Written by: Dewey Lambdin
Submitted By: Dick Foster
Fans of BCs Sharpe and Patrick OBrians Aubrey and Maturin will enjoy Dewey Lambdins Alan Lewrie series beginning with The Kings Coat, the first of ten so far. Lewrie becomes an unwilling midshipman in the British Navy in 1780 and grows to become a competent sailor and officer whose service spans the period of the Napoleonic wars and includes service in North American waters. Lewrie is a likeable character with an endearing rakish edge. Lambdin has a grasp of sailing and 18th Century naval warfare that will satisfy any ardent fan of that genre and he spins a good yarn.
