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Vendetta: The Dorset Boy Book 6 Kindle Edition

by Christopher C Tubbs (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 2,523 ratings
Marty is now a Captain and is waiting for his next ship, while his flotilla is undergoing refit after the depredations of the Caribbean he is asked to recover jewels and top secret documents stollen by a spurned lover of Prince George leading to a race across Spain. Admiral Hood redeploys they S.O.F. to Gibraltar and William Wickham assigns them a new intelligence officer but what they don't expect is to get involved in a major counter espionage operation in Malta. Marty meets and befriends Rear Admiral Sir Sidney Smith at the battle of Maida and his nemesis from the Caribbean, de Faux, turns up and vendetta is declared.

A fast moving adventure full of action, suspense and surprises.
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    The Dorset Boy
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This was a lot of fun to write and I sincerely hope you have as much fun reading it.  This was a quiet year in history and it took some digging to find the battle of Maida, but when I did and saw Sir Sidney Smith was there Marty just had to take part.  How the battle unfolded is as close to the actual battle as I could make it, I just injected Marty and the boys to make it a story.  The yarn around Prince George and the recovery of the lost items is pure fiction as is the counter espionage mission in Malta.  The end of this boom, as usual, sets up the next one nicely.

About the Author

Dog loving history buff with an overactive imagination, I live in The Netherlands with my wife, two dogs and cat.  I have been an avid reader of fighting sail and fantasy and love a good spy story so when I mix all that up with a bit of me and some family history we end up with The Dorset Boy.  I write for me and am constantly amazed that other people want to read my books.  I am trying hard to improve the quality and accuracy as I move forward and have learnt a lot in the last few years.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07X86C6JV
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 23, 2019
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.8 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 375 pages
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  • Book 6 of 17 ‏ : ‎ The Dorset Boy
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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's story engaging, with one review noting it's based on actual events with fictional elements. The book receives positive feedback for its readability, with one customer mentioning it caught their attention from the first page, and they consider it among the best in the series. However, the spelling and proofreading receive negative reviews, with one customer describing them as atrocious.

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Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, praising its interesting plots, with one customer noting it's based on actual events with fictional elements.

"...Adventure, derring-do, intrigue, this series has it all! Besides, its a painless way of learning the history of the time. Highly recommended" Read more

"The story is well told, tightly written, but there are a number of places where the wrong word is used...." Read more

"This is a quick read about the improbable adventures of a James Bond type hero that I could not put down...." Read more

"The plot of the book fits the remarkable events of the earlier Dorset Boy series, but the poor editing is a distraction...." Read more

8 customers mention "Readability"8 positive0 negative

Customers find the book to be an outstanding read, with one mentioning it caught their attention from the first page.

"Outstanding series about a young Navy officer in the Napoleanic wars. Adventure, derring-do, intrigue, this series has it all!..." Read more

"...Caroline and Blaez by his side. His team has been unstoppable! Great read!" Read more

"...Lots of familiar faces and the book is most definitely worth a read! Well done indeed!!" Read more

"I have read 6 of these books now. Obviously I liked them enough to keep reading. The characters are interesting, as are the plots and the action...." Read more

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Customers find this book to be one of the best in the series.

"I could not put this book down! Probably the best in the series, but since they are all great reads it is hard to say which book I liked more...." Read more

"Probably the best of the series so far. It has a little more sea story and battles to go along with the spy story." Read more

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Customers criticize the book's spelling and proofreading, with one mentioning issues with word usage and another noting problems with pronoun confusion.

"...tightly written, but there are a number of places where the wrong word is used. For example, " he rung his hands" his hands are bells?..." Read more

"...to be strewn about randomly; a lot of run-on sentences, and confusion of pronouns...." Read more

"...Spelling and proofreading are atrocious, and the mistakes are annoying. The characters are a bit one-dimensional...." Read more

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  • CVW
    5.0 out of 5 stars The French Wars
    Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2021
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    Outstanding series about a young Navy officer in the Napoleanic wars. Adventure, derring-do, intrigue, this series has it all! Besides, its a painless way of learning the history of the time. Highly recommended
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  • W. Jernigan
    4.0 out of 5 stars A tight story, but...
    Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2019
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    The story is well told, tightly written, but there are a number of places where the wrong word is used. For example, " he rung his hands" his hands are bells? There are many of these through all six books, interruptions that throw me back to my world instead of Marty's. A good editor would make all the difference. Other than that, highly recommended. Enjoy!
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  • SgtMaj Miller
    5.0 out of 5 stars Informidiable and Captain Stockley
    Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2025
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    Marty and his men continue to wreak havoc against st the Spanish and French. Now a father of four with a set of twins. Caroline and Blaez by his side. His team has been unstoppable! Great read!
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  • d'rch FROG
    5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of prize money
    Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2024
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    Little ships and pure audacity of the flotilla’s guns turn a French third rate to shards while the Admirals smile.
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  • Kindle Customer XYZ
    4.0 out of 5 stars An improbable fast moving adventure
    Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2021
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    This is a quick read about the improbable adventures of a James Bond type hero that I could not put down. As soon as I finished this book, I got the next one in the series.
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  • Mustang Mike - North Central Texas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another outstanding addition to the series!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2019
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    Our main character and supporting cast have a multitude of intriguing assignments and Mr. Tubbs does a Yeoman's job of keeping the reader engrossed in the storyline. Lots of familiar faces and the book is most definitely worth a read! Well done indeed!!
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  • Amazon Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Copy editor, please
    Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2023
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    The plot of the book fits the remarkable events of the earlier Dorset Boy series, but the poor editing is a distraction. Commas seem to be strewn about randomly; a lot of run-on sentences, and confusion of pronouns. Then homonyms are rampant: straight/strait, site/sight, court mashal.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Detail
    Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024
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    Both the sailing detail and the detailed description of life during those times...down to description of meals...is beautifully done. Loved the humor as well.
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  • Bill Murray
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great yarn
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2025
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    Excellent story, if in a Roy of the Rovers tradition.
    This book is well researched and a good read from start to finish.
    Highly recommended.
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  • anthony heazell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Stockley and Smith, wow
    Reviewed in Canada on October 3, 2019
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    I have really enjoyed this series. It has a great mixture of intrigue, action, domestic and historical events. I look forward to future events..
    From a land locked fan on the Eastern side of the Rockies in Canada!
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  • Harry7
    4.0 out of 5 stars Engaging story
    Reviewed in Australia on November 20, 2019
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    A story-line that continues the nautical theme with a hero whose exploits, successes, promotions and accumulation of wealth beggar belief. The tale is so well told, however, and the hero sufficiently likeable to be able to suspend that belief and simply enjoy the read. This series is a thoroughly engaging one with very few flaws, two of which being repetitious spelling errors and the brevity of each volume.
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  • lmarko
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in Canada on January 25, 2020
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    Fits together like a glove with the series and still stands alone as a great read
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Mischivous Marty
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2020
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    Never a dull moment with Marty & his shadows.
    Have found that you have invented a new type of coin of the realm!!!
    Namely a silver guinea!!!!!

    If you could change the the with SILVER into HALF it would make sence
    Guineas are always minted in gold!!!!!
    They were superseded in 1816 by the pound coin we know today
    This does not put me off trading further episodes
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