Reviews
"Check the log, shipmate: Dewey Lambdin has left Alexander Kent and C.S. Forester hull-down in an ocean of words and is closing on Patrick O'Brian as the most prolific historical novelist to celebrate a Royal Navy mariner during the age of sail." -- Washington Times "Lewrie's a worthy shipmate for Aubrey and Hornblower." -- Kirkus Reviews "Lambdin succeeds with high-seas action, bravado, and Lewrie's characteristic antics, putting himself in good company with Julian Stockwin and Seth Hunter as worthy successors to the popular 18th- and 19th-century naval adventures of Forester, Kent, and Pope. ... Lewrie is a delightfully randy and irreverent character, the perfect man to walk the quarterdeck of a Royal Navy frigate." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A hugely entertaining naval adventure ( la Forester and O'Brian) with a different kind of protagonist. ... Not merely a worthy entry in the very popular Lewrie series but a top-of-the-line naval adventure that can be thoroughly enjoyed by readers who've never met Captain Lewrie until now." -- Booklist "Naval adventures in the time of wooden ships and iron men form a distinct literary genre. Nashville novelist Dewey Lambdin has mastered it." -- Chapter 16 "The brilliantly stylish American master of salty-tongued British naval tales." -- Kirkus Reviews on the Alan Lewrie Series "You could get addicted to this series. Easily." -- The New York Times Book Review on the Alan Lewrie Series "The best naval adventure series since C. S. Forester." -- Library Journal on the Alan Lewrie Series "Stunning naval adventure, reeking of powder and mayhem. I wish I had written this series." -- Bernard Cornwell on the Alan Lewrie Series "Lewrie is a marvelous creation, resourceful and bold." -- James L. Nelson, author of the Revolution at Sea Saga on the Alan Lewrie Series "Lewrie is an endearing character-hero, philanderer, smuggler, spy: a courageous naval officer unencumbered by high morals or indecision." -- Publishers Weekly on the Alan Lewrie Series "Dewey Lambdin may well be the best author of Age of Sail fiction currently practicing the art." -- U.S. Naval Institute on the Alan Lewrie Series, Praise for Reefs and Shoals: "Check the log, shipmate: Dewey Lambdin has left Alexander Kent and C.S. Forester hull-down in an ocean of words and is closing on Patrick O'Brian as the most prolific historical novelist to celebrate a Royal Navy mariner during the age of sail." -- Washington Times "Lewrie's a worthy shipmate for Aubrey and Hornblower." -- Kirkus Reviews "Lambdin succeeds with high-seas action, bravado, and Lewrie's characteristic antics, putting himself in good company with Julian Stockwin and Seth Hunter as worthy successors to the popular 18th- and 19th-century naval adventures of Forester, Kent, and Pope. ... Lewrie is a delightfully randy and irreverent character, the perfect man to walk the quarterdeck of a Royal Navy frigate." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A hugely entertaining naval adventure (á la Forester and O'Brian) with a different kind of protagonist. ... Not merely a worthy entry in the very popular Lewrie series but a top-of-the-line naval adventure that can be thoroughly enjoyed by readers who've never met Captain Lewrie until now." -- Booklist "Naval adventures in the time of wooden ships and iron men form a distinct literary genre. Nashville novelist Dewey Lambdin has mastered it." --Chapter 16 Praise for the Alan Lewrie Series: "The brilliantly stylish American master of salty-tongued British naval tales." -- Kirkus Reviews "You could get addicted to this series. Easily." -- The New York Times Book Review "The best naval adventure series since C. S. Forester." -- Library Journal "Stunning naval adventure, reeking of powder and mayhem. I wish I had written this series." --Bernard Cornwell "Lewrie is a marvelous creation, resourceful and bold." --James L. Nelson, author of the Revolution at Sea Saga "Lewrie is an endearing character-hero, philanderer, smuggler, spy: a courageous naval officer unencumbered by high morals or indecision." -- Publishers Weekly, Check the log, shipmate: Dewey Lambdin has left Alexander Kent and C.S. Forester hull-down in an ocean of words and is closing on Patrick O'Brian as the most prolific historical novelist to celebrate a Royal Navy mariner during the age of sail., Lewrie is an endearing character-hero, philanderer, smuggler, spy: a courageous naval officer unencumbered by high morals or indecision., Naval adventures in the time of wooden ships and iron men form a distinct literary genre. Nashville novelist Dewey Lambdin has mastered it., Lambdin succeeds with high-seas action, bravado, and Lewrie's characteristic antics, putting himself in good company with Julian Stockwin and Seth Hunter as worthy successors to the popular 18th- and 19th-century naval adventures of Forester, Kent, and Pope. ... Lewrie is a delightfully randy and irreverent character, the perfect man to walk the quarterdeck of a Royal Navy frigate., "Dewey Lambdin has left Alexander Kent and C.S. Forester hull-down in an ocean of words and is closing on Patrick O'Brian as the most prolific historical novelist to celebrate a