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The Shores of Tripoli

Lieutenant Putnam and the Barbary Pirates
May 30, 2017TimeOnTarget rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This was an excellent book. Fresh subject-matter area and very well written. I am eagerly awaiting the subsequent novels in the series. * I have read the Aubrey/Maturin and Hornblower series numerous times over many years. I find O'Brian to be at the pinnacle of literature. I have read the O'Brian/Maturin series 7 times in entirety. There is nothing like a Aubrey/Maturin novel (or a Grateful Dead Concert--both were sui generis). Forester's series isn't quite at O'Brian's level, but I still read it from start to finish again earlier this year (something I have done numerous times, starting in the 1970s). * More recently I have read some of the Bolitho series and most of the Kydd series (by Alexander Kent/Douglas Reeman and Julian Stockwin respectively). I also read most of the Sharpe series (by Cornwell). * While I have enjoyed the books by Kent, Stockwin, and Cornwell, I was downright excited about "The Shores of Tripoli." * Based on the first novel, I am hopeful that James L. Haley is going to write a series that warrants being included with those of O'Brian and Forester. The Shores of Tripoli was a fantastic start toward that end. * If you are a fan of historic fiction, don't miss this one. There aren't many things out there of this quality.