A King's Commander

By: Dewey Lambdin

Narrated by: John Lee

1793--For love of war and money . . .

Once a French corvette, she was reborn HMS Jester, sleek and fast. At her sea-sprayed helm is former Midshipman Alan Lewrie, turned grizzled warrior by trade. But when Commander Lewrie reaches the island of Corsica he gets orders for which even he is not prepared: lure his archenemy, French commander Guillaume Choundas, into battle--and personally strike him dead. . . .

From splintering-hulled ships battling broadside to exotic ports of call, the adventures of Alan Lewrie capture an age of heroism and action on the great, wind-lashed fighting ships.©1998 Dewey Lambdin; (P)2010 Random House

Great Nautical Historic Fiction

Dewey Lambdin is a master storyteller weaving the threads of history through the the life of a very healthy, aggressive, and occasionally conflicted young Royal Naval officer, Alan Yurie.
“A King’s Commander” is set in the late 1800’s in the Western Mediterranean with Commander Yurie in command of his first major sailing ship, “Jester”. It is a well crafted tale of sailing, spy craft, revenge and coincidences that leave you with no other conclusion but that Yurie has been touched by a lucky star.
This is not a children’s story. It is filled with sex and passion that, in my opinion, would not be appropriate for youthful consumption.
Let’s “Splice the Mainbrace”, hoist anchor, and sail off to see what glorious things we can do together.

Another great in the Saga

Loved it, as with each book in the series this was great fun and historically insightful.

Can't help it...

just love every book and look forward to the next. This series has it all :)

Allan is at it again scret mission

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

The author writes a great story and keeps the reader interested I do enjoy the characters and the story line

What was one of the most memorable moments of A King's Commander?

I liked when he got his cat and all the other trouble he gets into

Which scene was your favorite?

Too many to discribe, the battles are very interesting as well as the sex

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Jester's Secret Mission

Any additional comments?

Like the books before this one and look forward to reading many more

the battles were great

I really enjoyed the description of the battles they were complete and exciting looking forward to buying the next one