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Book The King s Marauder

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  • Author : Dewey Lambdin
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2014-02-04
  • ISBN : 1250030048
  • Pages : 368 pages

Download or read book The King s Marauder written by Dewey Lambdin and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year 1807 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy. In The King's Marauder, his frigate HMS Reliant has a new captain, he's living at his father's estate at Anglesgreen, among spiteful neighbors and family, and he's recovering from a wound suffered in the South Atlantic. At last, there's a bright spot. When fit, Admiralty awards him a new commission; not a frigate but a clumsy, slow two-decker Fourth Rate 50. Are his frigate days over for good? Lewrie's ordered to Gibraltar, but Foreign Office Secret Branch's spies and manipulators have use for him, again! HMS Sapphire is the wrong ship for the task, raising chaos and mayhem along the Spanish coasts, and servicing agents and informers. And, what he's ordered to do needs soldiers, landing craft, and a transport ship, all of which he doesn't have, and must find a way to finagle it all. He could beg off and say that it's asking too much, but . . . Alan Lewrie is not a man to admit failure and defeat, and his quest might prove the most daunting of his long naval career. For fans of historical fiction, Dewey Lambdin's Alan Lewrie series ranks alongside such greats as Patrick O'Brian and C.S. Forester for its terrific period detail and irresistible hero.

Book The King s Marauder

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dewey Lambdin
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2014-02-04
  • ISBN : 1250030056
  • Pages : 366 pages

Download or read book The King s Marauder written by Dewey Lambdin and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year 1807 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy. His frigate HMS Reliant has a new captain, he's living at his father's estate at Anglesgreen, among spiteful neighbors and family, and he's recovering from a wound suffered in the South Atlantic. At last there's a bright spot. Once he's fit, Admiralty awards him a new commission; not a frigate but a clumsy, slow, two-decker, Fourth Rate 50. Are his frigate days over for good? Lewrie's ordered to Gibraltar, but Foreign Office Secret Branch's spies and manipulators have use for him, again! HMS Sapphire is the wrong ship for the task, raising chaos and mayhem along the Spanish coasts, and servicing agents and informers. And what he's ordered to do needs soldiers, landing craft, and a transport ship, all of which he doesn't have, and must find a way to finagle it all. He could beg off and say that it's asking too much, but . . . Alan Lewrie is not a man to admit failure and defeat, and his quest might prove the most daunting of his long naval career.

Book Kings and Emperors

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  • Author : Dewey Lambdin
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2015-02-24
  • ISBN : 1250030064
  • Pages : 368 pages

Download or read book Kings and Emperors written by Dewey Lambdin and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The best naval adventure series since C. S. Forester.” —Library Journal Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, is still in Gibraltar, his schemes for raids along the coast of Southern Spain shot to a halt. He is reduced to commanding a clutch of harbor defense gunboats in the bay while his ship, HMS Sapphire, slowly grounds herself on a reef of beef bones! Until Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion of peaceful Portugal and his so-called collaborative march into Spain change everything, freeing Sapphire to roam against the King’s enemies once more! As kings are overthrown and popular uprisings break out all across Spain, Lewrie’s right back in the action, ferrying weapons to arm Spanish patriots, scouting within close gun range of the impregnable fort of Ceuta, escorting the advance units of British expeditionary armies to aid the Spanish, and even going ashore to witness the first battles between Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington, and Napoleon’s best Marshals, as the long Peninsular War that broke Imperial France begins to unfold. From Cádiz to La Coruña, Lewrie and Sapphire will be there as history explodes!

