The King's Coat

By: Dewey Lambdin

Narrated by: John Lee

The very first Alan Lewrie naval adventure in this classic series is now back in print!

1780: Seventeen-year-old Alan Lewrie is a brash, rebellious young libertine. So much so that his callous father believes a bit of navy discipline will turn the boy around. Fresh aboard the tall-masted Ariadne, Midshipman Lewrie heads for the war-torn Americas, finding--rather unexpectedly--that he is a born sailor, equally at home with the randy pleasures of the port and the raging battles on the high seas. But in a hail of cannonballs comes a bawdy surprise. . . .©1998 Dewey Lambdin; (P)2010 Random House

I'm no sailor...

I know nothing of late 18th century or for that matter any type, age or style of sailing. The way Dewey Lambton writes the detail of ship handling keeps it all nice and neat. John Lee is I must say is by far one of my favorite narrators. Most people would choose Morgan Freeman or Sean Connery to narrate their biography. Not I, give me John lee. His voice skills alone could make an adventure out of this shelterd souls life without needing a drink of water. He also narrates many other good books. I will be working my way thru this series for my second time and I cant wait to be taken back to some exciting memories.

Bawdy Tales of a reluctant sailor

I really enjoyed this book. The quality of the writing was outstanding, a good mix of drama, action and humor. The MC was a somewhat likeable rogue and i will be interested to see how his character develops in the series. The only thing I did not particularly care for were the raunchy sex scenes, I thought they were a bit overdone and cheapened the book a bit.
I thought this first book was on par with the Aubry/Machurin, Thomas Kydd and Hornblower books, Let’s hope the series can sustain the excellence achieved in this first book. Highly recommend.

This is my second read of the Alan Love series!

Alan Lewrie could be described as despicable, womanizing, sister loving (lol), crafty, and self-absorbed. He plots and plans steals and duels. Especially in this particular book. As you find in later books, Alan grows as a person, for the most part. Despite the flaws you can't help but love Lewrie and cheer him on. I love it. READ IT. You might read reviews that say he's a womanizing sexist and therefore the author is a womanizing sexist. I'm hypothetically writing a book about a giant orangutan who fights lizard people. Hypothetically, I must be a giant orangutan who is racist towards lizard people. Please don't let the negative reviews prevent you from reading this wonderful story. Its a story of transformation. It's about a young man who finds guidance, and grows into a man, who quite possibly still needs guidance...

Great series so far

This is a great historical series. Looking forward to listening to more. Great authenticity and character development.

enjoyable for sure

interesting story, well written action with a thoughtful backstory. next credit will be spent on the sequel