prone to enthusiasms….
To my mind, David Drake’s Republic of Cinnabar Navy series is the best of the SF sets based on the Royal Navy’s war with Napoleon. Lt. Daniel Leary’s no superman–but he’s a very good officer and tactician. His friend and Comm Officer Adele Mundy is the tech wiz all these series seem to need, but she’s flawed in interesting ways.
Filed under Bookworm Alley Posted on July 27th 2008
The one excellent book in a series I generally dislike, this one tells the story of the Battle of Yorktown from the perspective of the losing side. Terrifically imagined; nicely executed. And, for once, Lewrie behaves himself.
Filed under Bookworm Alley Posted on July 20th 2008
All in all, a valuable book. I’ve just a few reservations about it.
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Bookworm Alley
Posted on
July 12th 2008
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