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Alexander Kent (Author), Michael Jayston (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)

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Spithead, 1784.

His Majesty's frigate, Undine, sets sail for India and the seas beyond. Europe may be at peace - but in colonial waters the promises of statesmen count for little and the bloody struggle for supremacy still goes on. Richard Bolitho would have cause to remember his admiral's words: 'The task I am giving you would be better handled by a squadron'.

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Listening Length	11 hours and 11 minutes
Author	Alexander Kent
Narrator	Michael Jayston
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	01 August 2010
Publisher	Audible Studios
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NW6MM0U
Best Sellers Rank	55,121 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 873 in War & Military Fiction 1,529 in Historical Military Fiction 3,449 in Historical Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)

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Ted Nu

Plenty of action.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 July 2016

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In this book an uneasy peace between England, France and Spain has broken out, resulting in many naval officers being out of work. Captain Richard Bolitho is summoned to the admiralty and sent on a secret mission to the East Indies with his new ship, the frigate Undine. He is accompanied on the journey by his old friend Thomas Herrick as his first lieutenant and his coxswain John Allday. They encounter many dangers along the way. Being so far from home, Captain Bolitho is required to use his own initiative and both his diplomatic and sailing skills are needed to achieve his goal. Even in peacetime there are clashes with natives, pirates and even the French as well as a simmering love affair with the wife of a British diplomat. The book is action packed and you soon start to relate to all of the characters. I first read this book many years ago and I thoroughly enjoyed the re-read.

Grampar

Another brilliant book from Alexander Kent AKA Douglas Reeman

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 December 2012

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The way in which Mr Kent describes the world at sea in these Bolitho books is quite amazing. You can see each incident as if you were there. Mr Kent's knowledge of the Royal Navy or as my son recently retired after 27 years in the RN, insists on calling it "the British Royal Navy, both in the Regency times and under his own name of Douglas Reeman, the Navy from the Boxer uprising in China through the two World Wars, cannot be surpassed. Vivid actions come to like and after a time you get to know the characters as if they were real and either friends or "foe". I have read all the Bolitho series in paper format and most of the Reeman's to, but that will not stop me from having them in my Kindle. If you are not a reader of Alexander Kent and like a good maritime yarn then start with any book and you will soon be hooked.

Paul West Ealing, UK

Great book shame about the misprints

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 May 2011

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I agree with the other reviewers. I've been a fan of the Bolitho series since I read them in book form years ago and am now renewing my acquaintance

Must say though the publishers Cornerstone Digital must be taken to task for the atrocious misprints. Don't know what happens to the digital version when Amazon format it but I would guess the original publishers are to blame for the mistakes
Spoiled the read esp. as Amazon charge the same for the e-book as I have paid for the paperback!!

Amazon need to lay down some rules about this!

Meanwhile back to the book...

Well written and exciting, as always. Bolitho is such a well rounded character and you can really feel for him and his crew as they ply the seas (oceans!)
The historic and ships chandlery details are extremely accurate and you certainly feel for the men in the ships and what they have to endure
Look forward to beginning the next installment

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Different seas

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 March 2018

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Poor old Bolitho doesn't have a lot of luck with women. In fact the female characters are the one weakness of these books. They are apt to make melodramatic utterances and gestures, without ever coming to life as the men do. Happily there are few females on board the 18th century warship.

Fozz

Great tale.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 December 2020

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Great story, great characters, plenty of action. Just what you need to read in times like the present.

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