cnorbury's review
5.0
A thoroughly entertaining story. Hard to put down. As someone who grew up devouring CS Forster's Horatio Hornblower series, I went in wanting to enjoy this nautical tale set in 1803 and was NOT disappointed. Bush knows his foc's'le from his fife rail, his sheets from his shrouds, and it shows. His attention to detail is outstanding, but he doesn't pile it on with detail not germane to the story or how a sailing ship is handled.
The characters are solid and believable. Jamie Sharpe is instantly likable as a talented young sailor whose sense of right, wrong, and duty often gets him into trouble that puts him and others in peril. The story proceeds without delay and has beautiful structure, pace, and tension.
I'm biased because I love stories like this, but The Seas of Treachery met my high expectations and more. Now if only we can arrange a meeting between Sharpe and Hornblower. :-)
The characters are solid and believable. Jamie Sharpe is instantly likable as a talented young sailor whose sense of right, wrong, and duty often gets him into trouble that puts him and others in peril. The story proceeds without delay and has beautiful structure, pace, and tension.
I'm biased because I love stories like this, but The Seas of Treachery met my high expectations and more. Now if only we can arrange a meeting between Sharpe and Hornblower. :-)
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