Oh, please
I gave up after the first chapter. There is no meaningful recap as to what has happened to the hero so far. It reminded me of those dreary pseudo-English epics Hollywood churned out in the 1930s, with caricatures of English officers. Despite my interest in the history of the British in India, especially the Mutiny era, I felt I would have no interest in what happened to the hero's horse, let alone the hero and his poorly-drawn lady love. Even the Duke of Wellington is a cardboard cutout. The dialogue is dreadful. This author seems to be some formulaic imitator of some contemporary English naval-ficton author, and I don't mean Hornblower's creator. This may motivate me to write my own stories.Give me George MacDonald Fraser any day, with loads of research and lots of real dialogue.Why did I waste the money buying this in hardback?