Ramage & the Saracens (The Lord Ramage Novels) [Paperback]

Dudley Pope (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Lord Ramage Novels | Publication Date: September 1, 2002

Barbary Coast pirates—the Saraceni—are capturing slaves and terrorizing fishing villages along the coast of Sicily. Ramage and his crew are sent to track them down before they can devastate another town.

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Dudley Pope is well known both as the creator of the Ramage novels and as a distinguished naval historian. Pope falsified his age in order to enlist in the British Merchant Navy during World War II. In action, his ship was torpedoed and he spent 14 days at sea in an open lifeboat. After being discharged due to the injuries he received, he worked as the naval and defense correspondent at the London Daily News. He turned to writing fiction at the urging of C. S. Forester, who viewed Pope as his creative heir. Author of ten snn-fiction historical works as well as the 18 books in the Ramage series, Dudley Pope died in 1997.

About the Author

Dudley Pope, a naval defense correspondent of the London Evening News, progressed to writing carefully researched naval history. C.S. Forester urged Pope to try his hand at fiction and saw the younger writer as his literary heir. Pope began what was to become an impressive series with Ramage (1965) and, over the next 24 years, produced 17 more novels tracing Lord Ramage's career. Pope died in 1997.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: McBooks Press (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590130235
• ISBN-13: 978-1590130230
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable Series!!!, December 5, 2002

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Jeffrey S. Tappeiner "tapp55" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ramage & the Saracens (The Lord Ramage Novels) (Paperback)

I wish Dudley pope were still alive and publishing more tales of lord Ramage. I'm on book 17 of 18 and they've all been sleep-stoppers for me. These books follow the career of a bright young lieutenant as he rises in ranks of the English navy between the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He's very hard on the french and Spanish navies. If you are French or Spanish, you might be offended. I'm not sure women will enjoy these books as much as men, since there are a few cliche seens involving the hero and beautiful women that make the novels seem somewhat chauvinistic. However, the writing is superb, the ideas are original, and the real joy is in trying to figure out how Ramage will accomplish unbelievable missions and then seeing how your ideas, never quite measure up to his performance. I can't do these books justice. Just see for yourself.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book!, July 17, 2008

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Dr J (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ramage & the Saracens (The Lord Ramage Novels) (Paperback)

I have read all but one of Pope's Ramage series. The quality of the books has really been uneven, but this one is a home run. I really couldn't put it down. Although the title is about Ramage and the Saracens, the first half of the book, oddly, has him doing other adventures that have nothing to do with the Saracens. But they are eventful nonetheless.
But it's when Ramage goes off to rescue Europeans captured by the Saracens that this book really takes off. There is almost non-stop action and adventure. The book really moves along and it's a lot of fun. If you want action in your naval hero, then this is the book for you. This one would be an excellent movie (in the likes of the Hornblower movies a few years back.)