, The King's Commission, The King's Privateer, The Gun Ketch, H.M.S. Cockerel, and A King's Commander. A member of the Naval Institute, Dewey Lambdin makes his home in Nashville, Tennessee.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jean

I am a fan of historical naval novels about the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic War. My favorite author in this genre is Patrick O’Brian. Lambdin is not as good as O’Brian, but is a good writer and knowledgeable about sailing ships of the 18th and 19th century. The book is well written and r......more

Goodreads review by Simon

Naval adventures! At last! Pirates, smugglers, treachery at sea! Good riproaring stuff!......more

Goodreads review by Sunhawk

When I am reading one of these, I awaken with a smile, looking forward to the further adventures of Alan Lewrie. I'm a push-over for British Age-of-Sail stories, and am delighted to have 21 more of these to go! At times the author's enthusiasm for dated nautical jargon makes my eyes glaze over ... b......more

Goodreads review by Brinn

This is the fifth Alan Lewrie book that I have read....all are exciting, all are well written....this one is the best so far...complicated plot that kept me guessing, more and better characters---especially Caroline. Very interesting history lessons following the American Revolution and excellent de......more