Relentless Pursuit

Adam Bolitho #2

by Alexander Kent

New Paperback

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Nautical, Historical, War, British Literature, Ebooks

366 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

A pseudonym used by Douglas Reeman.

Series:
* Richard Bolitho
* Adam Bolitho

Reviews

[Ron Wroblewski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book number 2 of the Adam Bolitho series fines Adam fighting both in West Africa and North Africa. And does he have a love in his life again? Stay tuned. This is book 27 of the 30 books in the Bolitho series.

[Rudi Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book by Mr Kent

This author has given life to be the age of sail, wooden ships and iron men. Using real figures in history he brings the Bolitho men alive in an age of total warfare that last for decades in what we now would have been a World War. I will miss his novels, and am saddened by his passing.

[Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK Bolitho book. This finds Adam fighting against the slave trade in Africa and also taking on the Bey in Algiers. In between they have time at home in Cornwall and to check in with some of the survivors of Uncle Richard's happy few. Herrick returns for the first time in several books in this one but it's just okay. Too much bouncing around from place to place.

[Roger Franks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good read

Although Alexander Kent seems to be staying in the same storyline those of us who are Bolitho tragics will enjoy learning all the new "little few" it's kind of like putting on an old pair of comfy slippers,for those new to the author a good boys own yarn

[Murray · Rating 4 out of 5]

🌊 ⚓️Excellent narration of a great story of the tall ships, the high seas, blazing romance in port and the courage at sword point of the early morning. A superb example of the genre and the depths to which it can take you in your imagination. I must have the sequel 🌊 ⚓️

[Elijah Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it for it being fairly clean (sex, language) but it was too heavily weighted towards landward narrative and breezed over the nautical action which is my primary desire in Historic Naval Fiction.

[Jerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

not as good as the previous Bolitho books

[Billy Forbes]

not as much sea adventure as previous books in the series but still a good read

[Alan Debban · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exciting sea action

Like most Bolitho novels, there is action, romance, politics, and the feel of what life might have been lake in the Royal Navy age of sail. Highly recommended.

[David Hull · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent! Though lots of (perhaps too many) repetitious references to prior narratives from the books in this marvellous series.

[Charlie Shaw · Rating 4 out of 5]

OK

[Anne Patkau · Rating 2 out of 5]

Memories of Uncle Richard mostly his last day, his lover Lady Catherine. Boring slow meaningless, missing in sequence of series. Capt. Adam's inches from old infatuation to new, Lowena. Small fight with slavers ends in armada against ruling Dey.
Typo: c8 p34 When is when
c16 p18 tailor is traitor

[Ron Denton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Should be titled "relentless retelling." This book rehashes most of the pertinent details from the many previous books about Richard Bolitho. If you really enjoyed that series, stop now and don't bother with this one or those following it. It's like kissing your sister. There is still a some sea and boat action, but most of this and those following become much more soap operas and less stories of adventure on the high sea. Kent seems to have become fixated on the "forbidden woman" thing and it becomes the main plot of the rest of the series. It is also the main plot of most of his WWII books (written under his real name Douglas Reeman). I've read several of them. At first they were pretty good, then you realize that they all have the same haunted, troubled commander, just set in different types of vessels, and still somehow revolving around a "forbidden woman." It's sad, because I really enjoyed the Richard Bolitho series most of the way through.

[Jack Alexander · Rating 2 out of 5]

So if you are like me, interested in "thrilling, high-seas action", don't bother with this book. It is written with all the thrill of an 18th century novel, meaning none at all. The characters are dull and deliver dialogue fit to put me to sleep.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

On par as with all his books.

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Pete Body · Rating 4 out of 5]

Usual Bolitho read.