A King's Cutter - Softcover

Woodman, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446604623 ISBN 13: 9780446604628

Publisher: Grand Central Pub, 1997

Synopsis

In a novel based on the real life adventures of Lieutenant Nathaniel Drinkwater, the dashing Royal Navy officer encounters deceit, rebellion, and sabotage on board the Kestrel, a ship slowly careening out of control, in a suspenseful saga detailing life on the rough and stormy sea. Reprint.

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Review:

"Nautical novelist Richard Woodman arrives in New World ports with the first three of 14 installments in the Nathaniel Drinkwater series, previously released in the U.K. between 1981 and 1983 and compared by critics there to C. S. Forester's Hornblower saga." -- Publishers Weekly "Publishers Weekly, May 2001"

About the Author:

Richard Woodman was born in London in 1944. He became an indentured midshipman in cargo liners at 16 and has sailed in a variety of ships, serving from apprentice to captain. He remains a professional sailor and in 1978 won the Marine Society's Harmer Award. Richard Woodman served an apprenticeship in cargo-liners, qualified as a navigator and spent another eleven years at sea as a commander. His passion for the sea is reflected in his prolific output, which includes works of both fiction (the Nathaniel Drinkwater series) and non-fiction (recently, The Sea Warriors, published by Constable). Richard Woodman spent over 30 years at sea. His prolific output includes fiction (Nathaniel Drinkwater series) and non-fiction (recently, The Sea Warriors). Richard Woodman is best known for his Nathaniel Drinkwater series of historical naval novels. Born in London in 1944 Richard joined his first ship at the age of 16 and spent over 30 years at sea. Married with two adult children, he lives in Harwich.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grand Central Pub
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0446604623
• ISBN 13: 9780446604628
• Binding: Paperback