"Great naval action and deep historical detail in the vein of O'Brian and Forester." -Kirkus Reviews (starred)

"You could get addicted to this series. Easily." -The New York Times Book Review

"The best naval adventure series since C. S. Forester." -Library Journal

"Stunning naval adventure, reeking of powder and mayhem. I wish I had written this series." -Bernard Cornwell

"Check the log, shipmate: Dewey Lambdin has left Alexander Kent and C.S. Forester hull-down in an ocean of words and is closing on Patrick O'Brian as the most prolific historical novelist to celebrate a Royal Navy mariner during the age of sail." —Washington Times

"Lambdin succeeds with high-seas action, bravado, and Lewrie's characteristic antics, putting himself in good company with Julian Stockwin and Seth Hunter as worthy successors to the popular 18th- and 19th-century naval adventures of Forester, Kent, and Pope. ... Lewrie is a delightfully randy and irreverent character, the perfect man to walk the quarterdeck of a Royal Navy frigate." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A hugely entertaining naval adventure (á la Forester and O'Brian) with a different kind of protagonist.... Not merely a worthy entry in the very popular Lewrie series but a top-of-the-line naval adventure that can be thoroughly enjoyed by readers who've never met Captain Lewrie until now." —Booklist

"The brilliantly stylish American master of salty-tongued British naval tales." —Kirkus Reviews