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Title: Beyond the Reef (Richard Bolitho Novels/Alexander Kent, No. 19) by Alexander Kent ISBN: 0-935526-82-X Publisher: McBooks Press Pub. Date: June, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.14 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: ...Bolitho's troubles persist
Comment: By now we've heard almost all the sail commands and maneuvers possible, and Kent seems to have run out of new sea lore. This is another book in which Bolitho's passionate interest in his married lover Catherine takes pride of place to sea action. Kent is spinning his wheels in these later stories, or better said: "he's all aback, an' that's no error." Now that Richard Bolitho has been an admiral for a while, he's become more involved with grand strategy than small ship actions, and Kent is harder pressed to make him an exciting figure. This is probably true to life but makes for a tedious tale. Symptomatic of the problem is the fact the publisher devotes most of the cover blurb to the author's credentials to write such a book, and only two sentences to the story. The "Reefs" of the title are more metaphorical than geographic: the estrangement of Bolitho and his favorite officer, Herrick; Herrick's court-martial; Bolitho's cruel sister; Herrick's betrayal; and Bolitho's continuing estrangement from power and reward due to envy and his illicit affair. Despite his youthful appearance, a lifetime's violent assaults and horrific losses are grinding Bolitho down. Kent's mistake may have been to start Bolitho too early in his career and promote him too rapidly, arriving at flag rank too long before the convenient end of the Napoleonic world wars. Kent seems to be grooming Admiral Bolitho's nephew, frigate Capt. Adam Bolitho, for better and more cheerful stories in the future.
Rating: 4
Summary: This is a great series of books
Comment: This book may not have the major fleet engagements sprinkled through it as most Alexander Kent books do, but it is not lacking in action, character development and page turnability (that feeling when you just have to read the next section to find out what's going to happen next). I first fell in love with this series of books when I was 12, and I'm most of the way through a complete read of the series in many years. These books are as fresh and enjoyable to read as the first time I picked up Sloop of War. I highly recommend this entire series to anyone who is interested in the days of fighting sails and sailors.
Rating: 2
Summary: If you read one Kent book, This ISN'T it!
Comment: I love the Bolitho series and have reread them all several times, Kent has not proved able to handle the transition from officer/captain to flag rank. Too dark, not enough action, what happen to the brillance of "To Glory We Steer" and others of the earlier books.
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Title: Sword of Honour (Richard Bolitho Novels/Alexander Kent, No. 23) by Alexander Kent ISBN: 0935526935 Publisher: McBooks Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Colours Aloft (Richard Bolitho Novels/Alexander Kent No 16) by Alexander Kent ISBN: 0935526722 Publisher: McBooks Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Success to the Brave (Richard Bolitho Novels/Alexander Kent No 15) by Alexander Kent ISBN: 0935526714 Publisher: McBooks Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: A Tradition of Victory (Richard Bolitho Novels/Alexander Kent No 14) by Alexander Kent ISBN: 0935526706 Publisher: McBooks Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Relentless Pursuit (Richard Bolitho Novels / Alexander Kent. No. 25) by Alexander Kent ISBN: 159013026X Publisher: McBooks Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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