HNF Log Book September 2015
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September 2015Last month I was privileged to get an interview with Robert N Macomber ahead of the launch of his new novel The Assassin's Honor, the latest work of his honor series. This month mainly sees non-fiction releases although there is news of a recent naval fiction release. Brief information is given below with links to the full website articles. |
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Recent Latest Release Articles
This month articles have appeared about the following books which have been published or are available for pre-order |
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James Keffer has just released the first book in a proposed new series about an officer under the patronage of Admiral Hornblower, Brewer's Luck: Hornblower's Legacy. It is now available for kindle download worldwide and will be available in paperback shortly. |
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Non Fiction |
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In a sequel to his popular series on the design of British Warships, Rif Winfield, together with Stephen S Roberts, has a new book available for pre-order in Hardcover, French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 - 1862: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. It will be released on 14 September 2015 in the UK and a few days later on the 18th in the US. |
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Faye M. Kert has a new book available for pre-order in Hardcover, Privateering: Patriots and Profits in the War of 1812. It will be released on 10 September 2015 worldwide. |
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Douglas McElvogue has a new book available for pre-order in Paperback, Tudor Warship Mary Rose. It will be released on 24 September 2015 worldwide. |
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Peter C. Smith has a new book available for pre-order in Hardcover, Sailors on the Rocks: Famous Royal Navy Shipwrecks. It will be released on 30 September 2015 in the UK and on 19 December 2015 in the US. |
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Martin Robson has a new book available for pre-order in Hardcover, A History of the Royal Navy: The Seven Years War. It will be released worldwide on 30 September 2015. |
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Other Nautical Fiction |
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Naomi J. Williams recently released a fictionalized account of the 18th-century Lapérouse expedition, Landfalls. It is available worldwide in Paperback, ebook and audio formats and will be released in Hardcover on 22 October 2015. |
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Each month I provide a short bio of one of the authors on the site. This month we will look at M. C. Muir
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Books with a release date this month First editions or first paperback releases this month |
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Non Fiction |
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Privateering: Patriots and Profits in the War of 1812 by Faye M. Kert (Hardcover - Worldwide) It is due for release on 10 September 2015 |
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French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 - 1862: Design Construction, Careers and Fates by Rif Winfield & Stephen S Roberts (Hardcover - Worldwide) It is due for release on 14 September 2015 |
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Tudor Warship Mary Rose by Douglas McElvogue (Paperback - Worldwide) It is due for release on 44 September 2015 |
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Sailors on the Rocks: Famous Royal Navy Shipwrecks by Peter C. Smith (Hardcover - UK) It is due for release on 30 September 2015 |
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A History of the Royal Navy: The Seven Years War by Martin Robson (Hardcover - Worldwide) It is due for release on 30 September 2015 |
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Pirate Fiction |
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[Title linked] by [author] (Paperback - Worldwide) It is due for release on xxxxxxxxx 2015 |
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Other Nautical Fiction |
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[Title linked] by [author] (Paperback - Worldwide)
It is due for release on xxxxxxxxx 2015 |
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| A listing of books to be released in the future is available via the Releases Calendar | ||
| Author Interviews Last Month | ||
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Robert N. Macomber, author of the Honor series Among the questions asked were: What do you have planned for the future of the Honor Series? What intrigues you about the period in which your books are set? |
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| Book Reviews | ||
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David Hayes reviews Nor Gold by Kerry Lynne |
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| Other Books and Authors | ||
| I often find authors and books to be added to the site and whilst I try and include books in latest releases I do not always spot them in time. This section includes books and authors that have recently been found and may be of interest. | ||
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A recent pirate fiction release, MacHugh and the Faithless Pirate by William S. Schaill |
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By Wind and Iron: Naval Campaigns in the Champlain Valley, 1665-1815 by Michael G. Laramie looks in detail at naval campaigns in a specific area of North America |
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Steering to Freedom by Patrick Gabridge is based on the true story of a young man who becomes the first black captain of a US military ship |
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Born in England, Margaret Christine Muir now lives in Tasmania where she is a member of the Tasmanian Sail Training Association. During her travels, she has cruised round the coast of South America, crossed Drake Passage and visited the frozen islands off the Antarctic Peninsula. It is these experiences which inspired her to write her first nautical fiction adventure Floating Gold which became the first book in Under Admiralty Orders - The Oliver Quintrell Series