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The Gunroom 1. Bridgemont

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This is the story of George Granger, a young aristocrat who joins the Royal Navy during the French Revolution/Napoleonic Wars. This is the first book, and tracks George as he joins his first ship in 1791
 

Before reading this story, consider:
1. It contains graphic descriptions of sex.
2. British money was denominated in either Guineas or Pounds. A Guinea was worth about 25-30 shillings, while a Pound was worth about 20 shillings. If coins are used, the reference is in Guineas, otherwise it is in Pounds. A guinea is worth approximately $300 US dollars in 2009, which means a shilling was worth approximately $10.
3. The characters in this story are fictional with the exception of some well-known historical figures. The involvement of those characters is fictional.
4. The story is written with modern day language, as opposed to that used in 18th century England.
Copyright © 2011 Mark Arbour; All Rights Reserved.

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  • Action Packed 18
  • Addictive/Pacing 17
  • Characters 16
  • Chills 2
  • Cliffhanger 9
  • Compelling 6
  • Feel-Good 6
  • Humor 6
  • Smoldering 7
  • Tearjerker 5
  • Unique 10
  • World Building 9

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  • P. Prologue
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  • 1. Chapter 1
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  • 2. Chapter 2
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  • 3. Chapter 3
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  • 4. Chapter 4
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  • 5. Chapter 5
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  • 6. Chapter 6
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  • 7. Chapter 7
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  • 8. Chapter 8
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  • 9. Chapter 9
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  • 10. Chapter 10
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  • 11. Chapter 11
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  • 12. Chapter 12
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  • 13. Chapter 13
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So I get to be the first - hopefully not the only - review for the moment.

 

No wasting time for you eh Mark? Got them scoping each other out at the drop of a hate - damn this has the making of a randy ship if ever their was one.

 

Interesting how different George is from his brothers - will be interested to see how their dynamic get's fleshed out. Have a terrorizing brute of an eldest brother and a good for nothing, whoring, gambling lout of a middle brother didn't seem the recipe for George turning out okay.

 

Is the Gunroom going to turn into the Funroom by story's end? One can hope I suppose. :P

On 05/01/2011 09:11 PM, Andrew_Q_Gordon said:
So I get to be the first - hopefully not the only - review for the moment.

 

No wasting time for you eh Mark? Got them scoping each other out at the drop of a hate - damn this has the making of a randy ship if ever their was one.

 

Interesting how different George is from his brothers - will be interested to see how their dynamic get's fleshed out. Have a terrorizing brute of an eldest brother and a good for nothing, whoring, gambling lout of a middle brother didn't seem the recipe for George turning out okay.

 

Is the Gunroom going to turn into the Funroom by story's end? One can hope I suppose. :P

You got my cherry. BTW, it was good for me. :-)

So this turned out to be a worthy read after all. Don´t know why I stopped reading the first time I tried it, wrong time, wrong mood I guess.

 

I was a little worried it would be too difficult with the terms connected to navy and military actions (military history has never been much of an interest for me, I´ve always preferred the economic and social aspects of history) but it was ok, and quite interesting at times. It must have been boring as h*ll though at times, all the waiting, and only exercises and drills to keep the men occupied. (And in this story - all the sex of course)

 

Granger grew as a character as did the sub-characters I felt a little sorry for Wilcox, I know I probably shouldn´t but I still did, he was merely an instrument in the hands of his family. Bell, Winkler and the newer lad towards the end (oh, I can´t remember his name) were all lovable and enjoyable characters.

 

And now there is what ... four more stories about Granger?

On 12/28/2011 11:45 PM, sorgbarn said:
So this turned out to be a worthy read after all. Don´t know why I stopped reading the first time I tried it, wrong time, wrong mood I guess.

 

I was a little worried it would be too difficult with the terms connected to navy and military actions (military history has never been much of an interest for me, I´ve always preferred the economic and social aspects of history) but it was ok, and quite interesting at times. It must have been boring as h*ll though at times, all the waiting, and only exercises and drills to keep the men occupied. (And in this story - all the sex of course)

 

Granger grew as a character as did the sub-characters I felt a little sorry for Wilcox, I know I probably shouldn´t but I still did, he was merely an instrument in the hands of his family. Bell, Winkler and the newer lad towards the end (oh, I can´t remember his name) were all lovable and enjoyable characters.

 

And now there is what ... four more stories about Granger?

Glad you made it through! There's The Wardroom, Master and Commander, HMS Belvidera, and the current story, which is almost done, St. Vincent.

When I first read this story, I was so caught up in it that I never got round to writing a comment. But now I've enjoyed reading the first book again, and it's actually even better the second time. I liked the Hornblower books when I was a kid, and I've read a couple of other naval stories with the same theme as this, but nothing so awesome. I'm utterly impressed with your skill and knowledge, and of course Granger is a marvelous main character, charming, intelligent, honorable, kind and last but not least very hot. You have done a fantastic job, and the first book left me eager for more. I salute you, sir.

Like the other stories posted on GA's Abourverse I have already had the selfish pleasure of reading unfettered by the interruptions of reviews and what not. I had to go back because these stories are just too excellent not be lauded by copious reviews.

Here's my opinion to would be readers on the initial offering in the Granger Saga...READ THIS FUCKING STORY BECAUSE IT'S AWESOME!!!

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