Book The King s Captain

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  • Author : Dewey Lambdin
  • Publisher : Canelo
  • Release : 2018-11-29
  • ISBN : 1788633288
  • Pages : 497 pages

Download or read book The King s Captain written by Dewey Lambdin and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widespread mutiny threatens the fleet in this classic historical naval adventure. Alan Lewrie, our rakish captain, is promoted for his quick action in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent. Captain Horatio Nelson has gone against orders by breaking out to pursue his own instincts against an enemy division, and Lewrie gets sucked into the action against his much better judgment. But Nelson’s success gets him promoted to Rear Admiral and wins Lewrie a fine new frigate, HMS Proteus. But before he's even had a chance to settle into his new role, the terrible and widespread mutinies of Spithead and the Nore rage through the fleet. Together with the sudden reappearance of an old enemy, it has Lewrie fighting not just for his command, but for his life... The King’s Captain, ninth in The Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures, is perfect for fans of Philip McCutchan, Julian Stockwin and Patrick O’Brian. Praise for Dewey Lambdin ‘You could get addicted to this series. Easily’ New York Times Book Review 'The best naval series since C. S. Forester' Library Journal ‘Fast-moving... A hugely likeable hero, a huge cast of sharply drawn supporting characters: there's nothing missing. Wonderful stuff’ Kirkus Reviews

Book The King s Privateer

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  • Author : Dewey Lambdin
  • Publisher : Canelo
  • Release : 2018-06-25
  • ISBN : 1788632087
  • Pages : 512 pages

Download or read book The King s Privateer written by Dewey Lambdin and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2018-06-25 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rogue officer turns privateer in this thrilling historical adventure. 1783: Officer Alan Lewrie becomes His Majesty’s secret agent. Fresh from war in the Americas, Lewrie finds London a 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 discovers a young French captain, backed by an armada of 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 war in the South China Sea. The King’s Privateer is perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Patrick O’Brian.

Book Millennial Reign

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  • Author : Craig Conte
  • Publisher : iUniverse
  • Release : 2008-07
  • ISBN : 0595524672
  • Pages : 386 pages

Download or read book Millennial Reign written by Craig Conte and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tribulation Wars are over. The Messiah has come to earth and has transformed the planet into a Garden of Eden. The world embarks upon a new age of peace and prosperity, but there is trouble within the Kingdom. A new leader rises to power and challenges the King's authority. He leads many astray and starts a new Republic up north. Other factions also venture out and settle new lands abroad. Some territories remain faithful to the King while other nations form a coalition with the Republic. Ultimately a line is drawn in the sand that brings about cataclysmic events. Who will prevail? Who will overcome? Find out in Conte's page turning thriller of Millennial Reign. Craig Conte writes his best novel to date in Millennial Reign. The characters embark upon a series of journeys and ordeals. Some fall in love. Others have their lives torn asunder, but most struggle through the highs and lows of living for a thousand years during the Kingdom Age.

Book The King s Coat

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  • Author : Dewey Lambdin
  • Publisher : Canelo
  • Release : 2018-06-25
  • ISBN : 1788632052
  • Pages : 491 pages

Download or read book The King s Coat written by Dewey Lambdin and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2018-06-25 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His exploits echo with the bustle of crowded ports and the crash of naval warfare... It is 1780 and seventeen-year-old Alan Lewrie is a brash young libertine with a head full of dreams. When he is found in bed with the wrong woman, he is forced to leave his profligacy behind for a new life at sea. Though sickness and hard labour await him aboard the tall-masted Ariadne, Lewrie finds himself gradually adapting to the world of a midshipman. But as he heads for the war-torn Americas into a hail of cannonballs, will he ever catch wind of the plot brewing against him back at home? The first Alan Lewrie novel, this action-packed naval adventure is perfect for fans of Patrick O’Brian, Julian Stockwin and C.S. Forester Praise for The King's Coat ‘You could get addicted to this series. Easily.’ New York Times Book Review ‘The best naval series since C. S. Forester . . . Recommended.’ Library Journal ‘Fast-moving. . . A hugely likeable hero, a huge cast of sharply drawn supporting characters: there's nothing missing. Wonderful stuff.’ Kirkus Reviews

Book A King s Commander

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  • Author : Dewey Lambdin
  • Publisher : Canelo
  • Release : 2018-11-29
  • ISBN : 1788633261
  • Pages : 580 pages

