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Books : Fiction : Contemporary Fiction: 1970 Onwards : Authors A-Z : M : Mallinson, Allan
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Allan Mallinson is probably the most accomplished practitioner of the historical adventure series today and his series featuring Captain Matthew Hervey of the Light Dragoons has already established a devoted following that grows with each novel. A Regimental Affair is not only the equal of its distinguished predecessors, the acclaimed A Close Run Thing and The Nizam's Daughters, but in it Mallinson even more effortlessly layers a complex new strata of characterisation and historical detail. Although the pacing is initially steadier and less exhilarating, this is a strategy on the author's part that really pays off as the final confrontation in the novel approaches.It's 1817, and Matthew Hervey has returned to find England as turbulent as the India he has just left. The country is on the verge of revolution, and the lack of any policing means that the army is obliged to keep order. The cavalry are at the forefront in this arena, and Hervey's life is further complicated by his pending nuptials to Lady Henrietta Lindsay. The crux of the novel, though, is his conflict with the new commanding officer of the Sixth, who has a massive hatred of him (as well as nurturing a sinister secret). Mallinson skilfully orchestrates the clash between the two men towards a climax that combines the epic and the personal. Many writers have tackled the novel of historical warfare, but few have imbued it with the literate and stylistic elegance that Mallinson possesses; this is a series that goes from strength to strength.
The downpour was so heavy that Hervey's reins kept slipping through his fingers, and he had to wedge his insteps in firmly to save losing his stirrups. Driven almost horizontal by the wind, the rain lashed his face viciously, and no matter how he bent his head, water found its way down his neck and inside his tunic and shirt
--Barry Forshaw
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Historical fiction is enjoying a new golden age at present, with ever more impressive military heroes joining the ranks. Alan Mallinson, author of The Nizam's Daughters and a serving cavalry officer, has already achieved considerable praise for his brand of derring-do in his first novel A Close Run Thing, which is generally acclaimed as a debut of real excitement and verve. With The Nizam's Daughters, the author has overcome the second hurdle with equal aplomb.In Mallinson's second novel, Matthew Hervey of the Light Dragoons, fresh from the Battle of Waterloo, is newly appointed as aide de camp to the Duke of Wellington. Hervey is sent on a clandestine mission to India (leaving behind his fiancée Henrietta) to travel to an alien land seething with intrigue. At the princely state of Chintal, Hervey undertakes his mission: to discover the intelligence that will allow the Duke to forge lasting alliances if (as he expects) he becomes Governor General of India. Needless to say, Hervey soon finds himself way out of his depth, as Chintal is a city threatened from all sides. The massing forces of the Nizam of Haidarabad, whose expansionist policies are backed up by the eponymous Nizam's Daughters, a legendary artillery brigade provide the most sinister menace.
Mallinson has studied the masters of the historical adventure genre well, and is particularly adroit at creating the dangerous and dirty reality of the soldier's lot. The author's experience of horseborne warfare serves him well in pitching the reader into the heart of the battles fought by his beleaguered hero. There are those who may fear that the author's military credentials may be the reason he has been commissioned to write these books rather than any storytelling skills but even a cursory glance at the first chapter should abuse anyone of that idea. Mallinson is a genuine storyteller, with a gift for the striking image:
Another volley came, felling two more. Hervey sprang up and rushed to one of them, lifting him across his shoulder and taking up his musket in his free hand. Peto did the same as another welter of musket balls assailed them. One struck the silver pouch of Hervey's crossbelt, and with such force that he was knocked clean to the ground. Peto, having dropped his man in a doorway, dashed to him, but he was already on his hands and knees retching with the pain and gasping for the air that had been knocked out of him. And still the firing continued...
--Barry Forshaw
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Allan Mallinson is probably the most accomplished practitioner of the historical adventure series today and his series featuring Captain Matthew Hervey of the Light Dragoons has already established a devoted following that grows with each novel. A Regimental Affair is not only the equal of its distinguished predecessors, the acclaimed A Close Run Thing and The Nizam's Daughters, but in it Mallinson even more effortlessly layers a complex new strata of characterisation and historical detail. Although the pacing is initially steadier and less exhilarating, this is a strategy on the author's part that really pays off as the final confrontation in the novel approaches.It's 1817, and Matthew Hervey has returned to find England as turbulent as the India he has just left. The country is on the verge of revolution, and the lack of any policing means that the army is obliged to keep order. The cavalry are at the forefront in this arena, and Hervey's life is further complicated by his pending nuptials to Lady Henrietta Lindsay. The crux of the novel, though, is his conflict with the new commanding officer of the Sixth, who has a massive hatred of him (as well as nurturing a sinister secret). Mallinson skilfully orchestrates the clash between the two men towards a climax that combines the epic and the personal. Many writers have tackled the novel of historical warfare, but few have imbued it with the literate and stylistic elegance that Mallinson possesses; this is a series that goes from strength to strength.
The downpour was so heavy that Hervey's reins kept slipping through his fingers, and he had to wedge his insteps in firmly to save losing his stirrups. Driven almost horizontal by the wind, the rain lashed his face viciously, and no matter how he bent his head, water found its way down his neck and inside his tunic and shirt
--Barry Forshaw
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Historical fiction is enjoying a new golden age at present, with ever more impressive military heroes joining the ranks. Alan Mallinson, author of The Nizam's Daughters and a serving cavalry officer, has already achieved considerable praise for his brand of derring-do in his first novel A Close Run Thing, which is generally acclaimed as a debut of real excitement and verve. With The Nizam's Daughters, the author has overcome the second hurdle with equal aplomb.In Mallinson's second novel, Matthew Hervey of the Light Dragoons, fresh from the Battle of Waterloo, is newly appointed as aide de camp to the Duke of Wellington. Hervey is sent on a clandestine mission to India (leaving behind his fiancée Henrietta) to travel to an alien land seething with intrigue. At the princely state of Chintal, Hervey undertakes his mission: to discover the intelligence that will allow the Duke to forge lasting alliances if (as he expects) he becomes Governor General of India. Needless to say, Hervey soon finds himself way out of his depth, as Chintal is a city threatened from all sides. The massing forces of the Nizam of Haidarabad, whose expansionist policies are backed up by the eponymous Nizam's Daughters, a legendary artillery brigade provide the most sinister menace.
Mallinson has studied the masters of the historical adventure genre well, and is particularly adroit at creating the dangerous and dirty reality of the soldier's lot. The author's experience of horseborne warfare serves him well in pitching the reader into the heart of the battles fought by his beleaguered hero. There are those who may fear that the author's military credentials may be the reason he has been commissioned to write these books rather than any storytelling skills but even a cursory glance at the first chapter should abuse anyone of that idea. Mallinson is a genuine storyteller, with a gift for the striking image:
Another volley came, felling two more. Hervey sprang up and rushed to one of them, lifting him across his shoulder and taking up his musket in his free hand. Peto did the same as another welter of musket balls assailed them. One struck the silver pouch of Hervey's crossbelt, and with such force that he was knocked clean to the ground. Peto, having dropped his man in a doorway, dashed to him, but he was already on his hands and knees retching with the pain and gasping for the air that had been knocked out of him. And still the firing continued...
--Barry Forshaw
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