Nathaniel Drinkwater #01 - An Eye of the Fleet
Language: English
Action & Adventure Drinkwater; Nathaniel (Fictitious Character) Fiction Great Britain Great Britain - History; Naval - 18th Century Historical Historical Fiction Men's Adventure Sea Stories War & Military
Publisher: Sheridan House
Published: Jan 2, 1981
Description:
Review
'Nautical novelist Richard Woodman arrives in New World ports with the first three of 14 installments in the Nathaniel Drinkwater series, previously released in the U.K. between 1981 and 1983 and compared by critics there to C. S. Forester's Hornblower saga. Part of the Mariner's Library Fiction Classics, An Eye of the Fleet, A King's Cutter, and A Brig of War are set in the late 18th Century and find hero Drinkwater caught up in revolutions on both sides of the Atlantic. Those looking for high seas action and historical intrigue are in luck but these are strictly for devotees of the genre.' --Publishers Weekly, May 2001
About the Author
As a professional sailor, Richard Woodman has progressed from apprentice to captain in a variety of ships. Along with the Drinkwater series, he has written nautical fiction about tea-clippers and cargo liners and is a member of the Society for Nautical Research. Woodman lives in England, and is considered one of the strongest voices in nautical fiction today.