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The Perils of Command (John Pearce, 12)

The Perils of Command (John Pearce, 12)

by David Donachie (Author)

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    Hardcover 2015

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Synopsis

John Pearce has to fight on many fronts. First against his pious, now pregnant lover Emily, then her cruel husband Ralph Barclay. He must take on and defeat Admiral Hotham while that officers seek to beat the French and fails twice though a lack of gallantry to press home his advantage. Sea battles, emotional turmoil and downright chicanery mix in a stew of blood and scheming until Pearce discovers two facts that should change his life. But is what is being proposed fit for a man now accustomed to war, a man for whom gallantry is the stuff of life?

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 320
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Allison & Busby
Published: 19 Nov 2015
ISBN 10: 0749018224
ISBN 13: 9780749018221

Media Reviews
The story is well researched, with strong character development, and exciting battle scenes. John Pearce is brave, reckless, opinionated, selfish and totally believable. The plot is fast-paced and brings alive life on board a warship at this period. It can be read as a standalone, although there are references to actions that have taken place in previous books. If you are a fan of the Master and Commander series, this is for you. I'm off to my local bookshop to find the rest of the series. --Historical Novels Review
In The Perils Of Command author David Donachie has once again written an riveting maritime novel that will enthusiastically engage the reader from beginning to end. --Midwest Book Review
Author Bio
DAVID DONACHIE was born in Edinburgh in 1944. He has had a variety of jobs, including selling everything from business machines to soap. He has always had an abiding interest in the naval history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The author of a number of bestselling books, he now lives in Deal with his wife, the novelist Sarah Grazebrook. He also writes under the pseudonym Jack Ludlow.