The Baltic Gambit, by Dewey Lambdin

April 27, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
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In The Baltic Gambit, Alan Lewrie is faced with a courtroom showdown with the odious Beauman family and the lawsuit that has provided so much trouble for him. The first part of the book finds him on shore fighting this battle. And, of course, there are ladies on shore, and Alan Lewrie was The Baltic Gambit, by Dewey Lambdin never immune to feminine charms and entanglements.

Even so, the book is somewhat slow in picking up. Lewrie stays on land for the first 200 pages. In the Admiralty, when asking for a ship, he is even told in no uncertain terms that he shouldn’t count on ever commanding a ship again. Life is not very good to Lewrie! But finally, after a change of leadership in the Admiralty, he gets his ship, the frigate HMS Thermopylae. And now action soon moves to the Baltic area. As so many times before, the naval mission is yet again combined with a diplomatic task, and once again set up by his shadowy mentor, Zachariah Twigg.

The mission assigned to him is to transport two Russian noblemen from England to Russia. The purpose of the mission is to try to convince the Russian Czar to not enter into a state of armed neutrality aimed at Britain. As well, Alan Lewrie gets to meet Admiral Nelson and take part in the Copenhagen battle!

The Baltic Gambit is a new great book from Lambdin – very interesting!

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A King’s Trade (Alan Lewrie-series), by Dewey Lambdin

February 25, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
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I am a lover of books. Among the books I love the most to read, are historical novels. Master & Commander, Sword Song, Masters of Rome, and more, are among my favorites. And to me, there is hardly anything more romantic, intriguing, exotic and interesting then a great naval novel, of course about the British navy during the era of sail.

And the series entitled The Naval Adventures of Alan Lewrie by Dewey Lambdin is among my favorites. Great, joyful reading. Rough, tough, hard Navy guys, sailing, the life at sea, great sea battles. I love it!

Alan Lewrie is the main character is this series of books. He is a brash, impetuous ladies’ man and general rakehell. He’s also an officer in the Royal Navy where his bravery and quick thinking bring him success as often as they land him in hot water.

From a young midshipman who develops a love for naval artillery to captain of a dashing frigate, Lewrie moves up the ranks as he samples the pleasures of the world and makes his mark as a King’s officer!

A King's Trade, by Dewey LambdinIn A King’s Trade, Alan Lewrie meet trouble of many types. He is now in hot water for “liberating” a dozen slaves from their Caribbean plantation and putting them to work on his ship, the HMS Proteus. He learns that “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished”. Then Zachariah Twigg of the Foreign Office, one of the spies who has often used him for dangerous missions, suggests a scheme that might save his career: recasting the incorrigible captain as an abolitionist hero. And sends him to sea, reckoning that he will be a more sellable hero at a distance. But Lewrie can get into trouble at sea as well! And even being his bestest self, he does!

Great book and a lovely series overall! If you like naval historical fiction, go check it out!

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Good historical fiction – suggestions?

November 1, 2008 by · 1 Comment
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I love reading historical fiction. To me, that’s a great way to relax and perhaps waste some time. I especially like novels about naval warfare, preferably involving sail ships.

I have read all the books in Patrick O’Brian’s Master & Commander-series. As well, I have finished C.S. Forester’s series about Horatio Horblower, all the way from midshipman to admiral. And I’ve done the Dewey Lambdin-series (see review) about Alan Lewrie. And, today, sadly, I finished Alexander Kent’s series of books about the illustrious Richard Bolitho.

So now I am out of good ideas. So therefore I need advise. Are there any other great historical fiction books (preferably series) I should read? Help me!! I need recommendations!

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