Captain Leaford seems to be that most dangerous of men, intelligent and ill-intentioned at the same time. Certainly he's no cardboard villain, although whether he's willing to always put duty over his personal animosities remains to be seen.

The high quality of this story continues.

Are you sure you're really not Brian Lavery or N. A. M. Rodger in disguise? The polished prose and the wealth of historical detail on display here is amazing. And you handled the action scenes quite effectively, as well.

I'll be back!

Another high quality installment of this story. The accents and the slang ring true, and the historical details seem very authentic. I'm still having a bit of trouble individualizing the members of the cast, but it's the early stages of this story, I imagine. And anyway I'm one of "them half-wit rebel sods" (8-) and can be a little slow on the uptake!

But I know good writing when I see it, and this work definitely fits the bill.

A very impressive start to this story. The prose is as polished as anything I've read on this site, and you obviously have a broad knowledge of the customs of the Royal Navy in the late Eighteenth Century. (Although I wonder if Major might be too high a rank for Collins since Cornwall is only a frigate rather than a ship of the line and so would have a smaller contingent of marines). I could also quibble about the large number of individuals introduced here all in one chapter, but I'm sure with time the reader will sort out the significance and the distinctions of the assorted characters.

And from all I've seen so far, this work is indeed worthy of the time investment.

this great, I love it, I can't wai for more and i can't believe how little reviews it has