{"product_id":"company-of-spears-9780553816754","title":"Company Of Spears","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR\u003c\/u\u003e Allan Mallinson brings us another adrenalin-fuelled, absorbing adventure featuring Matthew Hervey. If you like Patrick O''Brian, Bernard Cornwell and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCS Forester, you will love this! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Matthew Hervey is as splendid a hero as ever sprang from an author''s pen -- \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA damn fine, rip-roaring read -- \u003ci\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe heir to Patrick O''Brian and C. S. Forester -- \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOutstanding storytelling! -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFab read -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*********************************************************\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1827: Matthew Hervey is on the look-out for a new posting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe soon finds one in the \u003cb\u003eCape Colonies\u003c\/b\u003e, where there is need of a man to re-organise the local forces, and in particular to form a new company of horse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccompanied by a captain from the disbanded \u003cb\u003eRoyal African Corps\u003c\/b\u003e, Hervey heads out into the great \u003cb\u003eSouth African plains\u003c\/b\u003e and towards the territory of the \u003cb\u003eZulu\u003c\/b\u003e and their legendary leader, \u003cb\u003eKing Shaka\u003c\/b\u003e. But it is not till he nears the Umtata River that his fiercest battle really begins. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the Zulus fight like no army he has encountered before. \u003cb\u003eAs Hervey and his troops are plunged into battle, death is only a heartbeat away...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompany of Spears \u003c\/i\u003eis the eighth book in Allan Mallinson''s Matthew Hervey series. His adventures continue in \u003ci\u003eMan of War\u003c\/i\u003e. Have you read his previous adventures \u003ci\u003eA Close Run Thing, The Nizam''s Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Regimental Affair, A Call to Arms, The Sabre''s Edge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRumours of War \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e An Act of Courage\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow at last a highly literate, deeply read cavalry officer shows one the nature of horse-borne warfare. * Patrick O'Brian *\u003cbr\u003eMallinson's descriptions of what it's like to be on campaign are as compelling, vivid and plausible as in any war novel I've ever read. * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e[Mallinson is] the heir to Patrick O'Brian and C.S. Forester * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eIn Hervey, Mallinson has a character worthy of comparison with Forester's young Hornblower ... And as always there is a splendid backdrop of action. * Punch *","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735351636311,"sku":"9780553816754","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780553816754.jpg?v=1723810143","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/company-of-spears-9780553816754","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}