Quarterdeck

Sailing Orders #2

by David O'Neil

Fresh from the best-selling sagas of sea adventure, O’Neil brings us Quarterdeck, the sequel to best-seller Sailing Orders as once again Captain Sir Martin Forest-Bowers KB faces almost insurmountable odds as he and his valiant crew take to ship on behalf of Her Royal Majesty and the United Kingdom.As a homeless boy, abandoned to look after himself at the age of thirteen, Martin encountered Captain Bowers RN and his family. Adopted by the Captain he entered the Navy as a Midshipman. Now married and a decorated Captain himself. He returns home to find his wife Jennifer at death's door. Prompted by his safe return, her recovery is assured and is followed by a return to work for ‘plain Mr. Smith’ with clandestine excursions and undercover trips to France. . At sea once more, he is involved not only with preventing treasure ships from falling into French hands, but also with events on the east coast of America in the run-up to the war of 1812.Action, battle, romance, adventure and thrills abound in O’Neil’s latest venture into the world of sea battles against the mighty navies of France and Spain as well as American pirates.

327 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 25, 2014

Reviews

[Casey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was very happy when I finished reading Quarterdeck as I was glad I no longer had to read the book. That sounds harsh but the book felt like a number of short stories crammed together in an attempt to make something larger. The relationships were hollow and in the end I didn't even care about the main character. The ship battles relied too heavily on the same tactic over and over and did not contain the level of detail I am used to reading in a nautical themed book.

There are so few authors who are actively writing nautical books during the Napoleonic era that I'm sorry to see this series went that way.

[Barry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another excellent Age of Sail novel, concerning the upcoming was with the Americans. Something it seems both sides do not want but for a few who believe that America can be forced back into the British Empire

[David Y. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sloppy editing.

Either the editors of this work are high school dropouts or Oneil has some serious gaps in his understanding of the structure of the language. The punctuation errors are so bad as to be distracting. Sentence and paragraph structure problems go past the justification of license. Just a disappointing read.

[Jerry Mercer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting Story

The intrigue and action makes this an interesting book. The number of errors however are a nuisance when reading. The characters are somewhat overdone and there could be more dialogue.