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Publisher's summary
Exclusively from Audible:
Having now paid his dues as midshipman, Horatio Hornblower returns as a newly promoted Lieutenant, in the second instalment of C.S. Forester's beloved naval series.
In this new adventure, Hornblower is overjoyed to discover his next task is to serve aboard the mighty HMS Renown. After witnessing some unsettling scenes however, he soon finds himself struggling to serve under the captain, James Sawyer, whose unsound mind leads him to treat his crew with extreme suspicion and contempt.
As talk of mutiny is abound, the tension rises and Hornblower is forced to make impossible decisions in an effort to unite the crew and avert further disaster by defeating the Spanish.
Introducing a much-desired element of romance to the series, Horatio encounters the beautiful and seductive Maria, who sends him on an altogether different but equally enticing escapade.
Hailed by the likes of Ernest Hemingway and Sir Winston Churchill for being 'admirable and vastly entertaining,' C.S. Forester became a hugely influential 20th Century author.
Born in Cairo, raised in London and buried in California, the metropolitan writer experienced huge success with his Horatio Hornblower series as well as with his later works, The African Queen and The Good Shepherd.
His literary genius is perfectly encapsulated within this endlessly entertaining narrative, and his heroic protagonist draws us in to another titillating journey through the Napoleonic wars.
Narrator Biography
Christian Rodska is an English television and voice actor best known for his role in the 1970's series Follyfoot.
From the The Monuments Men and The Eagle of the Ninth to The Likely Lads, Z Cars, The Tomorrow People, Coronation Street, Bergerac and Casualty, his extensive and diverse acting career has led him to become a highly solicited radio and audiobook narrator.
He has now voiced over 150 unabridged audiobooks including Winston Churchill's biographies, Evelyn Waugh's Men at Arms and Sebastian Faulks' A Possible Life. He has been praised for his ability to vary in vocal pace and style and as such, Christian boasts 12 Earphone Awards from Audiofile Magazine.
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By the Mast Divided
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- 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.
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Didn't work for me
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The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave.
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You don't know the whole story.
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Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates
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Merle Johnson has here gathered together in one volume all of the nineteenth-century author-artist's classic pirate stories that had been scattered through many magazines and books. Well researched and with richly drawn characters, Pyle's work will appeal to students of history and adventure lovers alike.
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Fascinating and wonderfully read
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Jack London worshiped strong and virtuous heroes, and his stories give great weight to the inevitable triumph of good over evil. His telling of the adventures of Humphrey van Weydon in The Sea Wolf is in keeping with this theme of moral man. His powerful and gripping saga of van Weydon's capture by a seal-hunting ship and the ensuing tangles with its dreaded captain, Wolf Larsen, makes this a classic American tale of peril and victory.
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I won the lottery!
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Under the Black Ensign
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Long before Captain Jack Sparrow raised hell with the Pirates of the Caribbean, Tom Bristol sailed to hell and back Under the Black Ensign. That’s where the real adventure begins. Bristol’s had plenty of bad luck in his life. Press-ganged into serving aboard a British vessel, he’s served under the threat of the cruel captain’s lash on his back. Then, freed from his servitude by pirates, his good fortune immediately takes a bad turn...as the pirates accuse him of murder - and leave him to die on a deserted island.
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A fun Pirate adventure!
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The House of the Four Winds
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The rulers of tiny, impoverished Swansgaard have twelve daughters and one son. While the prince’s future is assured, his twelve sisters must find their own fortunes. Disguising herself as Clarence, Princess Clarice intends to sail to the New World. When the crew rebels, Clarice/Clarence, an expert with rapier and dagger, sides with the handsome navigator, Dominick, and kills the cruel captain. Dominick leads the now - outlawed crew in search of treasure in the secret pirate haven known as The House of the Four Winds.
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Solid story, but this one is popcorn
- By Phillip on 09-19-14
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The Caine Mutiny
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Having inspired a classic film and Broadway play, The Caine Mutiny is Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life—and mutiny—on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater. It was immediately embraced upon its original publication as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of the Second World War. In the intervening half century, this gripping story has become a perennial favorite, selling millions throughout the world, and claiming the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
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Even Better than the Movie
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Written at the start of the Great War, when his son Borys was at the Western Front, The Shadow-Line is Conrad's supreme effort to open man's eyes to the meaning of war through the stimulus of art. In many ways an autobiographical narrative, this masterpiece of his final period relates the story of a young and inexperienced sea captain whose first command finds him with a ship becalmed in tropical seas and a crew smitten with fever.
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A Reflexion on Maturity
- By Darwin8u on 01-05-17
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- John Scott
- 11-22-22
Ripping Yarn
Can there be a more beloved fictional naval hero than C.S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower? The stories are enthralling, writing is incredible and the characters are unforgettable. This is the second in Forester’s 11-book series that follows the career of a British naval officer not blessed with powerful family ties but imbued with drive, talent and humanity. If you have never read this series, or not read it recently, this version is spectacular and should not be passed up.
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- Dinidaho
- 05-10-23
Very enjoyable
I really enjoyed this book the author does and excellent job of making you understand the world of the British navy at that tome.
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- zweg
- 07-05-23
A Most Excellent Nautical Adventure
C.S. Forester did it again! The second Hornblower book is a delightful historical fiction that looks into interesting characters and high seas adventures in the British navy in times past. The narrator, Rodska, also again nails his performance by bringing this story to life, which made it nearly impossible to stop listening to. Wish Rodska read all of the Hornblower series. His narration is the best!
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-08-24
This is a very interesting book!
I love the narrator, and the characters are good! This is an excellent story, and I highly recommend it if you enjoy historical fiction and good storytelling and fascinating adventures and a bit of mystery!
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- publicdefender99999
- 02-15-24
Great story, one of the best narrations
Really great entertainment on my 100 mile commutes. Good pacing. Never thought I would like this series as much as Aubrey/Maturin but it’s close.
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- B. Dillon
- 01-29-19
I loved it! It is filled with excitement.
It is great listen for teens or someone wanting adventure like me. I absolutely loved it.
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- Chris
- 12-29-20
Pronounciation
Great book!
But slightly irked when the reader pronounced the word marquis (mar-kwis) instead of (mar-kee)
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- Sonya L M
- 02-25-21
Hornblower #2
I seem to be addicted to novels about the English Navy during the wars with Spain & France (not so much with the American Colonies). This series is one of the best.
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- Stevie
- 01-01-23
So much more story than I expected.
Loved listening to this book because there was so much to it. Very good story.
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- Eric Mesa
- 03-22-24
Wonderful story, wonderful narrator!
Best thing was the story, but narrator was a close second. Highly recommend. Fifteen word minimum.
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