This remarkable reading of one entry in Kent's seagoing Bolitho series is excellent. Michael Jayston reads a story full of action and painful romance--his pace is measured, and yet his British voice breathes intensity and conviction. Like C.S. Forester's Hornblower, Admiral Bolitho is loosely patterned after the real historical figure, Lord Nelson, down to an adulterous scandal and manner of death. This book concentrates on a nephew, Captain Adam Bolitho, and the listener cannot put it down. D.R.W. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine--
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Book Description
June 1815: Set on the eve of Waterloo, Second to None is the latest addition to the long chronicle of Richard Bolitho and the opening of its second age. Battling pirates and slavers, Captain Adam Bolitho of the Unrivalled stands alone at the dawn of a new era in history, poised to take up the duty and courage which are his legacy.
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