Alan Lewrie's Adventures Continue
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Follow along with Dewey Lambdin's Alan Lewrie adventure series as he fights and loves his way across the seas and into our hearts.  Exciting, bloody, passionate, a truly perilous tale of daring do.
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Pattison continues his story where he left off. The books is just as readable and enjoyable as the previous ones.
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Lam din and Lewrie make quite a pair. I hope we'll see them again, perhaps more aboard ship than land.
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Another Pike adventure taking me all over the world as he and his team tracks down those who wish harm and destruction.  I have become friends with Pike and Koko and are drawn into their life of adventure.
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I have been reading Alan Dean Foster for about 30 years, and the Pip and Flinx series is one of my favorites. Foster is great at building complex and interesting worlds with lots of creatures, and with Pip and Flinx traveling to investigate various mysteries, Foster is in his element.

This latest adventure takes Flinx from domestic life on a houseboat with his wife to the planet of Largess, where the native tongue is music-based and Flinx's empathic ability is rendered useless.

It is fun and you do not need to read the prior books in order to understand and enjoy this one.
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Bill Slider keeps getting better and better and his police crew are also growing and maturing.  They are half the fun in these stories.  This series should be read in order because the development of the characters is so well laid out from one book to the next.  In this book Bill is trying to find out who raped and murdered a well-known journalist.  Don't forget to read the chapter headings because Ms. Harrod-Eagles is still in fine form with the puns.  Even her titles have hidden meanings which you will discover when you find out who committed the crime this time.  There are lots of red herrings and lots of interference by principles in the crime to help keep the murderer a secret until you near the end.  Very good series!  My only complaint is the way this book leaves the reader hanging at the very end regarding Bill's and Joanna's relationship.  Now that Bill's divorce is final, things should be going smoothly for him and Joanna, but that unfortunately is not the case.  We'll have to read the next one to keep up to date on that relationship.
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Really enjoyed the 3rd in the Galahad series by Dom Testa.

Have been awaiting this third book since enjoying Galahad 1 & 2.  Was good to meet the characters again in this book.

This newest adventure is an exciting adventure on its own, creating and building on the previous adventures of the Galahad crew.

I especially enjoy the way Mr. Testa continues to develop his characters; nice to see them growing in such a positive way.

The story grows with excitement and tension; ending with a positive resolution; while leaving you wondering what lies ahead for the Galahad crew in the next installment.

Am eagerly awaiting Galahad 4.
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This is one of the later novels in the series featuring Albert Campion. Albert, now comfortably married to Amanda, has returned to Pontisbright, Amanda's birthplace. A large party, one that will involve most of the village and many visitors is due to take place in a few days. The only thing casting a shadow on the long planned festivities is that Uncle William (who had figured in some of the earlier stories) had recently died. He was quite  old, and in poor health but still Uncle William's passing had come as a shock. Now though everyone was involved in the party preparations until another shock rocked the village. One of their own, the local tax collector, was discovered hidden in a ditch where he had apparently been for at least a week. As Albert, aided as usual by Lugg, began making inquiries questions also began to arise about Uncle William's passing.

Allingham supposedly based Campion on Sayre's Lord Peter Wimsey, and there are certainly some similarities between the two. Both are members of the aristocracy, both  slightly built, scholarly men who have found wives in connection with a case and settled into quiet domesticity that is occasionally interrupted by some unpleasantness. Allingham's style is, like Sayre's, both intelligent and witty. The stories are fairly laid out, with all the needed clues available for the reader to follow but with a twist or two along the way. And like Sayre's Allingham sprinkles her stories with many amusing scenes and insights into human nature.

There is a certain overall story arc to the series so some familiarity with the series would be advised although it is certainly not absolutely necessary to read all of the previous fourteen novels to appreciate this one. Allingham does write in a much more detailed style than is currently in fashion resulting in a slower paced novel than mysteries written more recently. The extra effort is worth it though, so persist.
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This is episode 3 of the Beast Arises series, with another half dozen yet to be published on a monthly basis. Up to now at least, the momentum initiated in the first title of the Series had been holding up strong, with both this episode and the previous one remaining fast-paced, action-packed and exciting, regardless of authors.

As for the books title, it is indeed derived from a dramatically short and to the point speech given by the High Admiral to his fleet just before the beginning of a crucial do or die space battle against an Ork fleet and one of their moon-fortresses. The whole quotation (The Emperor expects every man to do his duty) is itself  as a number of UK readers will recognise - a paraphrase of Nelsons own speech and quotation (replace The Emperor by England) just before the battle of Trafalgar. The battle itself is quite gripping, with the Orks continuing to surprise.

Also included are the next step in the machinations, plots and violence taking place between factions on Terra. Without wanting to introduce spoilers, you can expect some rather extreme infighting and more murder at the crossroads, as you have already experienced in a previous episode.

