- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd; New edition edition (26 Feb 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0727822845
- ISBN-13: 978-0727822840
- Product Dimensions: 22.3 x 14.8 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,352,023 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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As junior officer in Admiral Lord Howe's expeditionary fleet sailing against the rebellious American colonies, Patrick Dalton distinguished himself both as a seafarer and a leader, until he returns to fleet headquarters to find himself a marked man. Accused of treason against the King in wartime, he was banished to die aboard a prison hulk.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of the most fantastic books I've ever read - twice! I read it five years ago, lent it to a friend - who didn't read it - asked for it to be returned and re-read again while on holiday - appropriately enough beside the sea. For anyone who loves the sea and sailing ships this book is an absolute read. All credit to Dan Parkinson's use of English; even if I did have to correct a couple errors with his American grammar they didn't detract at all from the thrill of the story. I look forward to reading it again in a few years time...
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
In this, the first book of his series, Dan Parkinson introduces Patrick Dalton, junior officer in the Royal Navy during the American Revolution. Fans of Kent, O'Brian, and Pope will not find the style and fluid writing presented by them present in this book. Parkinson does show a good story sense, presents an interesting scenario, and does a good enough job with his main characters to make it worth reading. I'll be interested to see if the successors in this series improve on this volume's weak points in writing style, and are able to build on its interesting story layout.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Humerous and Heroic
10 Dec 1999
Format:Hardcover
Outstanding! After picking up "The Fox and The Faith" as an impulse one boring afternoon I refused to set it down again until I finished the last page. (Despite my families objections about dinner - let them order pizza) As a lover of authentically written historical adventures Parkinson's style of humor, quiet romance and intelligent high sea strategy hit exactly the right note. I found myself starting it again with the novel in one hand, (a pizza slice dangling from my lips) and a sailing dictionary in the other. Parkinson helped turn even a seasick-prone landlocked Wisconsinite into a sailing master, at least in my imagionation. Any fans of Daphne Du Maurier's "Frenchman's Creek"? "The Fox and the Faith" should be your next sailing adventure.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
An interesting entry in the tall ships genre...
28 July 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
In this, the first book of his series, Dan Parkinson introduces Patrick Dalton, junior officer in the Royal Navy during the American Revolution. Fans of Kent, O'Brian, and Pope will not find the style and fluid writing presented by them present in this book. Parkinson does show a good story sense, presents an interesting scenario, and does a good enough job with his main characters to make it worth reading. I'll be interested to see if the successors in this series improve on this volume's weak points in writing style, and are able to build on its interesting story layout.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Cat and Mouse Naval Fun
8 Jun 2003
Format:Hardcover
Dan Parlinson has created a novel that is quick and easy to read and as other reviewers have mentioned, can be read in a day.
Based in the late 1700s independence era Royal Navy we are introduced to a young Patric Dalton who must sail a small schooner against the new US naval froces and other advesaries. With a motley crew and a ship that is being slowly battered into twigs, he soon finds a simple solution to his problems. Finding a new Hull.
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