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Yearning for the high seas, Alan Lewrie plods through his oppressive life as a gentleman farmer and family man. The year is 1793 and after four years spent ashore, Lewrie is gratified when revolutionary France threatens war and the Royal Navy beckons. All does not go smoothly, as he soon finds himself aboard the HMS Cockerel dealing with a difficult captain and disgruntled crew. Once in the Mediterranean, he throws caution to the wind and becomes involved with the bewitching Lady Emma Hamilton. The war escalates and he finds himself at the Battle of Toulon where he meets a dashing young Napoleon Bonaparte. Outnumbered three to one, Lewrie takes on the French in a desperate bid to help the Royalists escape.

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His mastery of period naval warfare gives his battles real punch. -- ""Publishers Weekly"" 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, Author, Excalibur / Sharpe's Fury The brilliantly stylish American master of salty-tongued British naval tales. -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" You could get addicted to this series. Easily. --New York Times Book Review

His mastery of period naval warfare gives his battles real punch. The brilliantly stylish American master of salty-tongued British naval tales.

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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.

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