The Aviator's Apprentice; Turner's Flight; Turner's Defense by Chris Davey
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"A tightly woven and highly recommended novel that incorporates historical as well as fictional characters in an authentically backgrounded and detailed adventure story set in the early years of aviation." Midwest Book Review
Although a fictional character, Will Turner fits in well with other Lucky Press books in that his spirit of adventure, sense of personal integrity, and incredible place in history make him a man who exemplifies "lucky." Author Chris Davey has an amazing ability to breathe life into his characters, and he resists the temptation to paint them as "good" or "bad." Even the antagonists have endearing qualities and the hero is acceptably human. Mixed in with the character development and historical events surrounding World War I, Davey also provides accurate descriptions of the various aircraft in use during the early part of the 20th Century. These descriptions satisfy aviation enthusiasts and history buffs, who enjoy a series approach to fiction. The Aviator's Apprentice contains nine illustrations and two maps.
Henry G. Frautschy, Editor: "Davey's storytelling is compelling reading. He does an exceptional job in creating a group of believable and interesting characters..."
" What a fantastic book! Incredibly real characters, action, history filled pages! I loved every page! Mr. Davey created a group of characters that I honestly haven't seen in too long. His book is filled with likable people (and of course some that aren't likable) that made the world take flight while I read it! Does that make sense? I mean to say that reading his book made the world around seem better-ya know? Great, happy, AND well developed characters. I got what I always want out of this book. I got a week of pure pleasure being lost in it's pages! That's all I ask of fiction- take me away to a better place! Let me see things and experience things I 've never felt before. Davey does this perfectly with this, and his second book. If you're not interested in aviation, don't worry. This is still a great story worth reading. If you do love the history of aviation like I, then be prepared for some great facts and insight. Bravo Davey! Keep the books coming!" – Amazon.com review
Andrew Smith, The Lebanon (MO) Daily Record: "the series promises to compare favorably with Forester's ... Captain Horatio Hornblower historical novels about the British Navy ..."
Douglas Johnson, President EAA Chapter 193, Jacksonville, Florida "A delightful read. Evokes memories of the Hardy Boys and Tom Swift — but for 'grown-ups.' "
The Aviator's Apprentice
ISBN-10: 0967605032 ISBN-13: 978-0967605036 Order from Amazon
Turner's Flight
ISBN-10: 0967605040 ISBN-13: 978-0967605043 Order from Amazon
Turner's Defense
ISBN-10: 097133188X ISBN-13: 978-0971331884 Order from Amazon
Each book in the series is 448 pages, 6 x 9 paperback and the retail price is $18.95 US.
Two illustrators are involved in the series. Robin Smith is a noted aviation artist in the UK and painted the beautiful paintings found on the covers of Turner's Flight and Turner's Defense. Janice Phelps Williams provided the approximately 6 interior illustrations per book.
Learn more about the real characters from history featured in Chris Davey's books.
Interested in the history of aviation? Read "The Rotary Revolution" an introductory article by the author.
About the Author: Chris Davey lives with his wife, Liz, in Hertfordshire, England, not far from the historic site of the de Havilland Aircraft company. The Turner Logs series reflects a life long love of aviation and literature. He grew up watching de Havilland aircraft on test circling overhead.
As a teenager he joined the Air Training Corps and had his first taste of flight in gliders and then in the famous de Havilland Chipmunk. An early involvement with the Duxford Aviation Society, helping with the early stages of restoration of a Dragon Rapide biplane fuelled an interest in classic aircraft. This led on to membership of the de Havilland Moth Club in which he has been active for many years, working on Charity Air Days and their famous Woburn rally.
Chris is a member of the Cambridge Flying Group. This unique organisation still trains new pilots from the beginning on the famous de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane, as it has done for over fifty years. The reviewer who wrote, “Only somebody who has flown open cockpit tail draggers could write so vividly about the experience,” was spot on.
Visit the website www.cambridgeflyinggroup.co.uk
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