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The First to Land
By
Douglas Reeman and
David Rintoul (narrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Chivers Audio Books
Publication date
August 1, 2002
Binding
Cassette/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780754008446
ISBN-10
0754008444
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 8.50 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$69.95
Other format details
audio
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A novel from the bestselling master storyteller of the sea.
     1899, China. The Mandarins are becoming troublesome again and there are rumors that attacks will soon begin on British trade missions and legations. Captain David Blackwood of the Royal Marines, received a VC in the bloody battle for Benin, Africa but is now being packed off to this apparent backwater.
     But there are plenty of troubles in store for Blackwood in the shape of an errant nephew and a beautiful German Countess who insists he personally escort her up river on a small steamer into the heart of the country. China is a sleeping tiger that will soon awake when the Boxer Rebellion erupts into bloody war in 1900. True to their motto, the Royal marines are the first to land -- and the last to leave.
     This is the second novel in the Blackwood saga, spanning 150 years in the history of a great seafaring family and the tradition in which they served.
     1899, China. The Mandarins are becoming troublesome again and there are rumors that attacks will soon begin on British trade missions and legations. Captain David Blackwood of the Royal Marines, received a VC in the bloody battle for Benin, Africa but is now being packed off to this apparent backwater.
     But there are plenty of troubles in store for Blackwood in the shape of an errant nephew and a beautiful German Countess who insists he personally escort her up river on a small steamer into the heart of the country. China is a sleeping tiger that will soon awake when the Boxer Rebellion erupts into bloody war in 1900. True to their motto, the Royal marines are the first to land -- and the last to leave.
     This is the second novel in the Blackwood saga, spanning 150 years in the history of a great seafaring family and the tradition in which they served.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Ulverscroft Large Print Books (June 1, 1992)
9780708983683 | details & prices | List price $16.95
About: A novel from the bestselling master storyteller of the sea.
About: A novel from the bestselling master storyteller of the sea.
1 edition from William Morrow & Co (March 1, 1985)
9780688045098 | details & prices | List price $16.95
About: At the height of the Boxer Rebellion, a troop of Royal Marines led by Captain David Blackwood fight off the suicidal attacks of fanatical Chinese to rescue foreigners seeking refuge in the Peking legations and the International Settlement at Tientsin
About: At the height of the Boxer Rebellion, a troop of Royal Marines led by Captain David Blackwood fight off the suicidal attacks of fanatical Chinese to rescue foreigners seeking refuge in the Peking legations and the International Settlement at Tientsin
Miscellaneous
from McBooks Pr (April 1, 2002)
9781590134580 | details & prices | 304 pages | List price $9.99
Cassette/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
With David Rintoul (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Chivers Audio Books (August 1, 2002)
9780754008446 | details & prices | 6.25 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $69.95
About: A novel from the bestselling master storyteller of the sea.
About: A novel from the bestselling master storyteller of the sea.
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