The Perils of Command bookcover

The Perils of Command

A John Pearce Adventure
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Description

After situating his previous crew in comfort, John Pearce charts his return home to his pregnant darling Emily. He is tasked with outsmarting his enemies Admiral William Hotham and Emily's husband Captain Ralph Barclay who can legally claim Pearce's child as his own.

Product Details

PublisherMcBooks Press
Publish DateMay 15, 2022
Pages352
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781493066261
Dimensions9.0 X 6.0 X 0.8 inches | 1.1 pounds

About the Author

David Donachie (1944-2023) was born in Edinburgh. He always had an abiding interest in military history, including ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, the British navy of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the clandestine services during the Second World War. He had more than fifty published novels to his credit, with over a million combined sales. David lived in Deal, the historic English seaport on the border of the English Channel and the North Sea.

Reviews

Exciting and unpredictable.


High adventure and detection; cunningly spliced battle scenes which reek of blood and brine; excitements on terra firma to match


High-speed epic from an ace storyteller.


In The Perils of Command, author David Donachie has once again written a riveting maritime novel that will enthusiastically engage the reader from beginning to end.


Outflanking and out-gunning C. S. Forester.


The story is well researched, with strong character development, and exciting battle scenes. John Pearce is brave, reckless, opinionated, selfish and totally believable. The plot is fast-paced and brings alive life on board a warship at this period. It can be read as a standalone, although there are references to actions that have taken place in previous books. If you are a fan of the Master and Commander series, this is for you. I'm off to my local bookshop to find the rest of the series.

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