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  • Series: The Bolitho Novels (Book 17)
  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: McBooks Press (April 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0935526730
  • ISBN-13: 978-0935526738
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsHonour This Day
By Barbara Buhrer on May 5, 2000
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Unwilling to take a desk job at the Admiraltry in london,Vice Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho asks for sea duty,always a frigate captain at heart. He asks for the Hyperion, the first ship of line he had ever commanded. He is still having trouble with his eyes;he is partially blind in his left eye,blinded by sand from a bucket an enemy ball had blown apart. He has difficulty adjusting to staying aloof of the day-to-day running of his ship' He is estranged from his wife,Belinda. Arriving in Antigua in 1804 his orders are to capture a Spanish treasure ship. In Antigua he meets again Catherine Pareja,his love of seven years ago,now married to Viscount Somervell,Inspector General. They find their love has not diminished despite the years of separation. He leads his small fleet to LaGuaira where the Spanish treasure ship laden with gold and silver destined for Spain is harbored. His mission is to capture this prize which Britian sorely needs. After this mission he returns to London where he is ordered to th Mediterranean to intercept and destroy the Spanish fleet which is to join the French to invade England. the sea battles are extremey realistic.This reader had the sense of being there feeling the pain,the chaos,the tension, viewing the carnage.This book is an education of that period of history,the geography of the area involved,the social and political order of the day. It is a lesson in the intricacies of seamanship. It is a model for the management of men. The people are real with the relationsips between the officers and crew, with the ideals of honor, duty and loyalty. The regular characters have become friends to me. This is the 17th book depicting the life of Richard Bolitho. If you haven't read any others, don't miss the opportunity to do so.
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3.0 out of 5 starsGreat Fun, But No O'Brian
By Stephen P. Jones on March 30, 2001
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When I was younger, I picked up "Sloop of War" after I had run out of Hornblower novels. With the death of Patrick O'Brian, I returned to the Kent novels which I had stopped reading at "Signal -- Close Action !"
Bolitho hasn't changed. Sentimental -- brave -- generous -- loyal -- self-critical -- larger than life. Whereas Gene Roddenberry pictured Kirk as a 23rd century Hornblower, reserved, self-doubting, internally tortured, brilliant, and brave despite himself, Kent writes Bolitho the way William Shatner played Kirk.
The results are usually entertaining, as here. Kent draws ship-to-ship, cutting-out, and fleet actions as expertly as anyone who writes in this genre, plus he slips in an amount of sentiment that would make O'Brian or Forrester cringe, but it works because we know what a softie Bolitho is underneath. Kent draws the relationship between Bolitho and his officers, especially his nephew Adam, his flag captain Keen, and his cox'n Allday, affectingly (although the conflict with his old friend Herrick, now also a flag officer, seems contrived). The return of Catherine Pareja is a great move, as it allows Kent to write himself out of the hole he got into when he killed off Cheney, Bolitho's great love, then brought back her shadow in the form of Belinda, her look-alike cousin. Catherine brings back a little danger and spunk in the female lead.
But Kent's problems show between battles. There are occasional non-sequiturs in the writing. The dialogue can be stiff. Characters can act inconsistently with the way they were originally drawn, when it serves the plot. The final plot twist this time is awkward and falls flat.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsBetter than Hornblower
By Rhino on September 18, 2015
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I've read all 21 volumes of this series. This whole series is excellent, well written, nautically and and historically excellent. I think it is better than the Hornblower books (I read one that was recommended to me, and immediately found an error in one of the battle maneuvers). You will want to get a copy of "A Sea of Words" which is essentially an illustrated dictionary of all the nautical terms and other details about that period in history. The Bolitho books don't stop to explain what a "fid" is or that a "spotted dick" is a particular dish with raisins in it.
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4.0 out of 5 starsnice series of books
By Mike on September 20, 2013
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These books are well done and fun to read.

You really have to like these type of stories, they are truly not for everyone.

Each story in the series is different but very much the same, really there is not much you can do with sea stories. You can have a sub plot but when push comes to shove it is truly about the men, their ship and the life they had to leave just to exist.

Kent and other authors I have read who deal with the wooden ship British Navy have a wonderful way of making the reader understand just how hard a life sailors had. A good lesson is learned here.

I recommend this entire set of stories.
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3.0 out of 5 starsHonour This Day
By Gene Park on April 29, 2014
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If you have read one Bolitho novel, then you have read them all as they are formulaic with variations on a theme. Good for escape reading and finding out what the author has changed from the last book.
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4.0 out of 5 starsa very sad, melancholy book
By G. Terceiro on December 30, 2013
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This chapter of the Bolitho saga is sadder and more melancholy than most. While he finds success, Bolitho seems low and unfulfilled. Men die, ships are lost, and old friendships are strained. He seems to grow old and tired.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Read

Loved the Hornblower series and this is just as good. If you like reading about the British navy in the 1700 and 1800 time period, these are the books for you.

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Entertaining read.

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Published 6 months ago by dramasister
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Published 10 months ago by Amazon Customer
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all of them so far have been good reads

Published 11 months ago by J. R. Hillary
3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

By this point in the series Bolitho is feeling sorry for himself and his losses a bit too much.

Published 12 months ago by Mark C.
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

I like these action historical fiction books .

Published 13 months ago by Ark1
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

An excellent book, as good as new although used. It arrived promptly and safely.

Published 14 months ago by Dan McKinnon
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Great description of life in the Royal Navy

Published 16 months ago by GC M.
4.0 out of 5 starsA great book though I wish it were an e book

A great book though I wish it were an e book. It covers what Bolitho's wife did to Catherine. Not to be missed.

Published 17 months ago by W F D Banton

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