The Honored Dead (The Honor Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)Four stars, down from five in the early series. Peter Wake started out as an ernest young naval officer trying to blockade rebels on the western Florida coast during the civil war. Now six books later after fighting African slavers, advising the French building the Panama Canal and chasing evil doers through the Caribbean, he has morphed into an intelligence officer with high connections to the US President, the Pope and such. We learn some history of southeast Asia in the 1880's but Peter seems mostly along for the ride, somewhat incidental to the story. I wish the talented Mr. Macomber would return to his Florida roots and explore the history of post Civil War Florida with different characters if need be (though I guess Sean, his son, who we know to be destined for the admiralty will soon appear). The appearance of the Yard Dogs in the last chapter is an "in" joke but must seem strange to those not in the know.

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The award-winning Honor series continues with this fast-paced thriller as, amidst exotic beauty and palace intrigue in 1883 French Indochina, U.S. naval intelligence officer Peter Wake is thrust into international events.

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Honor Bound Review

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(More customer reviews)I am a history major from Florida's oldest college(Rollins), and everytime I read one of Mr. Macomber's books, I learn something about Florida and the West Indies, and other remarkable and exotic locales.
This newest effort has more plot twists than the Pentagon has angles - and a remakable amount of historical information that Macomber interweaves into his books.
I recommend it in the strongest possible terms to fans of historical novels - especially ones that deal with the oceans.
You will enjoy this book even more than the others Mr. Macomber has penned. I think he is a national treasure.


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It's June, 1888, and Cmdr. Peter Wake, U.S. naval intelligence agent, is in Florida culminating an espionage mission to learn Spain's naval readiness in Cuba. A woman from his past shows up, begging him to find her missing son, and Wake sets off across Florida, through the Bahamian islands, and deep into the dank jungles of Haiti. His band includes a Smithsonian ethnologist, a Bahamian Seminole sailor, Russian spies, and a Polish-Haitian soldier. Overcoming storms, mutiny, and shipwreck, Wake discovers the hidden lair of an anarchist group planning to wreak havoc around the world—unless he stops it.

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Peter Wicked: A Matty Graves Novel (The Matty Graves Novels) Review

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(More customer reviews)Peter Wicked: A Matty Graves Novel
by Broos Campbell
McBooks Press, Inc.
2008
I will preface this review by stating that this is the first of the Matty Graves novels I have read, even though it is the third book of the series. Luckily, knowledge of the other books was not necessary in order to follow this novel.
The novel starts unpromisingly with a wordy opening chapter full of descriptors more apt to appear in a romance novel than in a light naval adventure. For example, "He had the dark, deep, liquidy sort of eyes that lady novelists call "brooding", a mass of jet curls that cascaded down his forehead, full moist lips, and a pudgy but sturdy cleft chin."(p. 6).
Between this and the repeated focus on the Paw Paw trees, I would not have been surprised if Matty Graves and the French Lieutenant described above started declaring their undying love for each other.
Luckily, the writing style changed a little in the next chapter and the plot actually started. It turned out to be a decent, if not exciting, light naval adventure.
The end was a little predictable, in that I could see where it was going, and was correct in my surmises. I was also disappointed in the lack of empathy and feelings I had invested in the characters. Besides Matty, the other characters really were not built on and therefore did not seem relevant.
I give it a firm three stars, out of five. Why? 1. It was an enjoyable read, but nothing special. 2. It did not inspire me to read the previous novels. and 3. If I had been looking at this book at a bookstore or library, I would have put it back after reading the first chapter.

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The Time of Terror: A Novel (The Nathan Peake Novels) Review

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(More customer reviews)Blood, gore, and a little more blood for good measure - that's how I once heard the Terror of the French Revolution described. This book is no disappointment for one looking for an interesting nautical adventure intermixed with the horrors of the French Revolution.
Nathaniel Peake (or should I say Turner, which is the alias he uses during most of the story) is an intriguing sea captain who opts to accept a special assignment that lands him right in the midst of Revolutionary France.
Hunter takes liberties with some of the characters, but that's what good historical fiction is all about - take someone real and make them even more sinister or more lovable. I enjoyed how he played up Robspierre, and his treatment of Thomas Paine was utterly fascinating.
The love story was a bit too much for me - I think the book probably would have been better had Hunter focused on the swashbuckling adventures and hijinks of Peake instead. Having said that, the little bit of romance that was present made for an underlying current that added a bit, and probably set the tone for another book in the series.
Can't say that I loved it, but it's worth reading. The fact that the author is British, as is the hero, makes the book intriguing and fun.

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The Darkest Shade of Honor: A Novel of Cmdr. Peter Wake, U.S.N. (The Honor Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have read and enjoyed all of Bob Macomber's "Honor" series. This was one of his best. It was interesting and action filled. It was great to find Peter Wake back in Southwest Florida. The different incidents and coastal areas where the story takes places made it especially enjoyable. Learning about Florida history along with some of the roots of Cuban independence, and meeting a young Theodore Roosevelt made it all the more fascinating.

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