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The Lonely Sea Kindle Edition

by Alistair MacLean (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 325 ratings
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A collection of riveting tales of the sea including the story that launched his writing career and the account of the epic battle to sink the German battle ship, Bismarck.

THE MASTER STORYTELLER IN HIS ELEMENT…

Alistair MacLean has an unmistakable and unrivalled skill in writing about the sea and its power and about the men and women who sail it, and who fight and die in it.

His distinctive voice was evident from his very first prize-winning story, ‘The Dileas’, and has been heard time and again in his international career as the author of such bestsellers as H.M.S. Ulysses and San Andreas.

The Lonely Sea starts where MacLean’s career started, with ‘The Dileas’, and collects together his stories of the sea. Here is a treasury of vintage MacLean, compelling and brilliant, where the master storyteller is in his element.

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    September 3, 2009
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'A magnificent storyteller' Sunday Mirror

‘The most successful British novelist of his time’ Jack Higgins

‘Alistar MacLean is one of the few people writing today who has a story to tell.’ Daily Express

About the Author

Alistair MacLean, the son of a Scots minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy. After the war he read English at Glasgow University and became a schoolmaster. The two and a half years he spent aboard a wartime cruiser were to give him the background for HMS Ulysses, his remarkably successful first novel, published in 1955. He is now recognized as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002RUA5F6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; Reissue edition (September 3, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 3, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 961 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 325 ratings

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Alistair MacLean

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Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. His works include The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra and Where Eagles Dare – all three were made into popular films. He also wrote two novels under the pseudonym Ian Stuart.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
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kikeo58
5.0 out of 5 stars A short story collection from a master of action and adventure.
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2018
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Amazing collections of short stories related to the sea. There are heroes, spies, fools, traitors, clowns, and everything Alistair MacLean, author of The Guns of Navarone, can throw at you. I was astonished at Alistair Maclean's command of the English language, even including some Scots. Most pulp writers can manage to connect two sentences. Mr. Maclean is a virtuoso crafting marvelously intricate stories. No wonder his works were made into some of the finest action movies of the later 20th century. He has you dangling with each mystery and strange story.
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SHERRY BAGINSKI
4.0 out of 5 stars merchandise to my satisfaction
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2022
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my dad likes the book and has other books by the this authur
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Robertson
5.0 out of 5 stars Short Stories
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2020
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Different people have said different things. I thought they were really well done. As is inherent in the genre, some are better than others.
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Amazon Customer Max Anhoury
3.0 out of 5 stars A collection some good some not.
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2017
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Very mundane,a collection of the bad and the mediocre. Reads like an editorng to make money off the cast away writings of a good author
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5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, I LOVED it.
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2015
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I am renewing my love for Alistair Maclean novels after a gap, would you believe, of more than fifty years since reading many of them.
I am so please that I've returned.

So pleased to discover that Alistair is still the brilliant storyteller I remembered him to be . I love that he totally gives the thumbs up to all the modern guidelines on what is good writing. He adds adjectives, cliche and his POVs are wherever her wants them to be. He is after all the story teller and readers can still get lost in the poignant, drama and humour of his writing an come to understand that there is room for a writer to have their author's voice, one that is unique, even if that means using as many 'ly' words as he likes to fit in.

This book should be essential readers to the how to book critiquers who can forget that writing guidelines are guidelines and nt rules and her they can see the master craftsman of storytelling showing them that the only rule is to tell a great story using your author's voice.
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FLMJ Goodyear
4.0 out of 5 stars Good short stories.
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2017
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Very good stories from one of the best.
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DS
5.0 out of 5 stars Must for McLean fans
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2023
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No dislikes. Excellent writing giving unique perspectives of war not found elsewhere.
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Ralph E. Vaughan
5.0 out of 5 stars Short Takes
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2019
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I knew Alistair MacLean was a masterful novelist, but I had never encountered his storytelling skills in shorter forms. In this collection of short stories and articles, I discovered an even surer voice, an even more powerful storyteller.
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Trolleyman
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Reviewed in Canada on June 19, 2019
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One of his best!
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Roger Hammersmith
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2020
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Different to MacLean’s novels - contains some classic war stories at sea. I would definitely recommend to any MacLean fan.
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Giridhar Kamesh
5.0 out of 5 stars A different Genre from a master
Reviewed in India on February 22, 2019
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Alistair Maclean is best known for his war novels. This book is a collection of short stories exploring various genres. Pathos, suspense, humour etc.
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Kimbo
4.0 out of 5 stars The Lonely Sea
Reviewed in Australia on August 25, 2023
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Always enjoyed the adventures in a Maclean novel. Now I can say I read them all. The short stories were excellent. Found it interesting that some of the stories dealt in actual historical situations of the Second World War.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on September 21, 2016
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Thank you
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