The Kings Privateer, Dewey Lambdin
The Kings Privateer, Dewey Lambdin
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The King's Privateer

Author: Dewey Lambdin

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 13 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/09/2010


Synopsis

1783: His Majesty's secret agent

Fresh 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.

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 Shane

A bombastic guy’s adventure story where the good guys and the bad guys are equally bad. Alan Lewrie, recent hero of the American War of Independence, is back in England on a commissioned officer’s half-pay during a period of peace between Britain and France. Apparent peace that is, for both countries......more

Goodreads review by Simon

Almost as good as the first book! On with the next one.........more

Nautical fiction is men’s fiction, at least as much as it’s about explosions and action, but it’s given a kind of respectable sheen because it’s historical. “Look,” you can say when trotting out your book with the elegant frigate on the cover, “it’s history! I’m learning!” The recent trade paperback......more