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title: "HMS Expedient"
brand: "peter smalley"
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# HMS Expedient

**Brand:** peter smalley
**Price:** £18.69
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** HMS Expedient by peter smalley
- **How much does it cost?** £18.69 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

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    Promising start to a new series.
  

*by T***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 November 2010*

The 1st book in the series of Captain William Rennie and Lt James Hayter, both on the beach without a command, when they are unexpectedly assigned to HMS Expedient 36 guns.However, Expedient is shrouded in mystery, not yet commissioned and seemingly not recognised by the Admiralty; similarly with their task - the shadowy Sir Robert Greer (with the authority of who-knows-what?) has given them a mission which is not to be fully explained until they enter the Pacific.Rennie has misgivings, compounded when their surgeon turns out to be unqualified and a dwarf, only to be replaced by an incompetent ailing bigot; a 'scientist' is attached to the ship to prove the efficacy of an incomprehensible wind machine; and they are to test out a new gunpowder formula on new-styled cannon.All this points to their mission being scientific - how wrong!The mystery deepens when Expedient is dogged by another vessel, which defies all attempts at contact; the new guns and powder are disastrous; and the second set of secret instructions completely overturn the premise of the mission. Rennie realises that he has been duped and ill-used by Greer, kept in the dark nevertheless still not trusted to carry out the task unsupervised.The characters are complex and take time to be completely defined, I suspect they will continue to be refined in the ensuing books, however I was thoroughly and convincingly drawn into the plot and empathised strongly with the characters. The naval terminology is accurate, as is the handling of the ship, and the language has an authentic feel to it. Conversations are punctuated by one or two well-chosen words which convey the feelings and tensions of the moment.This is a promising start to a new series in the tradition of Aubrey/Maturin and Kydd/Renzi. ****

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Excellent read
  

*by M***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2013*

Having read all of Peter Smalley's book I bought this book, along with others, for my Son who also has an interest in this era of sail. At the risk of ruffling many other peoples feathers I prefer Smalley to O'Brien, I find Smalley's books faster paced & the characters within them better described. If you haven't read any of Peter Smalley's book you are missing out on some terrifc yarns.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    No Patrick O'Brian
  

*by G***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2013*

This was an OK story, even if the captain deserved to have his neck wrung, but I wonder how much the author knows about the Pacific islands. Frankly, parts of the story were unbelievable. That said, I'll be buying the next volume in the series - but cautiously.

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