false 6381911 2 1762, The Georgian Age of Sail: For his first command, John Cavendish is given a ship—the HMS <I>Meteor</I>—and a crew, both in need of repair and discipline. He’s determined to make a success of their first mission, and hopes the well-liked lieutenant Alfred Donwell will stand by his side as he leads his new crew into battle: stopping the slave trade off the coast of Algiers.<P>Alfie knows their mission is futile, and that their superiors back in England will use the demise of this crew as impetus for war with the Ottoman Empire. But the darker secret he keeps is his growing attraction for his commanding officer—a secret punishable by death.<P>With the arrival of his former captain—and lover—on the scene of the disastrous mission, Alfie is torn between the security of his past and the uncertain promise of a future with the straight-laced John.<P>Against a backdrop of war, intrigue, and personal betrayal, the high seas will carry these men through dangerous waters from England to Africa to the West Indies in search of a safe harbor. 6569892 13 4 2009 False Colors total:54|5:19|4:23|3:9|2:2|1:1| 54 219 107 21 1 1 false false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 21:19:29 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 00:41:57 -0700 2009
First off, I have to say that I've never read anything in this genre before. And by "this" genre I mean age-of-sail historical fiction. It's possible that this title isn't something that a novitiate to the genre should read, however, it'...more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 17:47:05 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 18:14:38 -0800 2009
The prose is fantastic, with lyrical descriptions and surprising, apt metaphors. (I loved t...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 14:07:46 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 14:28:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 05:06:10 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 05:36:46 -0700 2009
John and Alfie are British naval officers in the 1760s. The novel thus has a lot of historical detail. Norma...more...]]> 0 2 false false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 01:59:33 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 01:59:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun May 10 21:28:07 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 21:59:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Apr 15 18:59:51 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 19:01:03 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 20:08:04 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 19:41:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 01:30:06 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 19:19:37 -0700 2009 1 so far
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