Revolution

The Dorset Boy #14

by Christopher C. Tubbs

It is 1820 George III is dead and George the IV is King. George Canning consolidates the various independent Intelligence groups under one umbrella. Marty's ships are deemed surplus to the Navy. The world is more or less at peace but in Greece the rumblings of discontent with Ottoman rule are turning into the growls of revolution. The British want Cyprus which means Marty has to keep his promise to the Felicia Eteria, but as usual it turns out to be not quite so simple and to complicate things Portugal is experiencing an uprising of constitutionalists. Espionage, land and sea battles, heroes and villains. A romp through history with all the usual suspects.

Genres: Historical Fiction

259 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 26, 2023

About the author

Biography
I am descendent of a long line of Dorset clay miners and have chased my family tree back to the 16th century in the Isle of Purbeck. I have been a public speaker at conferences for most of my career in the Aerospace and Automotive industries and was one of the founders of a successful games company back in the 1990’s.
Now in my sixties, and living in the Netherlands Antilles, I finally got to write the stories I had going around in my head for many years. Thanks to inspiration from the great sea authors like Alexander Kent, Dewey Lambdin, Patrick O’Brian and Dudley Pope I was finally able to put digit to keyboard and start writing the Dorset Boy series.
I make no apologies that I write for myself. The stories emerge as I write and I am often surprised by the twists and turns that they take.

Reviews

[Dennis Schneider · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book needs some editing

Yarn is good as always, but there are so many misspellings and miss used words it is distracting. The use of obscure words adds realism, but I had to get out my OED for some.

[Craig Allan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Easy Read

Love the story of Viscount Stockley. Only thing I will say is the editing needs to be better lots of spelling errors and author misidentifying Marty and his son James a few times.

[Jim Purcell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marty and his team are seconded covertly to the Mediterranean to help Greece become independent from Turkey. So, we substitute Turks for pirates and let the fun begin. Another lively entry in this always interesting series.

[Ian Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

always a great read

Love the way these are written each book a mixture of moments , top marks. And awaiting the next one.

[Liz Gates · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another enjoyable read about Marty et al. Maybe not quite as good as the previous ones.

[Darryl Dwayne Meyers · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Good Read

I am a big fan of historic fiction. This isn't Bernard Cornwall but it is entertaining. Just enough detail to tie the characters to the facts. Give the series a read.