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The Blast That Tears the Skies (Matthew Quinton Journals 3) (Matthew Quintons Journals 3) [Paperback]

J. D. Davies (Author)

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Publication Date: 15 May 2012 | Series: Matthew Quintons Journals 3

1665. The land is at war and plague stalks London, but conspiracies against King Charles II are rife.
Captain Matthew Quinton finds himself thrust unexpectedly into the midst of the deadliest of them when he is given command of a vast and ancient man-of-war. Forced to contend with scheming ministers of state, a raw, rebellious crew and an alleged curse on his ship, Quinton sails against the might of the Dutch fleet.
The shattering climax sees captain and crew fight for their lives at the heart of the Battle of Lowestoft, one of the greatest sea-fights in the entire age of sail, before Matthewreturns home to face the disturbing truth about his own and his family's past.

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Captain Matthew Quinton finds himself thrust unexpectedly into the midst of the deadliest of them when he is given command of a vast and ancient man-of-war. Forced to contend with scheming ministers of state, a raw, rebellious crew and an alleged curse on his ship, Quinton sails against the might of the Dutch fleet.
The shattering climax sees captain and crew fight for their lives at the heart of the Battle of Lowestoft, one of the greatest sea-fights in the entire age of sail, before Matthewreturns home to face the disturbing truth about his own and his family's past.

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Old Street Publishing (15 May 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1906964289
ISBN-13: 978-1906964283
Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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'Exciting, emotive and utterly convincing, the Quinton Journals lead the field in naval historical fiction.'
Sam Willis, author of The Fighting Temeraire

'Utterly impossible to put down ... finely shaded characters, excellent plotting, gut-clenching action and immaculate attention to period detail ... Superb'
Angus Donald, author of The Outlaw Chronicles

'J. D. Davies's depiction of Restoration England and the British navy is impeccable, his characters truly live and breathe, and the plot kept me in suspense ... I could not recommend it more'
Edward Chupack, author of Silver

'Swashbuckling suspense, royal intrigue, and high seas naval action ... an excellent series'
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5.0 out of 5 stars Intigue, War and Plagie 17 July 2012

By M. Priest

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Book 3 of the series and the much anticipated Second Anglo Dutch war has finally broken out.
This book departs from the previos two by having a number of parrallel threads .

Our hero Matthew is the main protaganist, trying to get an old,decrepit ship to see in time to fight the Dutch at the battle of Lowestoft. There are a few cliched parts to this (trying ti man a ship with the sweepings of the press, problems with a crew of Welsh and Cornish speakers). However the description of the battle is excellent. Unusually for naval fiction, Matthew and his ship play an important part, but they do not do anything unrealistically heroic.

In parallel with this narative, there are hidden conspiracies, instigated by members of the government and the seductive spy Lady Louise, with much of the Quinton family and retainers investigating the different threads. Beware the hidden Lord Percival :-)

There are some sly nods to Dumas and also to history that will happen after Matthews time

I shall look forward to the sequels as the Dutch War progesses - The Medway raid will be interesting !

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Blast 4 Aug 2012

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Quite definitely a blast. Fits nicely into the genre. Moves fr place to ace with enough pathos and engagement to evoke a sense of time with a 21st. Century viewpoint.

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I've been an avid reader of naval fiction for ages and read many different authors. Many of the authors are inevitably compared to Patrick O'Brian, J D Davies is easily his equal in terms of erudition and strytelling. In fact the in some ways he is better. The timme period isn't as "busy" and his characters and the events they live through have more life to them certainly then the last few O'Brians.

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