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The Gun Ketch (Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures) (Paperback)

by Dewey Lambdin (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: McBooks Press (15 Nov 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1590131290
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590131299
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 14 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 95,363 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Part of the best naval historical fiction written to date., 26 Dec 1996
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Dewey Lambdin does an excellent job portraying the image of living and working a wooden sailing vessel as well as give a feeling for what it was like in the British navy of the late 1700s. Unlike other authors who use the British navy as a setting for a plot, the author evokes the feeling that you are part of the character and the story is happening to you. The protaganist is a normal young man who was kicked out of the house for being to hard a child to handle (supposedly). Part of the assocoation with the protaganist comes from the down to earth situations he gets himself into. Like any other young 'buck' in his late teens, early twenties, he doesn't always think with his head on his shoulders when he is looking for a good time. This is definately the series for you if you want an honest look at life in the King's navy with the attending comradere, boredom and technical details. It is not for those who feel that thinking/acting like a sex a sex starved young man is unacceptable. I suggest you start reading as early in the series as you can. Start with 'The King's Coat' (if available, it might be out of print), move on through 'The French Admiral', 'The King's Commission', 'The King's Privateer', 'The Gun Ketch' and 'HMS Cockrel'. 'For King and Country' is a trilogy that begins where the protaganist begins to settle down and contains 'The King's Commission', The King's Privateer' and 'The Gun Ketch'. It will be interesting to see how the author handles the young man coming of age. That telling of that kind of transition is what will really determine if the author is as good as he appears to be.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent naval historical novel & series - also some others, 3 Sep 1997
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All of the the Lewrie novels to date have been good, with more realism (and much more sex) than Forester's Hornblower and much freer, less wooden writing than all but the first few of O'Brien's Aubrey/Maturin. The sex gets a little obtrusive sometimes, but not overly so. Many of the Lewrie novels are distressingly hard to get. Contrary to an earlier review, the "King and Country" trilogy consists of King's Coat, King's Commission, and Gun Ketch and it is a great place to start if you can locate it. If you like this series, see also the following historical naval series -- James L. Nelson (Biddlecomb -- Revolutionary War -- e.g., "Force of Arms"), Alexander Kent (Bolitho -- Napoleanic Wars -- e.g., "Command a King's Ship"), and Richard Woodman (Drinkwater -- Napoleanic Wars -- e.g., "An Eye of the Fleet" -- hard to locate in USA, easier in Canada & UK). Consider also the historical army novels of Bernard Cornwell. The Sharpe novels are great, the Starbuck Civil War series good but not great.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, 28 Sep 2008
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Not much action - in fact very little naval action but lots of lovey/dovey action with the hero's wife - a strong hint of the author's politics and moderately drawn bunch of characters. Don't expect Julian Stockwin or Alexander Kent.
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