is a rather disappointing historical novel. The hero [expert swordsman, intelligent, linguist French and German and tactician] an officer in the cavalry starts the book by being nearly court-martialed. Then gets back to England for romantic entanglements. Over to Ireland for more legal trouble and concluding at the Battle of Waterloo. It's the first in an ongoing series.Mallinson manages to include a remarkable amount of research both on the British Army and on the cavalry. If only he had taken such care with his writing style. The book is written with the affectations of a 19th-century novel. Lots of telling not showing, little description and big words wherever possible. The plot also tends to stop for entire chapters. The main character spends a lot of time moping about his various entanglements. I'm not sure why because when he does find a way to get past them it's done with an amazing lack of effort on his part.
In good conscience I can't recommend this but that being said there are some possibilities here. I probably will try a second novel in the series. Definitely a purchase from a used bookstore when I do.
Not recommended.
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