The Wardroom

[centexhairysub]

Master and Commander.

 

 

Any idea yet when the new book in the Bridgemont series will begin? The wait is killing me...

[Mark Arbour]

Soon. After "If It Fits" is done.

[Tiger]

Soon. After "If It Fits" is done.

 

Yay! I'm suffering withdrawals still.

[Andrew Q Gordon]

So I realize I am late to this party and am working hard to catch up, but I have to say Mark, this is really good stuff - [i'll leave out the slips in perspective etc, and leave this post to stuff about the story itself. ] I realize you have more than a few people tell you that your work is good, so it shouldn't come as a surprise My snarky comments in the reviews aside, I love how tangible the characters are. Even the Wilcox people - despite the almost over the top, Simon LeGree type behavior doesn't reduce them to caricatures. I also find fascinating how you work in the real folks like Napoleon and Nelson. Are Hood, Chatham, Spencer real?

 

Last, I was impressed with the nautical descriptions. Having never sailed a ship of the line or even a frigate, I suppose you could be blowing smoke up our collective butts, but it did seem real.

 

Well since it's been two years since someone commented, I figured I'd dredge it up just in case someone else is reading the CAPs saga but never picked up this one

 

Andy

[sat8997]

Last, I was impressed with the nautical descriptions. Having never sailed a ship of the line or even a frigate, I suppose you could be blowing smoke up our collective butts, but it did seem real.

 

It seems real because the terminology is real. I don't even want to think about the research Mark puts into these stories, I just know that I have several sites bookmarked to double-check nautical terms. Although I'll admit to not remembering which mast is which without checking a diagram.