July, 1806. Commanding a prison-hulk in the Medway guarding French captives, Martin Jerrold thinks his war can't get much better. He's far away from storm, battle and the other disagreeable elements of naval life, and he can keep his mistress, Isobel, close at hand; in fact, his most arduous duty is reining in the zealous Francophobia of his deputy. It seems too good to last, and so it proves. When one of the prisoners, goes missing, Jerrold's comfortable world is turned upside-down. Summoned to London, he is ordered by the First Lord of the Admiralty to recapture the Frenchman at any cost. Jerrold does not know it, but his pursuit will take him clear across England: from the slums of London to the stinking marshes of Chatham; from the wilds of Dartmoor to the newly fashionable seaside resort of Brighton. But who is this mysterious french man? At the Post Office, Jerrold's old friend, Mr Nevell, is curious; so too are politicians from the highest levels of the Whig government; as is the Tory opposition led by the cunning Spencer Percival. Even the seductive Princess Caroline takes an unexpected interest. As Jerrold - with his usual mix of bad timing, bad luck and bad behaviour - closes on his quarry, he begins to uncover an extraordinary tangle of deceit and treachery stretching back over twenty years, which reaches to the most exalted levels of society on both sides of the Channel. And which some men will stop at nothing to protect.
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'The Chains of Albion is a cracking book. Fast-paced, exciting and funny.' -- Conn Iggulden, bestselling author of the Emperor series
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Reluctant hero Martin Jerrold returns in his second swashbuckling adventure in the vein of Flashman and Sharpe.
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"Chains of Albion" is the 2nd Martin Jerrold adventure & is set 3 months after "The Blighted Cliffs". Having saved England from smugglers & a French invasion, Jerrold is "rewarded" by being given command of a prison hulk moored in the Medway. Almost as soon as he arrives one his prisoners escapes- dressed as Jerrold's mistress! As if this wasn't bad enough it turns out that the prisoner has some "papers" which could prove very damaging for the government. Martin is instantly relieved of duty. His only chance of avoiding yet another disgrace is too find the missing Frenchman fast. Needless to say the plot gets even more complicated as the story progresses. Whatever the prisoners secret is it intimately involves the Prince Regent (future George IV), and the Prince's lackey's want to hush up the whole affair by getting rid of the witnesses.....including Lieutenant Jerrold!
Whoever decribed these books as being "the next Flashman" did the author a great dis-service. Jerrold has very little of Flashman's sheer shameless cowardice. In reality he's just very unlucky. Jerrold passes up the chance to cheat on his mistress twice & refuses to shoot someone in the back- two things Flashy would never pass up! The books lack the depth, research & sheer class of the Flashman series- if you think you're going to get something to equal George MacDonald Fraser you'll be disapointed. This should not be held against the author as the Martin Jerrold adventures are actually very good books and deserve to be far better known. The depth of historical research is as good as Sharpe, the decriptions of Regency England are very atmospheric, but perhaps lack the real sense of oppresive danger that pervaded the "rookeries" of London. The "hero" is a great character...
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The `hero' is billed as being another Flashman and that he is definitely not. This 2nd book, unsurprisingly continues his `adventures'. Again the story is pretty predictable and you can spot the villains a mile off. However as I said about the 1st book, I was engaged by the lead characters and wanted to see what happens. A light read but, again don't expect Hornblower with attitude!
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Martin Jerrold has been referred to as "the nautical Flashman" - well, unless "nautical" is a euphemism for "charmless", somebody has got it wrong. Not to say it's a bad book, but I really didn't get involved with the characters - they just weren't likeable and/or villainous enough. I'd recommend this as something to read on the train, then if you leave it behind when you've finished it, you won't be that bothered.
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