About this title: In March 1784, at a time when most of the fleet was laid up, His Majesty's frigate Undine weighed anchor at Spithead to begin a voyage to India and far beyond. As her new captain, Richard Bolitho was glad to go, despite the nature of his orders and the immensity of the voyage - for he was leaving an England still suffering from the aftermath of war. But he was to learn that signatures on proud documents did not necessarily make a lasting peace, and found himself involved in a conflict as ruthless as the one which had given him his first command during the war with France. In an uneasy peace ...
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corporation, New York
Date published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780425026182ISBN:0425026183
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Book shows moderate to heavy wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers creased and scuffed; moderate edge wear/ corners, spine hinge and spine creased/ readers slant/ page edges slightly soiled/ several page tips creased. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Berkley Books, NY
Date published: 1975
Description: Good. Berkley Medallion 03379-1: FIFTH PRINTING. Date story takes place (1784) is emblazoned in black magic marker at top right of front cover, so just a reading-copy. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Berkley/Putnam
Date published: 1973
Description: Fair. Printed 1975 by Putnam. Berkeley Medallion fourth printing. Reading copy. Has been well read. Ships within one business day with delivery confirmation. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: JOVE/ PUTNAM
Date published: 1985
Description: VG-. PAGES SLIGHTLY YELLOWED. SLIGHT EDGWEAR AND A SMALL FOLD IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF FRONT WRAP. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. TWO BOOKSTORE STAMPS. NAUTICAL ADVENTURE. RICHARD BOLITHO. ROYAL NAVY IN 1784. FICTION. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Berkley Medallion #K3379, New York
Date published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780425033791ISBN:0425033791
Description: Cvr Art By Chris Mayger. Good++ No Jacket. Massmarket Paperback. Light edgewear, no stamps or writing. Pages starting to darken. read more
Edition: Third Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Jove Publication, New York, NY, USA.
Date published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780515078664ISBN:0515078662
Description: Wraparound Painted Cover! Good to Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" Tall. 314pgs. >>> " 1784 and His Majesty's frigate Undine slips anchor at Stiphead and stands south...for India! Captain Richard Bolitho's first command since the war in the Caribbean. " read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Berkley Medallion, New York
Date published: 1975
Description: Fair. Mass market paperback, 314 pages, wraparound cover art by Chris Mayger; covers well worn and creased, but tight in binding, clean and unmarked. See our other Kent titles. read more
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780399112782ISBN:0399112782
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Fourth Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Berkley Medallion #K3379, New York
Date published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780425033791ISBN:0425033791
Description: Cvr Art By Chris Mayger. Good++ No Jacket. Massmarket Paperback. Light edgewear, store stamp top of fep. Pages darkening, no writing. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. P. putnam's Sons
Date published: 1974-01-01
Description: Good. Binding is tight and square. DJ appears VG though covered in plastic. Ex-library copy with usual markings and attachments. Text is clean and unmarked but pages are somewhat yellowed with age. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Edition: First Edition By This Publisher,
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Berkley Books., New York, NY, USA.
Date published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780425040836ISBN:0425040836
Description: Wraparound Painted Cover! Very Good to Fine. Mass Market Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" Tall. 314 pages. >>> " 1784 and His Majesty's frigate Undine slips anchor at Stiphead and stands south...for India! Captain Richard Bolitho's first command since the war in the Caribbean. " read more
Edition: Third Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Jove Publication, USA.
Date published: 1984
Description: Very Good to Fine. Mass Market Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" Tall. 314 pgs. >>> Reading copy! " 1784 and His Majesty's frigate Undine slips anchor at Stiphead and stands south...for India! Captain Richard Bolitho's first command since the war in the Caribbean. " Store stamp on inside front cover. read more
"I am only partially through the Bolitho series and this is the best one yet. The story telling is superb and vivid (I kept picturing the smoke of a broadside and the bellowing sails of a ship at sea.) The plot is more advanced then some of the previous Bolitho novels since the Undine's mission is just as much of politics and espionage, as it is naval battles and hand-to-hand combat. The characters are well developed and Kent does a good job at showing Bolitho's occasional irritation but also admiration for Herrick and Allday. Command A King's Ship is a exciting and fun to read nautical adventure."
"This book seemed to be more of an attempt to deal with political intrique, and while the author does a good job of continually moving the story, there are certainly points when I really just want to get through a particular section and move along. Overall however, still a very good series."
"The 8th? novel in the Bolitho series finds him in an independent command, aboard a frigate in the area near modern Indonesia. Very typical of the series to date - I liked it; these books make a nice break from the non-fiction and fluff reading I typically do. More importantly, they make an excellent diversion from my thesis."
"March, 1784 and the American Revolution has been over for a year. Richard Bolitho has spent that year ashore at his home in Falmouth trying to obtain a peace time naval command along with hundreds of other officers. He is given command of the frigate UNDINE and a secret mission to travel to the East Indies in cooperation with former enemy Spain to relieve a Spanish garrison at a former Sumatra Dutch outpost and establish an English base there. The peace time mission is complicated by the French who are working with an Indonesian pitate leader who is trying to take over the area. The French are using him to further their interests while decreasing English interests. The French presence is bolstered by a firgate larger and stronger than the UNDINE with a well trained crew and very good captain.
As usual, it is Bolitho who shines and the story is filled with adventure and fighting sequences."
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