Download or read book A King s Commander written by Dewey Lambdin and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epic sea battles abound in this historical naval adventure. Alan Lewrie is now commander of his own ship, HMS Jester, which participates in the spectacular British victory over the French at the famous battle known as The Glorious First of June. From there Lewrie is dispatched to the Mediterranean to inform Admiral Hood of the French defeat. Under Hood's inspired leadership, Lewrie assists in the conquest of Corsica, but Hood is soon replaced by the maddeningly cautious Admiral Hotham. Only alongside one Horatio Nelson does Lewrie again find his chance to be of service in a series of fierce battles along the French coast. And it is along that same coast that he hears once again of an old enemy, the French commander Guillaume Choundas. Seventh in The Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures, The King’s Commander is perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Julian Stockwin and C.S. Forester. Praise for Dewey Lambdin 'You could get addicted to this series. Easily’ New York Times Book Review 'The best naval series since C. S. Forester' Library Journal ‘Fast-moving... A hugely likeable hero, a huge cast of sharply drawn supporting characters: there's nothing missing. Wonderful stuff’ Kirkus Reviews

Book A Hard  Cruel Shore

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dewey Lambdin
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2016-02-02
  • ISBN : 1250030099
  • Pages : 352 pages

Download or read book A Hard Cruel Shore written by Dewey Lambdin and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You could get addicted to this series. Easily.”---The New York Times Book Review The year 1809 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, and his ship, HMS Sapphire. They’ve extracted the sick, cold survivors of Sir John Moore’s army from disaster at Corunna, got hit by lightning while escorting the army to England, and suffered a shattered mainmast which may end Lewrie’s active commission if a replacement can’t be found or fashioned soon. Admiralty needs troopships, not slow, old Fourth Rate two-deckers, so Lewrie must beg, borrow, steal, and gild the facts most glibly if he wishes to keep her and her skilled crew together. Just when he imagines he’s succeeded, new orders come appointing him a Commodore over a wee squadron assigned to prey upon French seaborne supply convoys off the treacherous north coast of Spain, better known as the Costa da Morte, the Coast of Death, where the sea may be more dangerous to him and his ships than the French Navy! Basing out of newly won Lisbon, where Lewrie hopes his mistress from Gibraltar, Maddalena Covilhá, might move, he’s sure of one thing: It's going to be a rocky year that, hopefully, doesn’t involve wrecking on the rugged shores of Spain!

Book Anti Jacobin Novels  Part II  Volume 10

Download or read book Anti Jacobin Novels Part II Volume 10 written by W M Verhoeven and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of Anti-Jacobin novels reprinted in full with annotations. The set includes works by male and female writers holding a range of political positions within the Anti-Jacobin camp, and represents the French Revolution, American Revolution, Irish Rebellion and political unrest in Scotland.

Book Marauder

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  • Author : Bella Di Corte
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-07-30
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 394 pages

Download or read book Marauder written by Bella Di Corte and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He stole my heart out of revenge. There was one thing I always thought was mine to give: my heart. I never imagined a marauder would steal it out of vengeance-vengeance that had nothing to do with me. His greatest enemy happened to be the man in love with me, and somehow I became nothing but a pawn. I was no damsel in distress, though. More like an archer, ready to battle. And my target? The marauder himself. Cashel "Cash" Kelly. Kelly might have been as gorgeous as he was ruthless, but he had no idea what I'd do to steal it back. Or better yet, get even. She was determined to keep what was mine. They say hearts can't be stolen unless they're willing to be. Tell that to the man everyone on the streets called "the marauder." Me. Because by the time I was through, Keely Ryan's heart would be mine. And my enemy's? As good as broken. Trouble was, the archer was precise with her aim, and her arrow was pointed at my heart. Marauder is the second of three books set in the savage world of the Gangsters of New York series. Each book can be read as a standalone, but they are all based in the same world.

