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In Dangerous Company: The Dorset Boy Book 4 Kindle Edition

by Christopher C Tubbs (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 2,905 ratings
In this Fourth book of The Dorset Boy series its 1802, peace is declared in Europe and India is in a state of change. The East India Company is gradually gaining control, but the problem of pirate attacks from their base at Réunion on East Indiamen ships in the Indian Ocean is getting worse. On top of that Maharaja Holkar, who is no friend of the British, has had enough of the internal bickering’s of the Maratha Nobles and is on the march to capture Pune and eliminate the Peshwa. With a daring rescue Marty helps Arthur Wellesley get the Bassein Accord in place. 1803 sees our hero back in Europe, just in time for the war with France to start up again. Put in charge of the Special Operations Flotilla, he discovers that being in command is very different than being number two, that failure is as likely as success and has its consequences. Ship to ship and shore actions, love, loss, revenge and a little business on the side, Marty and Caroline, Blaez and their followers move from one adventure to the next leaving a trail of destruction and pain for the French.
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    The Dorset Boy
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    April 19, 2019
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This book was fun to write, as the research was much more intense than the previous ones.  Getting Arthur Wellesley into the story was something I always wanted to do.  He was un unprecedented snob to all accounts but no one becomes a leader of his magnitude without recognising talent when they see it.  So I wanted to explore that side of him.  Contradictions are, after all, meat and drink to the historical author.  I also wanted to expand on Caroline's contribution to their partnership other than being good in bed. Characters from the past come back to haunt him and he has to deal with treachery.  I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it.Chris

About the Author

I left school at 16 and did an apprenticeship to become an Avionics technician.  It was the best thing I could have done as school and me never got on very well, I found it boring and learning by rote almost impossible. Having said that I have learnt more about writing over the last couple of years writing these books than I ever learnt at school.  I have also discovered a scholar in myself that I didn't know existed as well. I really enjoy researching and learning about all the historical  elements in the books.  One day I will become a full time author but the mortgage demands that I keep the day job for the time being.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07PCSJKXB
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 19, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.7 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 278 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 4 of 17 ‏ : ‎ The Dorset Boy
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 - 18 years
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Christopher C Tubbs

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Christopher C Tubbs, is a SABA 2020 Fiction Book award short listed Author. A dog loving descendent of a long line of Dorset clay miners who has traced his family tree back to the 16th century in the Isle of Purbeck. He left school at 16 to take an apprenticeship in Avionics and has been a public speaker for most of his career and was one of the founders of a successful games company back in the 1990’s.

Now in his sixties he is writing the stories he had going around in his head for many years. Thanks to inspiration from great fiction and fantasy authors he was finally able to put digit to keyboard and start writing the Dorset Boy series. He makes no apologies that he write for himself. The stories emerge as he writes and is often surprised by the twists and turns that they take. His dogs sit by him as he writes and it would be unfair to leave them out so look out for them in The Dorset Boy series.Now living in the Netherlands Antilles on the island of Bonaire with his wife and furry kids.

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Customers find the book thoroughly entertaining and consider it one of the best historical fiction series, with great character development. The narrative receives positive feedback, with one customer describing it as an exciting sea story. However, the book has spelling issues, with one customer noting numerous typos.

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15 customers mention "Readability"15 positive0 negative

Customers find the book enjoyable and thoroughly entertaining, with one mentioning it's a great adventure series set in the Napoleonic Era.

"I’m really enjoying your novels but your need of proof reading is sorely needed...." Read more

"...and a bit of detail about naval warfare, but the series is more amusing than exciting. No comparison to Lewrie!" Read more

"...Challenging plots but not mundane in any way. Whole reading experience is an upper for me. Cheers." Read more

"Enjoyable read. Marty would be a boon companion to W.E.B. Britain's IS Marine Sgt to Captain WWII hero...." Read more

11 customers mention "Narrative quality"11 positive0 negative

Customers praise the narrative quality of the book, describing it as exciting historical fiction with a smooth flow.

"Great read of historical fiction. The Napoleonic Era is a fascinating part of history as well as the early East India Company's timeline...." Read more

"...Characters are liikeable if not complicated and the story line seems appropriate to the period" Read more

"...Exciting, can't put down at times." Read more

"...There is a modicum of realism in the history, and a bit of detail about naval warfare, but the series is more amusing than exciting...." Read more

7 customers mention "Character development"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book.

