The Great South Sea (The Call of the Sea Book 9)
£4.30
Bloody Nick Turnhouse has returned from Mauritius to Bombay, where he is welcomed with orders received from London by the overland route. He is to frighten the Spanish by showing himself in a powerful ship of war off Manila and then along the Pacific coast of South America, lands which have not seen an enemy in a generation.
Unfortunately, the expected ration carrier has failed to arrive and is presumed lost and there are no barrels of beef and bags of biscuit to fill his depleted hold.
Nick sets off on a year-long voyage with less than six months of stores to hand. He has to scavenge food that his conservative crew will eat, from lands that do not grow wheat and where the beef cow is a rarity. The best hope, he suspects, must be to capture Spanish ships and garrisons and rob them of their rations.
He makes sure that the spirits room is stacked high with rum.
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Additional information
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| File size | 3504 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 285 pages |
by RJH
Bloody Nick strikes again. Very boys own, but a great read for all ages. Look forward to the blnext instalment
by G
Wareham at his best. Insightful, knowledgeable and thoroughly absorbing.
A diverting adventure and unapologetic about our history. More power to your elbow sir!
by Declan Collier
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by Kindle Customer
I was waiting with bated breath for this book to appear, and I wasn’t disappointed!
Nick is growing into his position quickly, and it’s clear to see that as his knowledge and experience increases, he is proving that those who have come through the “hawse hole” can make as good or even better captains than those with influence and other advantages.
I agree with other comments that this one did feel a little bit rushed, with just 285 pages for a 2 year commission, but I’m glad to see that Nick continues to grow and develop his juniors and look after his seniors. I’m glad his efforts were recognised with his title, and that he found time to be with his Marianne and increase his family.
I look forward to reading how he gets on with the new post mentioned at the end of this book – could he be raising a pendant soon?
PS, could we have him working with some of the characters who have moved onwards and upwards? How is Smithers doing? What about Nicks money being managed by Smithers senior?