John Pearce
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  • 1
    By the Mast Divided | David Donachie
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    • By David Donachie
    • Narrated By Peter Wickham
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    London: 1793. Young firebrand John Pearce, on the run from the authorities, is illegally press-ganged from the Pelican tavern into brutal life aboard HMS Brilliant, a frigate on her way to war. In the first few days, Pearce discovers the Navy is a world in which he can prosper. And he is not alone; he is drawn to a group of men who eventually form an exclusive gun crew, the Pelicans, with Pearce their elected leader.

    Didn't work for me

    I wasn't expecting this to live up to Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series,let alone Patrick Tull's magnificent narration, but I needed to feed my ..Show More »

    Reviewed on Jul 23 2008 by Michael E (Monclair, NJ, USA)
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    A Shot Rolling Ship: A John Pearce Novel | David Donachie
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    A Shot Rolling Ship: A John Pearce Novel

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    • By David Donachie
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    Pressed into King George's Navy for the second time in a month, John Pearce finds himself working aboard HMS Griffin, sailing the Channel in search of the numerous French privateers preying on English merchant ships. Pearce, however, has other things on his mind. He must find a way off the ship in order to rescue his ailing father from the dangers of revolutionary Paris.

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    An Awkward Commission | David Donachie
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    • By David Donachie
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    John Pearce's recent promotion means that he is finally free to follow his own wishes. But the same can't be said for his trio of closest friends, who are shipped off to the Mediterranean. Pearce vows to liberate them from the brutal tyrant they are serving under. His application to William Pitt finds him sailing off with secret dispatches for Admiral Lord Hood. But when Captain Ralph Barclay puts the lives of his crew at risk, Pearce must embark on a dangerous mission before he can free his friends.

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    A Flag of Truce | David Donachie
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    Firebrand John Pearce has been promoted to lieutenant and is in a position of command on board HMS Faron when he returns to Toulon from his successful mission in Corsica.

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    The Admirals' Game | David Donachie
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    The Admirals' Game

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    1794. Lieutenant John Pearce is caught between a feuding trio of admirals. One puts him in a position of danger while another asks him to undertake a hazardous commission in order to protect his friends, the Pelicans. Meanwhile, Pearce is also trying to construct a perjury case against Admiral Ralph Barclay.

    Wow, where did Donachie go wrong???

    I have read or listened to, almost every Royal Navy series out there and enjoyed the first three Donachie (Pierce) novels. However, this book felt lik..Show More »

    Reviewed on Jul 23 2009 by Craig (Pleasant Grove, UT, USA)
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    An Ill Wind | David Donachie
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    An Ill Wind

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    It is 1793. John Pearce and his Pelicans are going home - to gain their freedom and put the treacherous Captain Ralph Barclay in the dock. Emily Barclay discovers Pearce has papers that would ruin her husband’s career and her future security. And then comes that dread thing, a fire aboard a wooden ship of war! Cast adrift, Pearce and his Pelicans find help from an unlikely source.

    Better than his last book but...

    I'm having a hard time wanting to continue with the series as the books are predictable and charters boring. I literally want to b*tch-slap John Piece..Show More »

    Reviewed on Jun 17 2010 by Craig (Pleasant Grove, UT, USA)
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    Blown Off Course: A Firebrand John Pearce Adventure, Book 7 | David Donachie
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    Blown Off Course: A Firebrand John Pearce Adventure, Book 7

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    • By David Donachie
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    Lieutenant John Pearce is in London seeking protection for his friends, the Pelicans, from a reluctant Admiralty. Sitting in the tavern where they were first press ganged, Pearce considers his future. Lacking the evidence of perjury he once had to bring Captain Ralph Barclay to justice, his prospects are not promising. Ralph Barclay’s young wife, Emily, is refusing to live under the same roof as him and she has the means to get her own way: the evidence Pearce believes was lost at sea.

    Disappointing
    Reviewed on Oct 08 2012 by Anderson (Santa Fe, NM, United States)
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    Enemies at Every Turn: John Pearce, Book 8 | David Donachie
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    Enemies at Every Turn: John Pearce, Book 8

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    The year is 1794. Free from jail, John Pearce is not free from the smugglers whose boat he stole. While lying low, Pearce soon has other pressing concerns on his mind. Granted a commission by William Pitt, John Pearce evades his pursuers by undertaking a dangerous mission in France. As rebellious ambition turns to bloody disaster, Pearce must try to re-join Admiral Howe. Also serving with Howe is Ralph Barclay - who has somehow contrived to yet again press Pearce’s friends into his crew.

    ennui...
    Reviewed on Oct 02 2012 by Christopher (Beaverton, OR, United States)