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  • H.M.S. Cockerel

  • By: Dewey Lambdin
  • Narrated by: John Lee
  • Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (22 ratings)

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H.M.S. Cockerel

By: Dewey Lambdin
Narrated by: John Lee
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Summary

A farmer, a bloody farmer! Knee-deep in dung and fathoms from the nearest port, Alan Lewrie, swashbuckling naval warrior turned family man, longs for battle. And when it comes, a battle royal it is! Called to the H.M.S. Cockerel, a sleek frigate captained by a malaria-stricken tyrant, First Officer Lewrie soon vaults to command, taking Cockerel from the lush pleasures of the Kingdom of Naples to a smoking cauldron called Toulon. There, an outnumbered coalition of former enemies is being drawn into a terrible land-sea battle against the revolutionary French, in a siege of blood and terror that will send shock waves around the world.

He's fought and loved on land and bounding sea from America to the East Indies. Alan Lewrie is the unforgettable hero-rogue of the age of wooden-walled, spray-lashed fighting ships.
©1997 Dewey Lambdin (P)2010 Random House
Action & Adventure Fiction Historical Fiction Sea Adventures France Adventure Royalty
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Critic reviews

"This is Lambdin's usual satisfying brew....A fast-moving yarn loaded with action, colorful characters, and marvelous period detail." (

Publishers Weekly)

"Great fun...Lambdin continues to plunk Alan Lewrie down in the midst of interesting times with humor and plenty of authentic detail." (

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Great continued development of the interesting character, flaws and all.

Let down by the bizarre pronunciation of the narrator. Such a shame and still not sure why Coney the longstanding servant of Alan has turned into a West Country yokel from a Geordie!

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