J. E. Fender

Fender continues to use his strong sense of history to introduce often obscure personages into these nautical stories of the Revolutionary War. David Bushnell wanders in seeking funding for his submersible, Captain Frost modifies, builds and pilots it on a successful mission to sink a British ship. Fender continue to make good stories out of often arcane bits of US history. May the series continue.

Translating Colonial English is always a chore that can be tedious at times., especially when confounded by a captain who prays to God in the multiple languages in which he is currently conversant. Clearly, a New England merchant captain quoting Shakespeare, understanding Cartesian Principles with very modern attitudes about the rights of man was born just a little early to be a Clive Cussler hero. However, like Clive, Mr Fender tells a good story. the action is brisk, the characters lively show more and engaging and he get the history right. In this episode, he captures some British mercenaries, fights some kilted highlanders and discovers the Ferguson Rifle. show less

Translating Colonial English is always a chore that can be tedious at times., especially when confounded by a captain who prays to God in the multiple languages in which he is currently conversant. Clearly, a New England merchant captain quoting Shakespeare, understanding Cartesian Principles with very modern attitudes about the rights of man was born just a little early to be a Clive Cussler hero. However, like Clive, Mr Fender tells a good story. the action is brisk, the characters lively show more and engaging and he get the history right. Started the series here and read them 3, 2, 1. Really good stories well told, the polymath, superhero main character not withstanding. If holier than thou was not a colonial term, it would have been crated to describe the estimable Captain Frost. show less

Translating Colonial English is always a chore that can be tedious at times., especially when confounded by a captain who prays to God in the mutiple languages in which he is currently conversant. Clearly, a New England merchant captain quoting Shakespeare, understanding Cartesian Principles with very modern attitudes about the rights of man was born just a little early to be a Clive Cussler hero. However, like Clive, Mr Fender tells a good story. the action is brisk, the characters lively show more and engaging and he gets the history right. show less