The King's Commission

by Dewey Lambdin author of the Alan Lewrie series

Overview

1782. Fresh off the frigate Desperate and her fight with the French Capricieuse off St. Kitts, Midshipman Alan Lewrie passes his lieutenancy examination, becoming commissioned first officer of the brig o'war Shrike. After taking time for some dalliance with the fair sex in Jamaica, Lieutenant Lewrie is off to patrol the North American coast in an attempt to get the Muskogees and Seminoles onto the British side against the American rebels. Later it's back to the Caribbean, to sail beside Captain Horatio Nelson in the Battle for Tusks Island . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590137666
Publisher:	Mcbooks Press
Publication date:	09/01/2018
Series:	Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures , #3
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Dewey Lambdin has been a sailor since 1976 and has worked as a director, writer, and producer for television and advertising. He is the author of the Alan Lewrie series and What Lies Buried: A Novel of Old Cape Fear. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Editorial Reviews

Fans garnered by Alan Lewrie (in The King's Coat and The French Admiral) will gladly follow the 19-year-old scamp in his latest maritime adventure.

From the Publisher

If Horatio Hornblower is the gentleman’s sailor and Jack Aubrey is the thinking man’s sailor, Lewrie is of and for the working class. Pugnacious and randy, he’s a refreshing sea breeze.

San Jose Mercury News

Stunning naval adventure, reeking of powder and mayhem. I wish I had written this series.

Bernard Cornwell

Fascinating ...A salty, bawdy sea story that will delight fans of the historical action novel.

Librart Journal