14th in my Honor Series:
Honoring The Enemy
USNI Naval Institute Press
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EDITORS' CHOICE" from the Historical Novel Society's Historical Novel Review
by Thomas J. Howley (excerpt):
"... Small, surprising and arcane historical details abound. Macomber's work is filled with military pathos and sentiment all soldiers and sailors will instantly understand. A masterpiece,
and one of the best I've reviewed!"
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Review excerpt by Phil Jason, PhD, Professor Emeritus of English,
U.S. Naval Academy
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How does Robert Macomber keep doing this? The 13th installment of his splendid Honor Series once again transforms a pile of historical fact into a work of colorful, well imagined and highly suspenseful entertainment
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More on An Honorable War
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from our inaugural
Havana Reader Rendezvous
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THE ASSASSIN'S HONOR
interview on "Between The Covers"
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REVIEW OF
HONORS RENDERED
by Linda Fasulo
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HONOR BOUND
... my one millionth word ...
In the YouTube below,
hear a reading & see the
Peter Wake sculpture
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THE DARKEST SHADE
OF HONOR
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THE HONORED DEAD
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~ SEPTEMBER 2019 ~
Friday, 09/06/19 @ 1:30pm
MEET & GREET
300 Washington Beach Ave. / Bremerton, WA 98337
Tel # 360-792-2457 to reserve signed copies
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I'll be participating on a panel at
The Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, TN
on Saturday, October 12th.
Details in the works ~ stay tuned!
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MY LAST BOOK PARTY OF THE YEAR 2019
At My Ship's Store ~ Bert's Pine Bay Gallery
Friday, 12/13/19 from 5-7pm
** Fun holiday shopping **
4332 Pine Island Rd. {next to the Matlacha Bridge}
tel # 239-283-1335 to reserve signed copies
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Happy to share this link from FAPA [FL Authors & Publishers Association] which is my renewed member profile with them. What a great organization if you are looking for a resource as an author ~ check it out!
https://MyFAPA.org/Robert-Macomber
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WELL, SHIVER ME TIMBERS
WITH JULY & AUGUST CAME
A POURING IN OF MIGHTY FINE REVIEWS FOR
HONORING THE ENEMY
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JUMP INTO THIS NAUTICAL FICTION COVERING THE LATE 19TH CENTURY ~ from the Galveston Daily News (oldest newspaper in Texas-1842) written by a well-known naval historian, Mark Lardas. To see it in full:
Here's an excerpt: "In the 1940s, C. S. Forester wrote a book with stories about a Royal Navy midshipman, Horatio Hornblower, previously the subject of a novel trilogy Forester wrote in the 1930s. Adding this fourth book detailing Hornblower's earlier career created a new literary genre: a series of books following the life of a naval officer. Forester has been widely emulated since then.
Honoring the Enemy: A Captain Peter Wake Novel, by Robert N. Macomber, follows this tradition. It's the 14th book in a novel cycle following the career of a United States Navy officer.
Most nautical novel cycles are set in the age of fighting sail, from 1750 through 1820. Macomber's Peter Wake has a career spanning the last half of the 19th century. The first novel had Wake starting his career as a new naval officer in the Union Navy in the American Civil War. By Honoring the Enemy, the 14th book in the series, Wake is a senior captain in the United States Navy.
The book is set in the Spanish-American War. ... Whole good stand-alone adventure, Macomber prefaces the story with a timeline of Wake's adventures to 1898. If you like nautical fiction, Honoring the Enemy will be a delightful treat."
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THE FICTION SHELF ~
from the July 2019 issue of "Library Bookwatch," an online book review magazine, by James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief / Midwest Book Review / 278 Orchard Dr., Oregon, WI 53575. To see it in full:
Here's an excerpt: "Critique: Pure entertainment from cover to cover, Robert N. Macomber's Honoring the Enemy is the fourteenth book in the award-winning Honor Series of historical naval novels from the Naval Institute Press. The newest Captain Peter Wake novel, Honoring the Enemy will prove to be an immediate and enduringly popular addition to community library collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that Honoring the Enemy is also available in a digital book format."
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EDITORS' CHOICE ~ from the Historical Novel Society's Historical Novel Review magazine, Issue 89 (August 2019), by Thomas J. Howley. To see it in full:
Here's an excerpt: "... Fourteenth in a series, this magnificent historical novel is just fine as a stand-alone. The military, operational intelligence, and technical acumen of the well-known author are exceedingly formidable. The accompanying sketch maps are illustrative and necessary, something too often missing in many books. The Spanish are portrayed as honorable adversaries fighting a losing battle. Small, surprising and arcane historical details abound. Macomber's work is filled with military pathos and sentiment all soldiers and sailors will instantly understand. A masterpiece, and one of the best I've reviewed!"
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MORAL ELEMENT SHINES BRIGHTLY IN A HEART POUNDING TALE ~ from the in Florida Weekly, by Phil Jason, PhD, U.S. Naval Academy Professor Emeritus of English, and media literary critic. To see it in full:
" ... The author's handling of all aspects of his craft is truly impressive. Characterization (especially through dialogue), scene-setting, descriptions of action, descriptions of cannons and other technological factors, and representations of the severest types of deprivation are all sewn together in a stunning panoramic canvas.
There is even room for a scene in a brothel and a sketch of the deep love and desperate longing between Capt. Wake and his wife Maria.
Historically accurate where it needs to be, constantly inventive and vivid, and appealing in its insistence that there are such creatures as good men holding onto virtue in the worst of circumstances, Honoring The Enemy is first-class adventure with a heart, a soul, and a brain."
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WAKIAN
SIGHTING
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Cas Obie wears his classic Peter Wake t-shirt with pride, and I'm even more proud to call him a friend. Thanks for sharing the snapshot and keep wearing it in good health!
Have a photo of a Wakian wearing our hat or t-shirt or
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TRAVELING IN PETER'S WAKE
Puerto Rico
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Here's a location from my next book, Word of Honor, which is
on the beautiful south coast of Puerto Rico, in the quaint town of Guánica. Peter Wake, the U.S. Navy, and Army landed there in 1898. The memorial rock in the photo is where army engineers
built a dock to offload supplies. Visit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanica,_Puerto_Rico
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CLOSING THOUGHTS
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My Honoring The Enemy book tour has been tremendous, with 41 events from Miami to New York City! What great fun we've had with longtime Wakians, enthusiastic booksellers, iconic venue hosts, new readers & everyone in between, but the year isn't over!
I'm looking forward to the USS Turner Joy event at Bremerton (Seattle) in September, appearing at the Southern Festival of Books (Nashville, TN) in October, lecturing in the Caribbean in November, and taking a private group to Cuba in December.
Many have asked when the next book is coming out. Well, I just got word from my editor that Word of Honor (Honor Series #15) will be released in October of 2020. So batten down the hatches, my friends, because 2020 promises to be just as exciting!
Onward and Upward, for us all ...
Bob
Robert N. Macomber
The Boat House
Pine Island, Florida
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