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Empire: The Dorset Boy Book 13 Kindle Edition

by Christopher C Tubbs (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 1,308 ratings
Viscount Stockley and his family remain in India. The third Maruthan war is well underway under the command of Francis Hastings. A victory will give the EIC dominance over India. A renegade French Consul is supporting the Maruthans and its up to Marty and Frances Ridgley to winkle him out. Popular support for the Maruthans against the East India Company is rife and a plot emerges but is not what it seems. The squadron and young James are kept busy combating pirates in the sea of Bengal and supporting the Army in its mission to eliminate the scourge of the Pindaris. The finale comes when Sir Thomas Stanford Bingley Raffles asks for Marty's help to found a free port on Singapore Island. Ship wrecks, a major sea battle and intrigue all play a part in this adventure.
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  1. Book 13 of 17
    The Dorset Boy
  2. Print length
    330 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publication date
    December 9, 2022
  6. Reading age
    14 - 18 years
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BFBLMBZJ
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 9, 2022
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.5 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 330 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 13 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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  • Clark
    5.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Issues
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2023
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    Problem reading this book due to reader skipping chapters. Tried on three different devices. Very frustrating to not be able to read the complete book. Enjoy the series so much, but just won't know the whole story because of the technical issues.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent entry in this series
    Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2024
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    The usual, a rousing, fast paced adventure. Also an interesting setting, mostly in India. I enjoyed it, and recommend it.
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  • Anonymous
    5.0 out of 5 stars another great chapter - what’s next for the gang?
    Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2022
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    As the title of the review states - It’s another great chapter in the Stockley family saga. This time the theater of operations is Asia. Starting in India and ending in Singapore. A little bit more combat than intelligence work this time around though. Wonder what happens next to the Merry band.
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  • Jcr0306
    4.0 out of 5 stars always a good read - hard to put down
    Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2022
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    Lots of action. Wish it was not as condensed as it was and more character development. Certainly interesting with the sailor with Down Syndrome. Huzzah for disability rights and emphasizing ability over challenges. Dennis is my hero!
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  • Jim 2
    5.0 out of 5 stars What's next
    Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2022
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    This is an intricate, although fictional rendering, of the building of the British empire. Marty, along with his team, are fictional, but are masterfully woven into what eventually becomes history. A lot of liberty taken with the truth, but a very good read.
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  • Amazon Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Needs better research.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2022
    I did not finish this book. The last straw was talking about receiving telegraph messages. The first telegraph line in India was established in 1851 and was only 31 miles long. Needs better editors, a simple Google search is all that is needed.
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  • Elisabeth Huhn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Still going strong
    Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2023
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    One hopes that more volumes will follow. If you have gotten this far in the series, you know what to expect. This one still delivers
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars A hollow ending(?)
    Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2022
    I think this series is over. Or at least, about to undergo a MC change from dad to son or to daughter(!).

    This book is slightly too abstract, slightly too glossed-over, and reads like the author taking a victory lap with his characters.

    There is no real trouble, just a lot of words spent on how our hero(es) overcame whatever difficulty we might imagine them having. (Certainly there wasn't any real difficulty, or it might have been painstakingly described.) The only thing close to a challenge was the loss of an entire ship and 25% of its crew, which rated about a single chapter, and ended with the survivors being rescued two days later.

    Technically, there were few errors, but some of those errors were absolute barkers. Try to imagine, if you can, the richly be-robed, jewelry wearing, turbanned Sultan riding away from the ship on a pangolin. (scaly anteater) I'm pretty sure the intended word was "palanquin" (stretcher with a shelter on top), but it's pretty funny as written. There are a few more, maybe 8 or 10, but none quite so laugh-out-loud funny. And all in the same category, errors that involve near-homophones: valid words used in the wrong place.

    Final thoughts: if you've come this far, read the book so you can see what happens. It isn't a *bad* book, per se. It's just not very exciting for those who've followed our hero through so much.
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  • Gus
    1.0 out of 5 stars Flimsy.
    Reviewed in Australia on December 24, 2022
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    Sadly lacking in depth and terrible proofing, content is there but just not expanded on.
    Either rushed or just lost interest in the series.
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  • Barry Potter
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good read.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2025
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    Excellent story telling, could not put it down.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A other excellent story in the series
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2023
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    The book is about India and the South eastern region during the Colonial times India was slowly being taken over by the British and Raffles was just in the process of starting in Singapore. Another great adventure in this series of stories
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  • Tony R.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2022
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    Excellent read. As ever, Mr Tubbs put me "right there" at the heart of the action! I was quite disappointed when I came to the end, not with the book, but with the fact that it had ended!
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  • brian
    5.0 out of 5 stars Last in series Te war against Napolean
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2023
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    Really good series full of twists and turns. Never a dull moment . I dint know if there is more to come or not.!
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