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Author of The Journals of Matthew Quinton a series of naval historical fiction set in the Restoration period and of non fiction books including Pepyss Navy and Blood of Kings Currently living in Bedfordshire UK but originally from Llanelli in West Wales Author of The Journals of Matthew Quinton a series of naval historical fiction set in the Restoration period and of non fiction books including Pepys s Navy and Blood of Kings Currently living in Bedfordshire UK but originally from Llanelli in West Wales site_link Winter 1666 A second war has broken out between the English and the DutchCaptain Matthew Quinton s fifth mission for King and country is to the Swedish court at Gothenburg Sweden is at the height of its military power and Quinton is charged with securing crucial support in England s new war against her old enemy the Dutch republic. Epub the lion of midnight summary Accompanying him is the mysterious Lord Conisborough who unknown to his captain is sworn to another secret mission involving the notorious regicide John Bale alone among peers of the realm to sign the death warrant of Charles I. The lion of midnight historical fiction pdf Gothenburg proves to be a hotbed of dangerously conflicting loyalties and Quinton and crew find themselves needing help from the most unexpected quarters The Lion of Midnight The Journals of Matthew Quinton 4 Intrigue and honor of the swedeA story of twists action and interwoven history of the seventeenth century Davies compels the reader to carry on til the end A fine read from beginning to peroration I highly recommend this read 1908699272 I m really enjoying this series and hope there are to come 1908699272 A pretty solid story about a somewhat obscure and little known series of events in Sweden Our hero is tasked with escorting a convoy of Mast Ships ships built for carrying gigantic masts of sailing ships to England for their war against France in the 17th century Also he s carrying along some mysterious diplomatic type for reasons only vaguely hinted at in his orders Matthew by this point is a pretty accomplished sailor and captain after starting out utterly ignorant of ships and sailing His growth as a captain has been interesting for 5 years after being appointed simply because he was nobility His heavy reliance on an old sailing master for teacher has faded considerably and now he s pretty capable if still a bit green. Was the lion sleeps tonight in the original lion king In Sweden things get complicated one of the men who signed the order to execute Charles I is encountered and war with Denmark is coming soon England needs Sweden and its shipbuilding trees as an ally but the almost comic book villain Montnoire lurks in the background. The lion of midnight kindle edition Its not the best of the series and did not hold my attention as well as some of the others but is pretty well done Most of the supporting cast is little developed or seen in this book and some forced plot events take place but are resolved pretty well 1908699272 Best in the series thus far is the best way I can describe the novel The refreshing look at the might of Sweden at this point in time which never lasted than a hundred years kept me interested especially since it was written by a non Nordic author Davies has dug into historical records and visited the museums in the area that he uses as the setting and it really shows the historical detail is impeccable insofar as I could judge I hope this same balance of historical fiction and adventure will stay with us in future installments I urge you to dig into this series and especially this volume if the period and gripping yarns are at all your things: The lion of midnight pdf download Full review 1908699272 Book four of the Mathew Quinion set A well written book describing the actions of the English in 1666 1908699272