HMS Hazard

Droits of the Crownexpertly captures the essence of the trials and triumphs of a life at sea while also giving a rare look behind the curtains at the corruption, power, and politics of the era. The characters and superb seamanship will stick with me for a long time. It's the most fun I've had with a historical nautical adventure since Patrick O'Brian, and my next stop is to pick up the very first John Pearce book to find out what else I've been missing! --Stefan Read, former tall ship captain and member of Toronto's shantymen Pressgang Mutiny Donachie assails your senses with the whiff of salt air and the heave and roll of a living ship beneath your feet. His characters are gritty and authentic, and he describes their world in all its high adventure and low brutality. --Chris Durbin, author of The Carlisle & Holbrooke Naval Adventures Droits of the Crownis a literary burgoo with just the right mix of historical authenticity and storytelling, one that grips the reader and carries them along. Donachie knows his time period and his subject matter, he knows how to spin a yarn, and once again, it shows. --James L. Nelson, author of the Isaac Biddlecomb Novels Exciting and unpredictable. -- "The Bookbag" High adventure and detection; cunningly spliced battle scenes which reek of blood and brine; excitements on terra firma to match -- "Literary Review" High-speed epic from an ace storyteller. -- "Daily Sport" Outflanking and out-gunning C. S. Forester. -- "Cambridge Evening News" Pure adventure with excitement and daring all the way . . . historical fiction at its very best. --Historical Novels Review Online