Jester's Fortune: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure (Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (569 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0525944826 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Another account taking Alan Lewrie into a new arena Like Dewey Lambdin's previous books, this tale takes British Naval Commander Alan Lewrie into an area seldom covered by other novels related to this historical period. Commander Lewrie takes Jester into the Adriatic as part of a naval squadron sent to intercept French trade. The book provides a good account of the situation, including the troubles between ethnic and religious groups in the area. The present troubles in the Balkans are taken back 200 years, with. Jester�s Fortune a big disappointment S. Christensen I am a HUGE Dewey Lambdin fan, own all his books, and even hunted down out-of-print copies for my library a few years back before they all became available. But I found Jester's Fortune to be a big disappointment. The setting and location are interesting, and as usual Mr. Lambdin has done his homework on the history. But almost nothing happens in the first 280 pages! The last 80 pages are typical of both Lambdin and Lewrie, and were fun and exciting. But it too. Michael K. Smith said A hopefully temporary down-turn in the series. This is the eighth novel in the "Alan Lewrie" Royal Navy series set during the Napoleonic wars, and we're up to 1796 and the beginnings of Bonaparte's conquest of most of Western Europe. The dashing and rakehell Lewie is in his early A hopefully temporary down-turn in the series This is the eighth novel in the "Alan Lewrie" Royal Navy series set during the Napoleonic wars, and we're up to 1796 and the beginnings of Bonaparte's conquest of most of Western Europe. The dashing and rakehell Lewie is in his early 30s now, has attained the rank of commander, and is beginning to mellow just a little as he gains experience and responsibility -- and children. Admiral Sir John Jervis, one of the most cold-blooded disciplinarians the Royal Navy e. 0s now, has attained the rank of commander, and is beginning to mellow just a little as he gains experience and responsibility -- and children. Admiral Sir John Jervis, one of the most cold-blooded disciplinarians the Royal Navy e
Fresh from his successes along the French coast, Commander Alan Lewrie is dispatched to the Adriatic to patrol the shores of Italy and intercept any French ships trying to reinforce Napoleon's armies. The aid they receive, however, might be the most terrifying aspect of the war yetand a lethal mistake. The four ship squadron the HMS Jester has joined emerge victorious from the first few skirmishes, but it soon becomes evident, even to Lewrie, that the British forces need reinforcements. Expertly weaving late eighteenth and early nineteenth century naval and military history into a believable and engaging plot, Jester's Fortune will transport readers to the exciting period of history when Brittania ruled the waves.. All the technical details and swashbuckling action scenes readers have come to expect from Dewey Lambdin are present in this eighth installment in the Ala
Feeling shorthanded, the flotilla's leader decides to enlist, sub rosa, some Balkan pirates on the English side. From Publishers Weekly The eighth title in the Alan Lewrie adventure series (after The King's Coat) finds our hero in 1796 the commander of the sloop HMS Jester, one of four Royal Navy ships patrolling the Adriatic. Napoleon has been marauding in Northern Italy and the squadron's duty is to maintain the Alliance's shaky ties with Venice. Lewrie is justifiably hesitant about this ploy and, as events ensue, he's proven right when the Serbian pirates engage in an orgy of gut-churning brutality. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Lambdin offers views of new places here (Corfu