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The Fox And The Faith
When British naval officer Patrick Dalton is falsely accused of murder due to his Irish heritage, he overtakes a lightly armed schooner carrying the ship's beautiful owner and desperately fights for his freedom and his life, in a tumultuous epic of adventure on the high seas set in the year 1773. Original.
352 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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June 3, 2024
A rollicking good tale of sailing and honor in colonial America. Not sure if I will continue the series, but not bad for a $2 book sale find. Definitely not everyone's genre, but I do enjoy a good battle at sea.
August 1, 2020
I love a good adventure on the high seas. I read this 30 years ago and it was a good time to re-read it. It's a simple tale of good guys, bad guys and men who are scamps but will do the honorable thing. Throw in a pretty woman who can fire a cannon, and it's a fun read. My husband and I found we had a fondness for sailing literature when we were dating. There is a lot of sailing and tactical language, so this good vs. evil tale won't be for everyone, but if you want to learn a little sailing jargon and remember bits of the American Revolution, pick up this book.
July 26, 2018
This is probably one of my most favorite books of all time. Sea battles? Check! Romance (in small doses)? Check! Fantastic story line? Check! This also goes for the whole series...purely amazing!
August 10, 2024
I completely stumbled upon this book by pure chance; thinking its cover was neat and the plot one which could be very promising. Man was I right!
The pacing of this book is basically spot-on in my opinion. I've mentioned this before but it seems like a lot more novels are longer than they really need to be, and meander for little to no reason. Though a typical paperback size, I kept thinking "wow, so much has happened and I'm only half way through!?"
Did not expect myself to end up adoring the Wolf and it's captain as much as I did (though how it ended off I was a bit sad about). How many times can you run your ship aground? I don't know but it was hilarious. And then as soon as the captain walks into the room after Hart had just been in there... perfect. Aside from that, the characters are well written and a ton of fun for the most part.
The only thing that held this book back (for me) was its intensive use of nautical terms. I'm glad that a good chunk of the time they worded things with enough context that I could figure it out, or sprinkled it in here and there without lingering too long. It never became a bother, but it easily could have.
Great read, it's definitely on my top favourites shelf now.
The pacing of this book is basically spot-on in my opinion. I've mentioned this before but it seems like a lot more novels are longer than they really need to be, and meander for little to no reason. Though a typical paperback size, I kept thinking "wow, so much has happened and I'm only half way through!?"
Did not expect myself to end up adoring the Wolf and it's captain as much as I did (though how it ended off I was a bit sad about). How many times can you run your ship aground? I don't know but it was hilarious. And then as soon as the captain walks into the room after Hart had just been in there... perfect. Aside from that, the characters are well written and a ton of fun for the most part.
The only thing that held this book back (for me) was its intensive use of nautical terms. I'm glad that a good chunk of the time they worded things with enough context that I could figure it out, or sprinkled it in here and there without lingering too long. It never became a bother, but it easily could have.
Great read, it's definitely on my top favourites shelf now.
August 31, 2016
"The Fox and the Faith" by Patrick Dalton
Swashbuckler in the genre of Hornblower, Aubry, or Ramage though not quiet up to their grade was still pritty interesting. Gave this 4 stars. The Royal Navy during Americas revolutionary war with England.
Swashbuckler in the genre of Hornblower, Aubry, or Ramage though not quiet up to their grade was still pritty interesting. Gave this 4 stars. The Royal Navy during Americas revolutionary war with England.
February 18, 2010
cheap but entertaining "historic" naval war story.
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