Havoc's Sword [Paperback]

Dewey Lambdin (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (2003)
• ASIN: B000OTJ1FC
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Dewey Lambdin is the author of fourteen previous Alan Lewrie novels. A member of the U.S. Naval Institute and a Friend of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England, he spends his free time working and sailing (he's been a sailor since 1976). He makes his home in Nashville, Tennessee, but would much prefer Margaritaville or Murrell's Inlet.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real hero, September 1, 2004

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Matthew S. Jacobs (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Havoc's Sword: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure (Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures) (Hardcover)

I have read Hornblower, Bolitho, Aubrey, Ramage, and Drinkwater. Only Cornwell's Sharpe comes close to being as real of a person as Lewrie. I'm not rich, I'm no English gentleman, and I have no idea what it's like to have everything go my way and make me a hero. Thus, fictional "heroes" like Lewrie appeal to me. He screws up, regularly, he makes mistake after mistake, and he tends to hang himself over and over - I can relate to that. After reading about two of the books, I found myself thinking along the same lines as Lewrie, smacking myself in the head for my thoughts and decisions (like Lewrie), and mouthing off to the adversarial characters like Lewrie. It's not predictability, it's relating to the character. Additionally, Dewey Lambdin is a fantastic guy. He lives in Nashville, enjoys a beer, and responds to fan mail on a regular old-fashioned typewriter. What more can you ask? No hoity-toity author, no hoity-toity hero, and no hoity-toity, too-good-to-be-true stories.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Alan Lewrie Novel to date from Dewey Lambdin, August 3, 2004

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John Kwok (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Havoc's Sword: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure (Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures) (Hardcover)

Although Dewey Lambdin will never surpass the late Patrick O'Brian for literary quality, he does approach the latter's high standards, in this, the latest installment in the Alan Lewrie naval series. Here Captain Lewrie must contend again with his French nemesis Guillaume Choundas, mired in political intrigue which will affect both Great Britain and the United States. Lewrie must contend with two British government spies and become uneasy allies with American naval officers, uniting briefly to deal with Capitaine Choundas. Lambdin offers a realistic view as to what life must have been like aboard a Royal Navy frigate at the turn of the 18th Century, coupled with his good humor and wit. This is a fine addition to the Alan Lewrie series.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars setting the stage...stand by, January 28, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Havoc's Sword: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure (Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures) (Hardcover)

While this latest adventure doesn't have the punch of some of the earlier novels it does set the stage for Alan Lewrie's followers to have some interesting reading in the future. Very solid in maintaining Lambdin's grasp of the nautical aspects...although I will say that Soft Rabbit's son making an appearance is a bit of a stretch.