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The very first Alan Lewrie naval adventure in this classic series is now back in print! 1780: Seventeen-year-old Alan Lewrie is a brash, rebellious young libertine. So much so that his callous father believes a bit of navy discipline will turn the boy around. Fresh aboard the tall-masted Ariadne, Midshipman Lewrie heads for the war-torn Americas, finding--rather unexpectedly--that he is a born sailor, equally at home with the randy pleasures of the port and the raging battles on the high seas. But in a hail of cannonballs comes a bawdy surprise. . . .
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"A good naval adventure in the Horatio Hornblower tradition with considerably more baudy scenes. I had already read the first 25 Bolitho adventures and part of the Lord Ramage Series and was looking for something knew. I would recommend this only to fans of naval fiction"
— John (4 out of 5 stars)
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" Very entertaining. Pretty much nonstop action and interesting characters. Not great literature, but well written and enjoyable reading or listening. Reader does an excellent job. I have just bought the 2nd in the series and expect to continue. "
— MPhill, 8/29/2022 -
" Burke sent this to me as a gift and I did not enjoy it but finished it because i felt obligated to! Ships of the line and Napoleonic era naval warfare are my favorite topics but this book was poorly written with foul language and characters I couldn't care for. For that much cursing I'll go to my local cinema... "
— Sara, 2/3/2014 -
" Not as good as a Patrick O'Brian novel, but thoroughly enjoyable. "
— Nate, 1/30/2014 -
" I read the entire series largely back-to-back (my local public library is well-stocked). One of the great things about this series is that we get to watch Alan Lewrie, the main character, grow up from a callow, self-indulgent teenager to a mature, thoughtful, and responsible adult. "
— Aspen, 12/27/2013 -
" Enjoyed this book and look forward to catching up with the rest of a long series. Loved Lewrie as the rogue hero. "
— Joel, 12/25/2013 -
" I thought the book was a very good read. It led me to try to go through the series in sequence "
— Conrad, 11/23/2013 -
" Enjoyed this a great deal. A bit more to it than either the Hornblower or Ramage characters. Lewrie isn't the same paladin as the other two. Makes for a more interesting looks "
— David, 11/10/2013 -
" Love this guy - think Flashman crossed with Hornblower! "
— Helen, 11/8/2013 -
" Very George MacDonald Fraser. Flashman goes to sea. John Lee narration of the audiobook is very enjoyable. "
— Camille, 11/6/2013 -
" We love all the Alan Lewrie books. We are truck drivers and have purchased books 1-11 so far and can't wait for more to be put on audiobooks. We also have listened to other narrators but JOHN LEE IS THE BEST. We love his style. "
— Daniel, 4/23/2013 -
" It's like a cross between Horatio Hornblower and Flashman. "
— Chris, 1/27/2013 -
" Don't know how to get rid of this. I never read it or even heard of it. It just appeared! "
— Frances, 6/24/2012 -
" entertaining read, but a little bawdy at times. The series as a whole is very up and down. "
— happy, 1/12/2012 -
" Never heard of Lambdin or Alan Lewrie before but I am going to read one or two of this series every year. Just a fun read. Certainly more fun than Hornblower or Aubrey. Alan is a rogue and there is good action at sea and ashore. "
— William, 5/27/2011 -
" Very much like the Patrick O'Brien, Alexander Kent, or C.S Forester navel novels. Except there's sex in there... quite a bit. "
— Randy, 3/6/2011 -
" A great book about sailors world. I liked the main character and like he changes its personality. "
— Miguel, 1/30/2011 -
" Very George MacDonald Fraser. Flashman goes to sea. John Lee narration of the audiobook is very enjoyable. "
— Camille, 9/2/2010 -
" It's like a cross between Horatio Hornblower and Flashman. "
— Chris, 4/29/2010
About Dewey Lambdin
Dewey Lambdin is an American historical novelist. He is best known for his Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures series, set during the Napoleonic Wars. Besides the Alan Lewrie series, he is also the author of What Lies Buried: A novel of Old Cape Fear.
About John Lee
John Lee is the winner of numerous Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. He has twice won acclaim as AudioFile’s Best Voice in Fiction & Classics. He also narrates video games, does voice-over work, and writes plays. He is an accomplished stage actor and has written and coproduced the feature films Breathing Hard and Forfeit. He played Alydon in the 1963–64 Doctor Who serial The Daleks.