David Donachie
A Treacherous Coast
Our hero, John Pearce, is in the tradition of Sharpe and many other 19th-century military heroes: he has risen from…
The Perils of Command
1794. Lieutenant John Pearce, who is in temporary command of HMS Flirt, due to his captain Henry Digby being wounded,…
The Devil to Pay
1794. There is no peace for John Pearce, the unorthodox Naval Lieutenant who, after crippling his armed cutter to save…
A Divided Command
Lieutenant John Pearce – he of the unorthodox career, from illegally pressed seaman to officer – is back for his…
A Sea of Troubles
It is 1794, and Britannia is doing its best to rule the waves to the detriment of Revolutionary France. John…
Enemies at Every Turn
This is yet another instalment of the story of John Pierce, the radical son of a radical preacher and pamphleteer.…
Blown Off Course
Blown Off Course is the seventh in David Donachie’s adventures of John Pearce, radical, press-ganged man, and reluctant Navy officer.…
The Admiral’s Game
This is the fifth in the series of novels about John Pearce, a naval officer by default rather than proper…
The Admiral’s Game
This is the fifth in the series of novels about John Pearce, a naval officer by default rather than proper…
An Ill Wind
It is always awkward when you start reading a series several books in, and it took me some time to…
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