Reviews of Pirates of the Narrow Seas

I have been fortunate to receive a number of positive reviews of The Sallee Rovers, the first book in the Pirates of the Narrow Seas series, and several reviews of book two, Men of Honor. It is interesting to see the different points of view of the different reviewers, what they comment on and how they interpret different aspects of the novel. For the curious, or the terminally bored seeking an hour's diversion, I post them here.

PoNS 1 : The Sallee Rovers

* Open Letters review “a true literary first: a gay seafaring novel that’s every bit as good with the ‘gay’ stuff as the ‘seafaring’ stuff [...] Pirates of the Narrow Seas has thrilling action sequences, complex, conflicted characters, and a healthy dose of contemporary realism.”: http://www.openlettersmonthly.com/book-review-pirates-of-the-narrow-seas/

* First ever review, by Sage Whistler, which she gave to me to post to the blog site “a dashing good tale full of adventure and mayhem, slaves and saviors, and the rigors and perils of life at sea”: http://narrowseas.blogspot.com/2010/01/pirates-of-narrow-seas-reviewed-by-sage.html

* Gerry B's review of The Sallee Rovers “A swashbuckling tale full of colour, adventure and romance – a good read!: http://gerrycan.wordpress.com/2010/08/15/pirates-of-the-narrow-seas-1-sallee-rovers-by-m-kei/

* Alex Beecroft's review of The Sallee Rovers at Speak Its Name “nail-bitingly intense [ . . .] I highly recommend that you rush out and get this book.”: http://speakitsname.com/2010/02/15/review-pirates-of-the-narrow-seas-by-m-kei/

* Thrifty Reader's review of The Sallee Rovers: http://thriftyreader.blogspot.com/2010/05/book-review-sallee-rovers-by-m-kei.html

* Nan Hawthorne's review of The Sallee Rovers “an action-packed swashbuckler of the Captain Blood tradition”: http://allsheread.blogspot.com/2010/06/sallee-rovers-by-m-kei-pirates-of.html

* Andy Eisenberg's review of The Sallee Rovers “The fight and battles scenes were gripping and more than once I found myself leaning forward in my seat”: http://andyeisenberg.blogspot.com/2010/06/sallee-rovers.html?zx=fe681ae7aa30f078

* Astrodene's review of The Sallee Rovers “well rounded individual personalities which it is a joy to follow” : http://www.historicnavalfiction.com/index.php/general-hnf-info/book-reviews/1566-astrodene-review-the-sallee-rovers-by-m-kei

* Rick Spilman's review of The Sallee Rovers “the scenes onboard lateen rigged galleys, galiots, and xebecks are a delight [ . . .] an entertaining and engaging book”: http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2010/07/21/sallee-rovers-by-m-kei-a-review/

* Cindy Vallar's review of The Sallee Rovers at the Pirates and Privateers website: http://www.cindyvallar.com/adultpiratebks.html#Sallee

* Jessewave's review of The Sallee Rovers: http://www.reviewsbyjessewave.com/?p=33763

* Goodreads listing and reader reviews: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7779757-the-sallee-rovers

* AssassinsCloak's review: http://assassinscloak.dreamwidth.org/16896.html

*great epic historical M/M romance: http://www.amazon.com/Epics-Historical-M-Romance/lm/RZZ7I95XQBGI1

* Elisa Rolle's review of Pirates of the Narrow Seas 1 : The Sallee Rovers (Warning: Link NSFW Not Safe For Work) http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/941530.html


PoNS 2 : Men of Honor

*Astrodene's review of PoNS 2 Men of Honor: http://www.historicnavalfiction.com/index.php/general-hnf-info/book-reviews/1657-astrodene-review-men-of-honor-by-m-kei

* Alex Beecroft's review of PoNS 2 Men of Honor: http://speakitsname.com/2010/05/18/review-pirates-of-the-narrow-seas-ii-men-of-honor-by-m-kei

*Nan Hawthorne's review of PoNS 2 Men of Honor: http://allsheread.blogspot.com/2010/10/men-of-honor-by-m-kei.html

* Elisa Rolle's view of PoNS 2 Men of Honor: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/1102218.html


PoNS 3 : Iron Men

*Nan Hawthorne's review of PoNS 3 Iron Men: http://allsheread.blogspot.com/2010/10/iron-menby-m-kei.htmlk.


PoNS 4 : Heart of Oak

*Yancy Carpentier's review of PonS 4 Heart of Oak: http://bookworld.editme.com/Review-Heart-of-Oak-by-M-Kei



The first of the books can be read for free at NarrowSeas.blogspot.com. There's a table of contents at the top right corner that links into the chapters. A blog is not the most convenient way to read a novel, but hey, it's free. If you want convenient, you have to pay for it. Then you can get it as either an ebook or a print boo
~K~