- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Hutchinson; New impression edition (25 Oct 1971)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0091091101
- ISBN-13: 978-0091091101
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,769,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The bestselling novel from the master storyteller of the sea.
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A maritime novel which opens in Malta in 1941. To most people, HMS Saracen is simply an obsolete vessel with an unattractive recent history, but not to Captain Chesnaye. Both are past their best, but as the war enters a new phase, Chesnaye senses a new role both for him and the ship. From the author of THE FIRST TO LAND.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Other reviewers have noticed the allegedly formulaic nature of many Reeman novels. This title, the first Reeman story I ever read, is an entertaining departure from many of the elements Reeman fans have come to expect. Along with 'A Prayer for the Ship,' this is one of my favorite Reeman books.
HMS Saracen is a monitor, a type of ship already obsolete when it was launched and now almost entirely forgotten. Nevertheless, Saracen is Richard Chesnaye's first ship, and it is aboard her that he makes a name for himself during the Gallipoli campaign. Twenty-five years later, both the ship and the man are recalled to active service during Hitler's war. And while few people are willing to say anything good about the ugly old ship, Chesnaye sees an opportunity to prove the old girl still has one more heroic act left.
Reeman's picture of the fighting at Gallipoli is dramatic and affecting, plainting in Our Hero the seeds that drive him onward during the second war. The author resists the common flaw of making his hero too messianic: Chesnaye is sympathetic, but we can see his flaws.
All in all, a highly enjoyable, read, with all the author's usual skill in depicting the horror and the glory of war at sea.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A super seafaring yarn- considerably better, with a much more mature plot and storyline, than HMS Ulysses. (The author however could have done with a good editor as the word "sudden" and "suddenly" occur with irritating frequency- a bit like Virginia Woolf's novels.)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I thoroughly enjoyed this book I was totally engrossed to the exclusion of all else. The story line was gripping and being ex Naval reserve I liked the use of Navy terminology, made the story more realistic. I was there in the story with the characters. Excellent read
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