Dewey Lambdin
Dewey Lambdin, a self-described navy brat, has been a sailor since 1976, with a special taste for cruising the Gulf of Mexico in his sloop. A member of the Naval Institute, he makes his home in Nashville, Tennessee.
He is writing a series of books about Alan Lewrie, which starts in 1780 when Lewrie, who is a Rake, is sent to sea to get him out of the way
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Series: Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures |
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Year |
Book | Comment |
| 1780 | The King’s Coat | At the height of the American Revolution Alan Lewrie is sent to sea as a Midshipman to get him out of the way |
| 1781 | The French Admiral | As Lewrie’s career advances, he finds the life of a naval officer suits him |
| 1782 | The King’s Commission | Lewrie is commissioned as a First Officer |
| 1783 | The King’s Privateer | With the war over Lewrie heads for Calcutta as 4th Lieutenant on an Indiaman |
| 1786 | The Gun Ketch | Lewrie has his own ship at last, the Alacrity. |
| 1793 | HMS Cockerel | First Officer Lewrie takes command and becomes involved in the siege of Toulon |
| 1794 | A King’s Commander | Lewrie is at The Glorious First of June battle |
| 1796 | Jester’s Fortune | Lewrie, in command of HMS Jester is in the Adriatic |
| 1797 | King’s Captain | Lewrie is promoted while mutiny rages through the fleet |
| 1797 | Sea of Grey | Lewrie takes part in a British intervention on the French colony of Saint Domingue |
| 1798 | Havoc's Sword | Can Lewrie be a diplomat as he deals with the US Navy |
| 1799 | The Captain’s Vengeance | Lewrie is forced to relinquish his command |
| 1799 | A King’s Trade | Lewrie heads for Cape Town and India |
| 1800 | Troubled Waters | Lewrie has been sentenced him to hang for the theft of a dozen Black slaves |
| 1801 | The Baltic Gambit | Lewrie is given command of the frigate Thermopylae and is present at the Battle of Copenhagen |
| 1803 | King, Ship and Sword | With the peace over Lewrie makes a dangerous departure from Paris and soon has the chance to seek revenge. |
| The Invasion Year | Lewrie finds himself back in London to receive honors from the King and to defend the country from inavsion. | |
| Reefs and Shoals | Lewrie is ordered to the Bahamas where he will hoist his broad pendant | |
| Lewrie and the Hogsheads | Capt. Lewrie of the HMS Reliant has been stuck in Nassau Harbor (Short Story) |
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| 1805 | Hostile Shores | Lewrie's HMS Reliant joins the voyage that will culminate in the Battle of Cape Town |
| The King's Marauder | (Not yet published) | |
| Omnibus editions | ||
| For King and Country | The King’s Commission, The King’s Privateer, The Gun Ketch | |
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