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The Lion at Sea

Captain Kelly Maguire Trilogy, Book 1

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The Lion at Sea

By: Max Hennessy
Narrated by: Christopher Weeks
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Summary

A young recruit; a cataclysmic war; a baptism by fire.... A gritty adventure full of danger, blood and guts, perfect for fans of Alan Evans and Alexander Fullerton. 

Confident and strong willed, Kelly Maguire knew from a young age that he could accomplish great things. A constant and abiding love of the ocean would prove to be the making of him. When the call of war is heard in the early 1910s, Kelly knows that he must answer it. Enlisting in the Royal Navy, he hopes to win both the war and personal glory. But from the barbarous battles of Gallipoli to the nightmarish action at Antwerp, Kelly, along with his young shipmates, begins to learn the trials a sailor must face, trials that will forge him from a boy into a man. As the epic battle of Jutland approaches, everything is at stake. 

©2019 Max Hennessy (P)2020 W. F. Howes Ltd Genre Fiction Historical Military Sea Adventures Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction War Royal Navy
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The story is enjoyable and covers the career of a young officer in WW1, very reminiscent of a young Lt Hornblower. However the narrator has some excruciating pronunciation of simple phrases. With a naval storyline one could expect parts of a ship to be known I.e. forecastle is not two words, as for the place names I've never heard of anywhere called E_Sher as opposed to Esher (Eesher !) And as for Har_witch, what a great shame no proof listen was done prior to publication.

Story fine narration awfully poor

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involved me in a period of history I knew little want to read this auther again

detail authentic

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Fab story, fast paced with loads of detail.

Aside from some interesting interpretations of how to pronounce some of the words it was a great experience 👌🏻

Great story, some of the pronunciation had me shouting at my phone! 😂

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I always like the genre and I enjoyed this book. The lion at sea was very good and I will search for more

Big picture as usual is very enjoyable

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Good story, characters being developed nicely and the historical aspects link in well to this. Narration is a let down which is a real shame. Annoying lack of research by the narrator in pronunciation makes it a jarring listen if you are familiar with Naval locations and phrases. eg. Rosyth is pronounced Ross-ith, Harwich becomes Haar-witch?? Annoying aberrations which distract from the story.
That aside it’s an enjoyable listen and looking forward to the series continuing.

Engaging and interesting

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