Royal Navy mariner during the age of sail." - Washington Times "Lewrie's a worthy shipmate for Aubrey and Hornblower." - Kirkus Reviews "A hugely entertaining naval adventure (á la Forester and O'Brian) with a different kind of protagonist." - Booklist, Praise for Reefs and Shoals: "Check the log, shipmate: Dewey Lambdin has left Alexander Kent and C.S. Forester hull-down in an ocean of words and is closing on Patrick O'Brian as the most prolific historical novelist to celebrate a Royal Navy mariner during the age of sail." -- Washington Times "Lewrie's a worthy shipmate for Aubrey and Hornblower." -- Kirkus Reviews "Lambdin succeeds with high-seas action, bravado, and Lewrie's characteristic antics, putting himself in good company with Julian Stockwin and Seth Hunter as worthy successors to the popular 18th- and 19th-century naval adventures of Forester, Kent, and Pope. ... Lewrie is a delightfully randy and irreverent character, the perfect man to walk the quarterdeck of a Royal Navy frigate." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A hugely entertaining naval adventure (á la Forester and O'Brian) with a different kind of protagonist. ... Not merely a worthy entry in the very popular Lewrie series but a top-of-the-line naval adventure that can be thoroughly enjoyed by readers who've never met Captain Lewrie until now." -- Booklist "Naval adventures in the time of wooden ships and iron men form a distinct literary genre. Nashville novelist Dewey Lambdin has mastered it." --Chapter 16 Praise for the Alan Lewrie Series: "The brilliantly stylish American master of salty-tongued British naval tales." -- Kirkus Reviews "You could get addicted to this series. Easily." -- The New York Times Book Review "The best naval adventure series since C. S. Forester." -- Library Journal "Stunning naval adventure, reeking of powder and mayhem. I wish I had written this series." --Bernard Cornwell "Lewrie is a marvelous creation, resourceful and bold." --James L. Nelson, author of the Revolution at Sea Saga "Lewrie is an endearing character-hero, philanderer, smuggler, spy: a courageous naval officer unencumbered by high morals or indecision." -- Publishers Weekly "Dewey Lambdin may well be the best author of Age of Sail fiction currently practicing the art."-- U.S. Naval Institute, "Check the log, shipmate: Dewey Lambdin has left Alexander Kent and C.S. Forester hull-down in an ocean of words and is closing on Patrick O'Brian as the most prolific historical novelist to celebrate a Royal Navy mariner during the age of sail." -- Washington Times "Lewrie's a worthy shipmate for Aubrey and Hornblower." -- Kirkus Reviews "Lambdin succeeds with high-seas action, bravado, and Lewrie's characteristic antics, putting himself in good company with Julian Stockwin and Seth Hunter as worthy successors to the popular 18th- and 19th-century naval adventures of Forester, Kent, and Pope. ... Lewrie is a delightfully randy and irreverent character, the perfect man to walk the quarterdeck of a Royal Navy frigate." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A hugely entertaining naval adventure (á la Forester and O'Brian) with a different kind of protagonist. ... Not merely a worthy entry in the very popular Lewrie series but a top-of-the-line naval adventure that can be thoroughly enjoyed by readers who've never met Captain Lewrie until now." -- Booklist "Naval adventures in the time of wooden ships and iron men form a distinct literary genre. Nashville novelist Dewey Lambdin has mastered it." -- Chapter 16 "The brilliantly stylish American master of salty-tongued British naval tales." -- Kirkus Reviews on the Alan Lewrie Series "You could get addicted to this series. Easily." -- The New York Times Book Review on the Alan Lewrie Series "The best naval adventure series since C. S. Forester." -- Library Journal on the Alan Lewrie Series "Stunning naval adventure, reeking of powder and mayhem. I wish I had written this series." -- Bernard Cornwell on the Alan Lewrie Series "Lewrie is a marvelous creation, resourceful and bold." -- James L. Nelson, author of the Revolution at Sea Saga on the Alan Lewrie Series "Lewrie is an endearing character-hero, philanderer, smuggler, spy: a courageous naval officer unencumbered by high morals or indecision." -- Publishers Weekly on the Alan Lewrie Series "Dewey Lambdin may well be the best author of Age of Sail fiction currently practicing the art." -- U.S. Naval Institute on the Alan Lewrie Series, "Dewey Lambdin has left Alexander Kent and C.S. Forester hull-down in an ocean of words and is closing on Patrick O'Brian as the most prolific historical novelist to celebrate a Royal Navy mariner during the age of sail." - Washington Times "Lewrie's a worthy shipmate for Aubrey and Hornblower." - Kirkus Reviews "A hugely entertaining naval adventure (á la Forester and O'Brian) with a different kind of protagonist." - Booklist, A hugely entertaining naval adventure (á la Forester and O'Brian) with a different kind of protagonist. ... Not merely a worthy entry in the very popular Lewrie series but a top-of-the-line naval adventure that can be thoroughly enjoyed by readers who've never met Captain Lewrie until now.