{"product_id":"9780312668198","title":"King, Ship, and Sword : An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eKing, Ship, and Sword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Dewey Lambdin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecember, 1801. The Peace of Amiens ends the long war with Napoleon Bonaparte's France, but Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, is appalled by its consequences. What is a dashing and successful frigate captain to \u003ci\u003edo\u003c\/i\u003e with himself ashore on half-pay? And \u003ci\u003ewhere\u003c\/i\u003e will Lewrie twiddle his thumbs until the war begins again, as he's sure it will? Rejoin his wife and in-laws who (mostly) despise him like the Devil hates Holy Water, on his rented farm in Surrey? Peace and domesticity are hellish hard on the rakehells!\u003cbr\u003e     Yet by the spring of 1802, Lewrie and his Caroline have \u003ci\u003esomewhat\u003c\/i\u003e reconciled and are off to make a go of a second honeymoon—in Paris, France, of all places! There, Lewrie finds himself rubbing shoulders with soldiers, spies, and even First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte himself. When Lewrie \u003ci\u003ecan't help\u003c\/i\u003e spurring Napoleon into a \"kick-furniture\" rage, he and Caroline must flee for their lives.\u003cbr\u003e     When war breaks out again in May of 1803, Lewrie has fresh orders, a new frigate, and a chance to punish and pursue the French, but it's no longer for duty or king and country—now it's personal!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stunning naval adventure, reeking of powder and mayhem. I wish I had written this series.” —Bernard Cornwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“His mastery of period naval warfare gives his battles real punch.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Readers who haven't yet sampled Lewrie's adventures need only know that comparisons to Forester and O'Brian are entirely appropriate.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The best naval adventure series since C. S. Forester.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312668198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40631159292110,"sku":"9780312668198","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_2878ce7d-d157-4b12-aec8-b9bc2c4d7f9d.jpg?v=1638839646","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312668198","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}