Customer Reviews

Realistic naval commentary spoiled by rose tinted plot - By: Dazzla, 05 Nov 2007
I described the first of Worrall's naval series as "saccharin fiction" with it's unrealistic view of Georgian England spoiling reasonable naval narrative. I had hopes for the second to come of age & develop into a real contender to Forester, Kent & O'Brien (all hard acts to follow).

Sadly this second novel does nothing for the cause. Again Worrall weaves a reasonable description of naval combat with the script of 'Love Boat'. We see our naval heroes chasing Nelson & the French fleet across the Med accompanied by the Captain's wife & her companion, a Portsmouth prostitute, who happens to have found respectability as an accomplished artist! Never mind the packed crew sweating away below decksin stinking conditions. Instead we are subjected to match making on the high seas & with bouts of leadership dilemmas (with his 1st) solved with no intelligence at all.

Clearly Worrall's idea of naval life is based on sailing holidays around the Caribbean! Sadly his good narrative style is spoiled by this rose tinted view of life & unrealistic social & leadership insight. Allin all a frustrating read.

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ANY APPROACHING ENEMY - By: G. L. Kent, 23 Dec 2006
Have read this & Sails on the Horizon & look forward to the next one. compares with Stockwell/A Kent/Forester etc, my only criticism, I think it unnecessary to mention other authors characters, the books can stand alone without this

G L Kent