"...The author does a very good job of character development and is obviously very familiar with the places and people he's depicting." Read more

"...Characters are liikeable if not complicated and the story line seems appropriate to the period" Read more

"Like all the books so far in this series, the hero is a bit beyond belief...." Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the book's spelling and grammar, with one customer noting multiple typos, while another mentions issues with word usage that change the meaning of sentences.

"...Wrong words being used changes the sentence that one needs to keep going back to rearrange the sentence to make sense." Read more

"Lots of typos or the use of a wrong now and then. Some factual mistakes...." Read more

"But the flow of the narrative is hobbled by the atrocious and frequent lapses of grammar, punctuation and spelling...." Read more

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  • Kindle Customer Slammerdeen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun in the Napoleonic Era
    Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2022
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    Great read of historical fiction. The Napoleonic Era is a fascinating part of history as well as the early East India Company's timeline. The author does a very good job of character development and is obviously very familiar with the places and people he's depicting.
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  • Undah2o
    4.0 out of 5 stars proof readers please
    Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2024
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    I’m really enjoying your novels but your need of proof reading is sorely needed. Wrong words being used changes the sentence that one needs to keep going back to rearrange the sentence to make sense.
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  • SgtMaj Miller
    5.0 out of 5 stars Letter of Marquee
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2025
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    Marty is now a privateer working for the British to clear the Caribbean of French and Spanish pirates. Caroline and the kids remain in England. Blaze is with Marty.
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  • D Davis
    4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read
    Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2019
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    I read the first theee book in the series and was glad to see that it was continued. Characters are liikeable if not complicated and the story line seems appropriate to the period
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  • Jim 2
    5.0 out of 5 stars On and on to more adventures
    Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2022
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    Once again Martin is one step ahead in planning and out smarting his adversaries. A naval officer one minute, an avenging pariah the next, then a privateer out to assist mother England in it control of the high seas. Exciting, can't put down at times.
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  • Carl
    3.0 out of 5 stars Really?
    Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021
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    Like all the books so far in this series, the hero is a bit beyond belief. By age 23 he is a famous Royal Navy Lt, a Lord, enormously wealthy, land owner, shipping magnate, and never does anything wrong. A paragon of virtue and the most accomplished and deadly fighter.

    There is a modicum of realism in the history, and a bit of detail about naval warfare, but the series is more amusing than exciting. No comparison to Lewrie!
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  • Parisboots
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great. Characters and adventures.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2019
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    Some of the best ever historical fiction of the 100’s that I have read. As I have read his three previous in the series I am excited for the next!! Challenging plots but not mundane in any way. Whole reading experience is an upper for me. Cheers.
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  • fletcherk
    4.0 out of 5 stars Marty hero
    Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2019
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    Enjoyable read. Marty would be a boon companion to W.E.B. Britain's IS Marine Sgt to Captain WWII hero. But sounds too much like modern SOF activities.
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  • W. Robert Franklin
    3.0 out of 5 stars No, it's not "OK"
    Reviewed in Canada on November 14, 2019
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    Generally a fun read but certain things grate a little. The typos and misspellings. the use of the phrase, "OK", vernacular U.S. from the 1890's earliest...... Love the the dog though.
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  • Barry Potter
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good continuence
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 17, 2024
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    Consistent
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  • IGOR
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Dorset Boy Book 4
    Reviewed in Australia on April 20, 2019
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    I have read all and am waiting for No 5. I have found all books interesting and hard to put down. I have also found them educational. I have a world map with me and follow the ship's in there journeys. It is interesting and you do not realies that things like the steam engine were being invented. The whole 4 books are a great and interesting story thanks Greg Smith
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  • Baz H
    4.0 out of 5 stars Short book...Hero is almost perfect
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2019
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    At 22yrs old our super hero has no faults and is loved by all. Nice story but just a bit too twee for adult readers.
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  • Robert Leslie Harper
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good fast flowing action.
    Reviewed in Australia on March 13, 2021
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    Good fast moving action. Found it to be light reading but would have preferred a bit more explanation of the escapes from various situations. the characters move from and too occupied countries too quickly and too easily.
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