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The Adventures of Jonathan Moore #3
Paladin's War
A LOST FATHER MADE HIM AN ORPHAN ON THE STREET. NAPOLEON'S WAR MADE HIM A HERO ON THE SEA.
Clean Young Adult Action series for all ages!
Winner of the Chanticleer International Goethe Award for Historical Fiction.
Paladin's War (book 3 of the Adventures of Jonathan Moore series): 1802. Fourteen year-old Midshipman Jonathan Moore, Marine Private Sean Flagon and adventurer Delain Dowdeswell enjoy the company of family and friends during a delicate peace between France and England. However, mysterious spy networks now freely roam Europe's great cities, and the ships and armies of all nations remain on the edge of war. An elaborate scheme involves manipulating Jonathan, now aboard the eighteen-gun HMS Paladin, the Royal Navy's fastest ship. Commanded by his friend and mentor, Lieutenant Thomas Harrison, their mission is to deliver an important treaty to a clandestine location.
Remaining in London, and bored with endless tea parties and tedious school lessons, Delain encounters a shadowy black rider sneaking about the mansions of London's elite. Suspecting foul play, she investigates and enters a web of secret meetings, spies, coded messages and kidnapping. At first merely interesting, Delain's investigation soon turns deadly as she finds that all clues lead to the Paladin's mission, and to her friends, now thousands of miles away--and in grave danger.
Once at sea, the boys have a mystery of their own to solve: their sister ship, HMS Echo, avoids all contact. A sabotaged gun, a mistrusted crew, and a vicious assault on their ship by a well-armed band of assailants has the men and officers of the Paladin anxious. Even Jonathan is uneasy, forced by agents of the king to withhold vital information from his officers. Led to waters far from home, the boys now fight for their ship and their lives against a rogue naval commodore with a war plan of his own.
The answers to these mysteries will eventually be discovered by Jonathan Moore, if he can defeat his powerful enemies in the Black Sea - and survive the final conflict of the Paladin's War!
Clean Young Adult Action series for all ages!
Winner of the Chanticleer International Goethe Award for Historical Fiction.
Paladin's War (book 3 of the Adventures of Jonathan Moore series): 1802. Fourteen year-old Midshipman Jonathan Moore, Marine Private Sean Flagon and adventurer Delain Dowdeswell enjoy the company of family and friends during a delicate peace between France and England. However, mysterious spy networks now freely roam Europe's great cities, and the ships and armies of all nations remain on the edge of war. An elaborate scheme involves manipulating Jonathan, now aboard the eighteen-gun HMS Paladin, the Royal Navy's fastest ship. Commanded by his friend and mentor, Lieutenant Thomas Harrison, their mission is to deliver an important treaty to a clandestine location.
Remaining in London, and bored with endless tea parties and tedious school lessons, Delain encounters a shadowy black rider sneaking about the mansions of London's elite. Suspecting foul play, she investigates and enters a web of secret meetings, spies, coded messages and kidnapping. At first merely interesting, Delain's investigation soon turns deadly as she finds that all clues lead to the Paladin's mission, and to her friends, now thousands of miles away--and in grave danger.
Once at sea, the boys have a mystery of their own to solve: their sister ship, HMS Echo, avoids all contact. A sabotaged gun, a mistrusted crew, and a vicious assault on their ship by a well-armed band of assailants has the men and officers of the Paladin anxious. Even Jonathan is uneasy, forced by agents of the king to withhold vital information from his officers. Led to waters far from home, the boys now fight for their ship and their lives against a rogue naval commodore with a war plan of his own.
The answers to these mysteries will eventually be discovered by Jonathan Moore, if he can defeat his powerful enemies in the Black Sea - and survive the final conflict of the Paladin's War!
395 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2017
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March 28, 2020
Bravo! The third in this riveting series rounds out the adventures of Jonathan Moore beautifully. This is a wonderful, classic, swashbuckling series for the young and the young at heart!
