Mr Midshipman Fury [Import] [Hardcover]

Gary Beard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 26, 2006

A brilliant and exciting debut novel, a sea-faring novel in the tradition of C.S. Forester and Patrick O’Brian in what will be a series of Mr. Midshipman stories. The year is 1783, and John Thomas Fury is on his first voyage as a midshipman aboard the 32-gun frigate Amazon on its way to India.

Editorial Reviews

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“Here is a rollicking adventure…which will stir the sluggish blood of even the most pacific of readers.”
–Daily Express --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

This is G.S Beard's first novel in what will be a series of Fury adventures. He lives in Lincolnshire.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Century (September 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846050529
• ISBN-13: 978-1846050527
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #578,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A throwback to earlier types of adventure yarn, April 29, 2008

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John Cragg (Delta(greater Vancouver), B.C Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mr Midshipman Fury (Paperback)

This ia a tale of daring-do -- in the tradition where sailors and officers don't swear, the officers address the men as "lads", one Englishman is worth (at least) two frenchmen or other foreigners and everyone is brave and competent. Although it starts with a prologue involving rotten officers and a mutiny, the adventures of Mr Fury himself do not reflect a world where only the iron fist of discipline deals may deal with a basically unjust system. Character subtlety is not a priority; adventure is -- and it is very well done. Mr Fury's startling leadership talents in a fight -- not to mention the astonishing number of opponents he runs through -- is told in sraight forward fashion, and at least his exploits have not been cribbed whlesale from the astonishing real-life adventures of Lord Cochrane. This is not O'Brien or Cornwell on warfare in the Napoleonic era. Instead, lads, it is good escape literature. I, for one enjoyed it, and will get the next in the series for times when pure light escape literature is wanted.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great debut !, April 10, 2008

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Carola Marberry (Liberty, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mr Midshipman Fury (Paperback)

Mr. Beard's first novel in the Fury series is quite entertaining.

Another great book set in the age of sail with plenty of blood and action, loss and glory.

If you like a fast paced, easy to read book in the fashion of Charles White and Michael Aye, this book is for you.

ALSO RECOMMENDED: Broos Campbell, Frank Eccles, the GREAT C.S. Forester, Alexander Kent and Dudley Pope.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In the best tradition, October 17, 2007

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This review is from: Mr Midshipman Fury (Paperback)

G.S. Beard completely captures the milieu of Age of Sail warfare in the best of traditions as envisioned by Forester and O'Brian.

A thoroughly entertaining tale of a young gentleman with a past he can't escape. I bought this book in London to read on the plane back to the US and couldn't have been happier.

Congratulations to G.S. Beard on this well crafted book.