Book A Fine Retribution

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dewey Lambdin
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2017-05-30
  • ISBN : 1250103630
  • Pages : 365 pages

Download or read book A Fine Retribution written by Dewey Lambdin and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dewey Lambdin, the reigning master of maritime fiction, continues the adventures of Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, from his days as a midshipman to captain of his own ship and, though on somewhat dubious grounds, a baronetcy in the 23rd book in the Alan Lewrie series, A Fine Retribution. Captain Alan Lewrie and his small squadron defeat four French frigates off northern Spain, winning honor, glory, and renown. So, why is such a successful captain suddenly without a ship, or another active commission? Why do rumors swirl that jealous foes’ powerful patrons are blighting his career? Months on end ashore, even in entertaining London setting up a household for himself and his retinue, getting his portrait painted, put him in serious sulks. Well, the artist is the sister of one of his midshipmen, a delightful and talented young lady of a modern outlook, but not modern enough to become Lewrie’s lover. Dare he risk a second marriage? Then, just when things are the rosiest, at last, Admiralty calls upon him to develop and command a plan to raid French-held coasts, not with sailors and Marines from his own ship, but with a battalion of Army troops carried in a squadron of transports. It’s intriguing, novel, and a way back to sea, but...can he part from the desirable Jessica Chenery? And if Lewrie does, will his foes allow him to succeed? Be certain that Alan Lewrie will prevail, scruples be damned!

Book Tait s Edinburgh magazine

Download or read book Tait s Edinburgh magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sobriquets and Nicknames

Download or read book Sobriquets and Nicknames written by Albert Romer Frey and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Tait s Edinburgh Magazine

Download or read book Tait s Edinburgh Magazine written by William Tait and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book King Arthur Premium Collection  10 Books of Legends   The History Behind The King of Camelot

Download or read book King Arthur Premium Collection 10 Books of Legends The History Behind The King of Camelot written by Howard Pyle and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 3197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "King Arthur Premium Collection: 10 Books of Legends & The History Behind The King of Camelot" presents an exceptional anthology that traverses the extensive landscape of Arthurian legend through a varied tapestry of narrative styles and perspectives. This collection stands as a monumental consolidation of myth, legend, and historical speculation, offering readers an in-depth exploration of the chivalric values, romantic adventures, and moral quandaries emblematic of the Arthurian ethos. The anthology strategically includes seminal works that have shaped the Arthurian tradition, including but not limited to the romantically poetic to the rigorously historic, thus reflecting the multifaceted nature of King Arthurs legacy across centuries. The contributing authors and editorsHoward Pyle, Richard Morris, James Knowles, T. W. Rolleston, Thomas Malory, Alfred Tennyson, and Maude L. Radfordare distinguishable not only for their individual contributions to literature but also for their collective embodiment of the cultural, historical, and literary movements that have sustained the Arthurian legend. Their backgrounds, ranging from medieval scholarship to poetry, enrich the collection with a depth that invites readers to explore the legend of King Arthur through lenses that are at once diverse and cohesive, aligning to form a comprehensive understanding of the mythos that continues to captivate the imagination. This anthology is recommended for readers seeking to immerse themselves in the multifarious narratives of King Arthur and his court. It serves not only as an educational journey through the annals of Arthurian legend but also as a monumental exploration of the human condition through the lens of myth. For scholars, enthusiasts, and new readers alike, this collection offers a unique opportunity to engage with the rich tapestry of tales and analyses that make up the Arthurian world, inviting a dialogue between the past and present, myth and history, across a spectrum of literary craftsmanship.

Book Freyan Legends  Heroes of Eagalia

Download or read book Freyan Legends Heroes of Eagalia written by Trevor Ward and published by Writers Republic LLC. This book was released on 2022-08-05 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After appearing seemingly out of nowhere, a young boy with purple skin is found by the king and queen of Eagalia and taken in by them. Years later, the capital city is attacked by a blood wraith. After losing his arm to the wraith, Shay sets out to try and defeat the wraith once and for all for the safety of not only his home, but all of the world. Joined by a city guard, an elf and a wizard, Shay discovers that no one is as they seem and there is far more to the world than he could have ever known.