September 6, 2017
All my favorite characters were back for this new adventure. Of course Jonathan and Sean were there, along with Delain and Miss Barbara Thompson. Some of the Paladin's crew members were also familiar characters. This book is a little darker than the other two. This book does have a little more profanity in it, and it's darker in that more characters die, and the violence is a little more graphic. It's a little deeper too. It's not just fighting pirates; there's a more hidden and harder to decipher plot line. My boys and I all enjoyed it, but didn't think the darker format was needed. We all agreed that we were glad we read it, but it wasn't our favorite book in the series. There's plenty of Jonathan Moore action, suspense, adventure, and ingenuity. I liked Delain's role, and although the role Jonathan was asked to play made me squirm a bit, he did figure it out eventually. The book is well written, but there are still a few grammatical errors. If you enjoyed the first two books you will definitely want to read this one! I'd recommend this book for older middle-graders or early YA (6th -7th grade and up). However, if your middle grader has read all the "Harry Potter" books and done well with them, then he or she will do fine with this book. You may read my full review on my book blog: www.the-readathon.blogspot.com.
March 28, 2019
A good read
Overall a good read with a well-established storyline. I was a bit put off by the less than necessary romances which did little to advance the main sequence of the work. A little too much touchy feely for my taste, but I know that is the current cultural rage in publishing. The events that drove the actions were well crafted and entertaining. I would recommend this book too all but the hardboiled historian s among us.
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Overall a good read with a well-established storyline. I was a bit put off by the less than necessary romances which did little to advance the main sequence of the work. A little too much touchy feely for my taste, but I know that is the current cultural rage in publishing. The events that drove the actions were well crafted and entertaining. I would recommend this book too all but the hardboiled historian s among us.
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July 19, 2019
Still a good book "but".
Reading all three of his books was well worth the time. He has a great imagination and skill putting those ideas into words. Unfortunately the last of the series reminded me of when a teacher assigned a paper be written requiring a minimum number of words. One third of this last book could have been discarded without any loss of the plot. Still worth reading all three books.
Reading all three of his books was well worth the time. He has a great imagination and skill putting those ideas into words. Unfortunately the last of the series reminded me of when a teacher assigned a paper be written requiring a minimum number of words. One third of this last book could have been discarded without any loss of the plot. Still worth reading all three books.
October 10, 2019
His use of Croatia as part of the story
I've been to places he mentioned in his story, Zadar and surrounding islands. But he got me standing up when he mentioned Petrčane. Who would know that small village. I enjoyed the adventure he wrote, great. His biography is equally interesting far exceeding my own! He's a creative man has earned his success.
DB GaNung
I've been to places he mentioned in his story, Zadar and surrounding islands. But he got me standing up when he mentioned Petrčane. Who would know that small village. I enjoyed the adventure he wrote, great. His biography is equally interesting far exceeding my own! He's a creative man has earned his success.
DB GaNung
December 27, 2019
Great reads
Peter Greene is a writer with the power to captivate a readers interest and imagination. His word craft is gloriously vivid, leading the reader into a world of adventure and excitement. Thoroughly enjoyed the Jonathan Moore series and hope that the will be more for the future.
Peter Greene is a writer with the power to captivate a readers interest and imagination. His word craft is gloriously vivid, leading the reader into a world of adventure and excitement. Thoroughly enjoyed the Jonathan Moore series and hope that the will be more for the future.
June 15, 2019
A great read
Very much enjoy the antics and addventure. Keep writing this series... til Jonathan is an Admiral and Sean is the head of MI-6's predecessor agency (replacing Sir Sidney Smith!)
Very much enjoy the antics and addventure. Keep writing this series... til Jonathan is an Admiral and Sean is the head of MI-6's predecessor agency (replacing Sir Sidney Smith!)
March 18, 2020
Yes
I too enjoy these types of seafaring stories and I was not disappointed. I will look forward to any upcoming tales
I too enjoy these types of seafaring stories and I was not disappointed. I will look forward to any upcoming tales
May 3, 2020
Fun
Consistently action packed. The caricatures are believable. You become immersed in the story and feel for the people. A great read.
Consistently action packed. The caricatures are believable. You become immersed in the story and feel for the people. A great read.
August 31, 2020
Excellent
Man what a wild ride! I have really loved the characters and their adventures! I can honestly recommend this as a must read!
Man what a wild ride! I have really loved the characters and their adventures! I can honestly recommend this as a must read!
June 14, 2019
A tale you have to read
There was a way to many twists and turns to this story to be told briefly, without reading the many events entwined, their results would be unbelievable.
There was a way to many twists and turns to this story to be told briefly, without reading the many events entwined, their results would be unbelievable.
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