Under False Colours: A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel (Mariner's Library Fiction Classics)
by Richard Woodman
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Author: Richard WoodmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-10-25
ISBN: 1574090798
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Sheridan House
Book Reviews of Under False Colours: A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel (Mariner's Library Fiction Classics)
Book Review: From a Patrick O'Brian fan
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought all fourteen of these Nathaniel Drinkwater books sight unseen, purely because they were compared to O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series. If you think that's crazy, understand that I bought all twenty of the O'Brian books in the same manner, because they were compared favorably to the Hornblower novels. I was certainly never disappointed in the O'Brian books; so I thought this to be an acceptable gamble.
This series cannot live up to the richness of language in the O'Brian books; but I have to say I have not been disappointed in them at all. The characterizations are sharp and dependable, but not rigid. Humans are infinitely capable of surprising us. Drinkwater himself is thoroughly drawn and believable. The action is realistic, and historically-based.
I have read them in order, and without intervening books. I tend to do that with series', if I can. I have never been bored by them, and it is always a pleasant feeling to know that you have one of these books sitting on the bedside table with a bookmark in it.
This particular novel takes Drinkwater to the fledgling United States, before the breakout of the War of 1812. It's not the very best of the series; but it has great things to offer! I highly reccomend it.
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