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Published on: 2/11/2006
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By Alexander KentPublisher: Random House
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Of these magnificent storytellers, Bolitho's creator, author Alexander Kent, is the only one still living.Kent has just finished his newest book, "Band of Brothers" -- a long-overdue novel dealing with Bolitho's early career as a midshipman.
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Kent, in case you have been asleep these past three decades, documents the fictional adventures and battles (and loves) of Richard Bolitho and his young nephew Adam, during the Napoleonic-era, at sea, aboard England's great fleet of wooden ships.
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Now, 60 years later, the author has published 36 books about WWII naval history under the name of Douglas Reeman, and 27 books about the Napoleonic Era under the alias of Alexander Kent.
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The latest novel by Kent is called "Band of Brothers, and has just been released in this country.
The series has been thriving.But now, 27 books and 35 years later, Alexander Kent has finally answered the question, "What happened to Midshipman Martyn Dancer?"
The prolific author skipped a chapter way back in 1972.He probably didn't think much of it at the time.But his readers were relentless.They have nagged him for 30 years to solve the mystery of Martyn Dancer's disappearance from the series.
With this newest book, "Band of Brothers," Alexander Kent mollifies his readers on two accounts.He answers the question of Dancer's fate, but more importantly, Kent clearly demonstrates to readers that he is still alive, in fine writing form, and continuing to document the fictional lives of the sailing Bolithos.
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New readers to Alexander Kent, however, can find hard-to-locate earlier novels from this series, as well as new Kent titles, at McBooks-Press out of New York.Contact them at www.mcbooks.com or call 1-888-BOOKS11 (1-888-266-5711).
For more about Alexander Kent visit the author's official website at www.bolithomaritimeproductions.com.
Postscript: A new Adam Bolitho saga is currently being penned for release in the summer of 2006.