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Title: A Game of Bones
Subtitle: The Privateersman Mysteries, Volume 6
Author: David Donachie
Narrator: Peter Wickham
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-12-10
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
1796 The long-awaited return of the Bucephalas to the safety of Cinque Ports is interrupted by a disastrous engagement in the Channel.
The looming shape of a merchantman becalmed in fog presents an almost irresistible allure. But for Harry Ludlow and his battle-weary crew, the pursuit of one last easy prize leads to a desperate fight. Yet, it is events closer to home that present the greatest danger.
As the Bucephalas seeks refuge in the Solent, the red flags fluttering from the topmasts signal that His Majestys Navy has reached a state of full mutiny.
Members Reviews:
Did David Donachie tire of writing the Privateetsman Mystery series?
Why did Donachie Privateer Mysteries end with this Game of Thrones book right in the middle of Harry Ludlow's career? I've really gotten into them and don't understand why they ended. It would seem there are materials after the Great Mutiny to contribute to another dozen books as he is still relatively young! Anyone know?
Intrigue and action, but little mystery and no brother
When privateersman Captain Harry Ludlow and his socialite brother James Ludlow return to Britain to find the fleets at Spithead and the Nore in mutiny, Harry assumes James will want to be in the middle of the action. James puts Harry in his place by informing him that Portsmouth is hardly the center of things and heads for London. I always found James a distraction, and probably enjoyed his time in London even more than he did.
Unlike some of the other books in this series, this one's less of a mystery and more of a spy novel. It further develops the impetuous and manipulative character of Harry Ludlow, and sees him negotiating with everyone: local smugglers, able seaman, through half the admiralty and even William Pitt himself. This installment also has more action, including a combined land/sea battle in a river with galleys and ships.
Like most of the other sea heroes (Alan Lewrie, Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey, in particular), Harry's luck on land is not what it is at sea. Although in this book, it could be argued Harry makes his own "luck" at sea and on land.
Read the first five of these books first. They tell one long story in episodes, much like other nautical fiction series. After Aubrey, Kydd and Hornblower, Harry Ludlow's my favorite sea officer. The novels move along with crisp dialogue and excellent nautical action. The fourth Thomas Paine Kydd book, "Mutiny", by Julian Stockwin, covers the same events from a rather different perspective, and I think gives a better perspective on the mutiny itself.
Book No. 6 in a series
This is novel No. 6 in a series about Privateersman Harry Ludlow. The author assumes you have read previous books in the series, as references are made to previous events without clearly explaining them. Most of the action takes place on land or aboard moored ships.
Much of the plot material has been used before. Patrick Obrien's novel "Post Captain" found Captain Aubrey in debt after his bank failed, and sent him on a quest for prize money to satisfy his debts. Various novels have included fictional accounts of the mutinies at Spithead and the Nore (See C.
