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Saving the Day
Volume One of the Anton Chance, Royal Navy SagaAnton Chance Lieutenant RN has proven himself adaptable, and having served in Canada, polished his French to fluency, albeit with a Quebecois accent. After serving on secret missions in France he is given the chance to return to sea service with a series of missions that take him from India to the Baltic, to the American coast. In the troubled times following the Treaty of Utrecht, tasks in Canada nearly cost him his life. In command of HMS Ashanti a sloop, and with HMS Active and HMS Primrose in support, his responsibilities grow with the addition of more ships and shore action in the north of the colony, Anton faces insurmountable dangers and must defend his vessels and their crews against overwhelming odds. To his own amazement he perseveres, but only temporarily. Back in England with wife and daughter and now upgraded to Captain RN, his story will continue. . .as he and his valiant companions face challenges as yet unseen.
280 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 2, 2018
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July 10, 2019
Storyline is ok
Once again the lack of competent editing is a drag on reading. There are problems with spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure and redundancy.
I am not an editor or English teacher. If any of the people who had worked for me over the years had turned in reports written this carelessly they would have been warned their jobs were at stake.
O'Neil's popularity is a tribute to his story telling skills. It's too bad his understanding of the mechanics of language aren't up to his plot levels. I enjoy his novels despite his mechanical errors. I would enjoy them a lot more without them.
Once again the lack of competent editing is a drag on reading. There are problems with spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure and redundancy.
I am not an editor or English teacher. If any of the people who had worked for me over the years had turned in reports written this carelessly they would have been warned their jobs were at stake.
O'Neil's popularity is a tribute to his story telling skills. It's too bad his understanding of the mechanics of language aren't up to his plot levels. I enjoy his novels despite his mechanical errors. I would enjoy them a lot more without them.
January 27, 2019
Readable and entertaining
This book was well written and wove the fiction into the historical events. Written in a way which was easy to read and entertaining. I liked the character development and details of their lives. The portrayal of the administration and government of Great Britain of the time was illuminating without undue criticism. Strongly recommend you want to read this book you will enjoy it.
This book was well written and wove the fiction into the historical events. Written in a way which was easy to read and entertaining. I liked the character development and details of their lives. The portrayal of the administration and government of Great Britain of the time was illuminating without undue criticism. Strongly recommend you want to read this book you will enjoy it.
April 13, 2019
Be prepared to be confused.
Although the action and characters have a lot to offer. However, the chronology is all over the place. It starts in 1785 with Anton being a Lieutenant of a Frigate. It moves to the Med where he fights with the French against pirates supposedly at peace, the Treaty of Amiens doesn't start till 1802. When in India, Clive is still alive and he died years earlier. The book ends just after the American revolution which ended with the treaty of Paris in 1783 not 1883. You could justify these as flashbacks except for the fact Anton is being promoted along the way. During the book the author moves from scene to scene often without any recognisable break. You're reading one scene and the very next paragraph is happening somewhere else. I don't know if this is a printing error or something else. This books appears to me something the publisher pushed to get in by a deadline and then was not adequately edited before printing.
Although the action and characters have a lot to offer. However, the chronology is all over the place. It starts in 1785 with Anton being a Lieutenant of a Frigate. It moves to the Med where he fights with the French against pirates supposedly at peace, the Treaty of Amiens doesn't start till 1802. When in India, Clive is still alive and he died years earlier. The book ends just after the American revolution which ended with the treaty of Paris in 1783 not 1883. You could justify these as flashbacks except for the fact Anton is being promoted along the way. During the book the author moves from scene to scene often without any recognisable break. You're reading one scene and the very next paragraph is happening somewhere else. I don't know if this is a printing error or something else. This books appears to me something the publisher pushed to get in by a deadline and then was not adequately edited before printing.
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