A historical novelist in the best traditions of C.S. Forester and Alexander Kent.
Description
With his Royal Navy commission in hand, Richard Delancey is posted to Gibraltar to command the sloop Merlin for convoy protection in the Mediterranean. Overcoming problems with his crew, Delancey quickly proves his mettle during the siege of Valletta and during the battle at Cadiz.
Pages272
Released2003
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGlobe Pequot Publishing
ISBN9781590136157
SellerSimon & Schuster
Reviews
All the competence, courage, and ingenuity of a Hornblower along with a bit more polish. . . . C.S. Forester would have approved of Delancey.
Most fictional heroes of the Napoleonic Wars at sea are as wooden as their ships, a generalisation from which Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey and Professor Parkinson's Richard Delancey can be exempted.
[Parkinson's] knowledge of the naval world of the Napoleonic era was encyclopaedic; his understanding of ships and seamen, of politics, strategy and trade almost unrivalled.
David Powell, Twentieth-Century Romance and Historical Writers
Authentic naval adventure . . . full of action.
If you enjoy salty tales told by the man who knows the sea, British history, as well as words, winches and wimbrels, Devil to Pay will see you through a fine evening handily.
Portland (Maine) Sunday Telegram
The sharp tang of powder and tar and salty sea along with the boom of the cannon and shouts of men in battle.