The third continuing stand of the series is the story of Space Marine Captain Koorland, the sole survivor of his Chapter (the Imperial Fists  the Defenders of Terra) with the rest having been wiped out by the Orks. As he tries to rally those that made up Dorns old legion, you will come across four Successor Chapters and some rather interesting characters leading them, including one larger-than-life Marshall Bohemond who seems inspired by the Norman warlord and Crusader of the same name who carved out the Principality of Antioch for himself during the First Crusadebut again, Ill stop here to avoid spoilers.

Another interesting feature of this book relates to the characterisation. A number of new characters appear, especially among the fleet officers and senior commanders, the Inquisition and the Space Marines. As you will see, most of them are rather well drawn. The human naval officers are presented with their flaws, weaknesses and limitations. Some manage to overcome them while others somewhat fail. The ruthlessness and self-righteousness of the Inquisitors  irrespective of the faction that they belong to  is also well displayed.

The sense of loss, sorrow and honour among the descendants of Dorn in general, and as expressed by Captain Koorland in particular, is also well presented and so is his rather sympathetic but also unbending attitude towards humans. His interaction with a young scared but brave Navy Lieutenant is particularly interesting and quite different from the ambivalent or even disdainful attitude that some Space Marine characters may display in other books.

There are two more things to add, perhaps. One is that you do need or at least it is strongly advisable to read the previous episodes before picking up this one. The second point is just my little rant. This book has only slightly over two hundred pages. The advantage is, of course, that it can be read from cover to cover pretty quickly, and this is not negligible given that the story is exciting. However (and here is the rant!) and because it is exciting, I ended up wanting more, much more
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Great second episode of the Magee series. Another kick ass adventure with the former angel who is stuck on earth as a man. This time he must deal with some pesky Norse deities and the possible world ending threat they bring with them. The Mighty Magee gets involved with a sexy witch who aids him in battling alongside a hammer wielding, lightning throwing powerhouse who just happened to lose his memory. Now it is up to Magee to make things right against almost insurmountable odds in a land out of legend. Magic, power, gods and angels, as well as a brand new business situation for Magee. A fantastic adventure in this rousing new series. A great read! When is the next one coming out? Go read it now!
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I heard Terry Pratchett say in an interview that he is suffering from early onset Alzheimer's disease.  Well, in spite of that, his latest sojourns into the congenial and comical discworld spinning through the cosmos just seems to keep getting better and better.  His style has changed ever so slightly, but with hilarious results.

This latest entry revolves around the long suffering commander of the Ankh Morepork city watch, Commander Sir Samuel Vimes, who is forced into taking a vacation with his beloved wife and son.  When the commander reaches the ancestral home of his wife, Lady Sybil, it doesn't take him long to realize that something is not right.

After the town "Magistrates" tried to frame him for the murder of a goblin girl  Sam Vimes does what any reasonable Ankh Moreporkian copper would do.  He grabs the law with both hands, stretches and bends it to a more likable shape, then wears it like a suit of goldish armor.  He then subverts the local constable to his way of thinking, grabs Willikens, and all threeof them go after the bad guys in true disc world fashion.  whether he is on water or on land, or even below ground, he pursues his quarry wherever they take him.  On the way he picks up enemies and friends alike, the attention of Havelock Vetinari, and the occasional bacon sandwich.

Not as funny as some of Pratchett's earlier works, but truly satisfying, like the aforementioned bacon sandwich.

If you are a fan of the disc World Series, then I recommend this book wholeheartedly.  If you are one of the seven people on the planet who has not run across disc World Series in the past I suggest you start from the beginning and work your way through the myriad of books this man has written about this flat world swimming through space on a giant turtle. Carry on Mr. Pratchett,you are truly one-of-a-kind!
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Allan's fast action writing continues.  The characters are true to themselves.
I have difficulty waiting for the final volume.
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The world building and story of Brishen and Ildiko continues with many peaks and valleys. A great story continued. Love this series!!!  Can't wait for the next installment.
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Another good read in Alan Furst's series of WW II historical adventures/mysteries.
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If you enjoyed the Alan Lewrie series, you are likely to find this equally rewarding.  There is a bit less about sailing ship rigging and more on character development.  Brightwell has written three of these and Flashman and the Seawolf if the first.  The Amazon kindle prices on these are unbelievably low.

Hope the author continues with the story.  Excellent story teller.
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Just as the previous two installations, this one continues with the exciting naval and marine action as Ensign Stone thinks outside the box and leads humans, drascos, and piglets against their Hyrocanian foes. I am beginning to suspect that there is another enemy lurking in the background, so I'm confident that there will be more to the story. OO-rah!
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Plot: Like almost all of his latert novels, Lambdin spends half the book relating what happened in previous novels, a character from Lewrie's past will show up, cause some trouble which will be resolved by the person's death in combat at the end of the book. I flipped ahead a great deal to the point where Lewrie sets sail. Lambdin is hugely engaging, nonetheless.