- Hardcover: 429 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia (July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0684871343
- ISBN-13: 978-0684871349
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16.3 x 3.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,853,384 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Reaching the agonizing decision to join the Confederate States Navy, abolitionist Lieutenant Ker Claiborne works to destroy a ship in order to undermine Union finances and experiences confrontations with fellow officers.
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Poyer is among the best war/action authors I have ever read, and I've read most of the best I think. His research, technical expertise, and insider knowledge are truly outstanding. His characters are well formed and interesting, not simply archetypal tough guys. The narrative is always compelling with superb storylines, many great little side stories, and rounded incedental minor characters. Deserves to be much more widely read in the UK. If you enjoy accurate, credible war stories, you will love his Dan Lenson, Tiller Galloway, and American Civil War series.
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Country of Our Own
26 July 2003
Format:Hardcover
In this sequel to Fire on the Waters, Ker Claiborne becomes captain of a commerce-raider.
Country of Our Own is a bit disconcerting as a sequel because only Claiborne's point of view appears. He's an engaging, well-drawn character, but what happened to the other protagonists from the first book? I would have liked to follow them as well.
The book is completely from Claiborne's perspective, including his feelings about secession and the Confederate flag (which some modern readers may find disconcerting, but which seem historically probable) and slavery. Some of the secondary characters -- Olivia, Minter, Henshaw -- show promise, but vanish disappointingly; Minter, a main antagonist, is hustled out of the story in an expository section, and it's not clear whether Henshaw survives to the end of the book or not. An African-American point of view would have made a good counterpoint, but unlike in the first book Poyer does not give us one, and Ker's servant Romulus seems more a stereotype than a person.
Battle and action scenes are very strong throughout. The plot moves fast and grips the reader, and most of the sentence-level writing is vivid, with some striking images. Despite my reservations about the handling of secondary characters, I enjoyed the book very much and recommend it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A Country of Their Own by David Poyer
12 Jan 2007
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Excellent novel about the Civil War at Sea. David Poyer's research and knowledge, coupled with his ability to capture personalities and frame events is unmatched. I've been in the Navy for 38 years, and have never found a better writer about issues relating to the Sea.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A good solid Civil War read
28 Oct 2003
Format:Hardcover
I came to this after reading James L. Nelson's latest novel, "Glory in the Name," so there was some danger in getting too much of a good thing. Both books are about the naval fronts of the Civil War, but that is where the likenesses between the books begins to end. This is solid good stuff, and it's obvious that Poyer has done his homework. If you like Nelson's book, which squeaks out this one by just a nubbin because of Nelson's great sense of humor, you will probably enjoy the further advntures of Custis Claiborne in this book.
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