Hawke (Alexander Hawke, #1)

Posted on 21 February 2018 by Ted Bell

A direct descendant of a legendary English privateer, Lord Alexander Hawke is one of England s most decorated naval heroes Now, in the Caribbean on a secret assignment for the American government, Hawke must disarm a ticking time bomb a highly experimental stealth submarine carrying forty nuclear warheads that has fallen into the hands of an unstable government just ninety miles from the U.S mainland But Hawke s mission is twofold, for he has returned to the waters where modern day pirates brutally murdered his parents when he was a boy after a lifetime of nightmares, will vengeance be his last Best Read Books Hawke (Alexander Hawke, #1) author Ted Bell – kino-fada.fr I read this book on the recommendation of an old college roommate My friend Rick really likes Ted Bell Rick and I both like Clive Cussler and the Dirk Pitt series so I thought I would give Hawke a try.I don t think I will be reading anyHawke books Frankly, the writing is almost amateurish Bell is clearly trying to create a Pitt like character Hawke and Pitt have similar, nay, almost identical backgrounds ex military men, pilots, dashing good looks, scions of prominent families, loya I read this book on the recommendation of an old college roommate My friend Rick really likes Ted Bell Rick and I both like Clive Cussler and the Dirk Pitt series so I thought I would give Hawke a try.I don t think I will be reading anyHawke books Frankly, the writing is almost amateurish Bell is clearly trying to create a Pitt like character Hawke and Pitt have similar, nay, almost identical backgrounds ex military men, pilots, dashing good looks, scions of prominent families, loyal sidekicks, beautiful women dropping at their feet Hawke is almost a caricature of an English nobleman Lord Hawke with his faithful butler, Pelham, and his antiquated mode of sp...One of the worst written books I ve ever read Hammers the reader over the head with ham fisted character psychology and blunt force action that is escalated over and over again, on cue, per the injunction in every how to write a novel readers can t put down article Not to mention generous helpings of cliched characters, dialogue,...This is the first novel in a series about Alex Hawke, a billionaire Brit, descended from pirates, who also happens to be a former fighter pilot, SAS opperative and known ladies man Apparently it was a best seller It must have been the only book published the year it was a best seller.I ve seen blurbs that liken it to James Bond Itclosely resembles what Maxwell Smart might believe his life to be like I originally read the second book in the series Assassin Assassin, was a passable This is the first novel in a series about Alex Hawke, a billionaire Brit, descended from pirates, who also happens to be a former fighter pilot, SAS opperative and known ladies man Apparently it was a best seller It must have been the only book published the year it was a best seller.I ve seen blurbs that liken it to James Bond Itclosely resembles what Maxwell Smart might believe his life to be like I originally read the second book in the series Assassin Assassin, was...REVIEW OF ABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK DECEMBER 8, 2015Narrator John SheaI ve never been a fan of the James Bond movies and have never read Clive Cussler but I was looking for another action thriller series with a likeable, attractive hero and decided to give Ted Bell a try, even though the MC is a Brit I don t like listening to a Brit accent book.What a blast this book was The only unfortunate thing about this audiobook is that it s abridged There doesn t seem to be an unabridged version so I bough REVIEW OF ABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK DECEMBER 8, 2015Narrator John SheaI ve never been a fan of the James Bond movies and have never read Clive Cussler but I was looking for another action thriller series with a likeable, attractive hero and decided to give Ted Bell a try, even though the MC is a Brit I don t like listening to a Brit accent book.What a blast this book was The only unfortunate thing about this audiobook is that it s abridged There doesn t seem to be an unabridged version so I bought the e book to check what I was missing What was omitted was interesting enough that several times I paused the audio and read the ebook But John Shea s narrating skills are superb and in the end, I put my Kindle away and just enjoyed Shea exclusively.I did not have any of the complaints that the 1 star reviewers had about Hawke s character or about t...Where to begin I foolishly picked up the whole book after reading the kindle sample It was 50% tripe, 25% fun, 20% interesting and 5% wrong.To begin, Alex Hawke Lord Alex, my apologies is a British Aristocrat who is also able to fly f 14 Tomcats off Royal Navy ships, was a member of the navy version of the SAS, is an accomplished pilot and is also a multi millionaire with a ship Blackhawke of course which holds a flying boat that looks like a Spitfire Kittyhawke naturally and a speed boa Where to begin I foolishly picked up the whole book after reading the kindle sample It was 50% tripe, 25% fun, 20% interesting and 5% wrong.To begin, Alex Hawke Lord Alex, my apologies is a British Aristocrat who is also able to fly f 14 Tomcats off Royal Navy ships, was a member of the navy version of the SAS, is an accomplished pilot and is also a multi millionaire with a ship Blackhawke of course which holds a flying boat that looks like a Spitfire Kittyhawke naturally and a speed boat that can outrun almost everything Nighthawke He also has a parrot named Sniper that warns him of anything bad happening and a treasure map from his ancient ancestor, the notorious pirate Blackhawke The action when it happened was not terrible, what was bad though was the char...Today s book is given to you by the letter C Cheesy, campy, cartoony and cliche ridden We meet Lord Alexander Hawke, the hero of this novel in the prologue when he s seven years old Pirates board his family yacht in search of a treasure map Apparently a descendent of the original owner of the treasure centuries ago just happens to catch wind that the descendent of the privateer that supposedly stole it is sailing on his yacht, and Alex s father, who doesn t know this nevertheless thinks Today s book is given to you by the letter C Cheesy, campy, cartoony and cliche ridden We meet Lord Alexander Hawke, the hero of this novel in the prologue when he s seven years old Pirates board his family yacht in search of a treasure map Apparently a descendent of the original owner of the treasure centuries ago just happens to catch wind that the descendent of the privateer that supposedly stole it is sailing on his yacht, and Alex s father, who doesn t know this nevertheless thinks to put the treasure map into his son s pocket before hiding him when he suspects there are intruders aboard Quel coincidence Alex watches while pirates festooned with a spider tattoo that spouts a sprinkling of cartoon villain Spanish murders his parents The orphan is then raised by his grandfather and grows up...Having read the most recent two books in the Hawke series, and having enjoyed them so much, I decided to go back to the very beginning and to read all of the Ted Bell books I find that the consistency of writing and form found in the last two books are equal to the first This story sets the stage for the characters of Hawke and Congreve and Stokley The story features ancient pirate lore, Columbian drugs, Fidel Castro and a coup de tate Also involved are chemical bombs and U.S Navel aircraft Having read the most recent two books in the Hawke seri...Started reading the Alexander Hawke series with books 6 7, Warlord and Phantom Decided to go back to the beginning and since Hawke was only available in abridged version on audio CD, actually read this one What a great story, with a central plot, but many sub stories building up to the ending Love, revenge, fortune seeking, power, friendship and hidden treasure this book has it all I usually like a big ending to my stories, but this book had so much of everything I enjoy alo Started reading the Alexander Hawke series with books 6 7, Warlord and Phantom Decided to go back to the beginning and since Hawke was only available in abridged version on audio CD, actually read this one What a great story, with a central plot, but many sub stories building up to the ending Love, revenge, fortune seeking, power, friendship and hidden treasure this book has it all I usually like a big ending to my stories, but this book had so ...Will never win critical acclaim A read when you re totally bored Should appeal to those who like Tom Clancy, Stephen Coontz, or Robert Ludlum A little sophisticated weaponry and a little political intrigue, with a whiff of Bri...This novel entails the beginnings of Hawke s character since he was seven years old Thus begins the exciting journey of a thoroughly enjoyable persona, especially when teamed with Stokely Jones While some of the a...

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21 February 2018

Ted Bell