Perry Comer has 12 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 4 narrators. The most-rated is The Prize.
Fall of Fort Fisher
Summary
Loyalty and courage are put to the test when the Yankees attack on Christmas Day 1864. Willie and his destitute friends beg, steal, and scavenge from confederate soldiers of Fort Fisher near Wilmington, North Carolina, to stay alive. To the boys’ horror, they are caught in the bombardment of shot and shell. Even Henry Hoke, Willie’s personal enemy turns to him for help. Willie builds a secret bunker in hopes that he and his friends can avoid being maimed or killed by Yankee gunfire. Can friendship survive the trials and tribulations of war? This is a historical fiction rendering of the fall of the confederate fort.
©2009 Perry Comer (P)2021 Perry Comer
Donland's Ransom
Summary
It is 1779 and the war is going badly for England. Donland and the crew of the Hornet must outwit and out sail pirates, the French and the Spanish to rescue the crown prince of Portugal. He is to deliver a king's ransom in gold to pirates holding the prince. Donland is warned, "The man who requested you has placed you in a difficult position. You are to deliver the gold and provide assistance to him. It is the latter than should concern you, for if his mission fails you will bear the brunt of that failure."
©2015 Perry Comer (P)2020 Perry Comer
The Messenger
Summary
Hornet was a cursed ship. Distrust of the fever-laden Hornet and the young American-born captain are a poor fit to the fleet of Admiral Hyde Parker and Admiral Rowley. Yet, their communications are hampered by a small squadron of Spanish, and Hornet is given the task of running the gauntlet. Trapped and outgunned, he must use his wits to escape and keep the dispatches he is carrying from falling into the hands of the Spanish. From Charles Town to Martinique Donland faces storms, treachery, and envy.
©2015 Perry Comer (P)2020 Perry Comer
Raid on Port Royal
Summary
Three sloops does not a squadron make...nor a commodore. Sailing from English Harbor, Donland is in command of the sloops Hornet, Stinger, and Jacket. His destination is Port Royal in Carolina to deliver munitions and soldiers. Sumerford has his secrets, Major Ellington of the army has his bluster, and Donland has a captain afraid of his first lieutenant. The mix is explosive, and Donland is challenged to stay in command. In freezing weather, the munitions and soldiers are landed. A fort has to be subdued, and Major Ellington is determined to have his glorious battle. The stage is set for one of the strangest battles of the Revolution. History records the Colonials as the victors, but Donland would argue the point.
©2015 Perry Comer (P)2020 Perry Comer
The Bond of Duty
Summary
The test of enemy fire refines a man's courage. Duty refines a man's character. Donland must face challenges by enemies at sea, calm seas and sudden fierce storms. The Caribbean and Windward Islands are beset with pirates and privateers plundering for themselves or their French masters. His greatest challenge lies in balancing his relationship as Hornet's Captain with those he would call friend. He must sit idly by and observe the Battle of Grenada as French and English ships-of-line pound each other. The re-appearance of Sumerford leads to a risky rescue of ladies captured and held by a Spaniard on the Island of Margarita.
©2016 Perry Comer (P)2020 Perry Comer
The Rescue
Summary
Hornet is forced to engage in a desperate battle with a powerful privateer mounting heavier guns and has an almost impenetrable hull. The Dolphin was built in Bermuda of wood as hard as mahogany, so hard in fact that Hornet's six-pound balls do little damage. Only by wit and skill does Donland manage to escape Dolphin's trap. It becomes very clear that the privateer can not be taken by Hornet alone, so he seeks out Stinger and Jacket. He discovers the wreckage of Jacket and her survivors, but because of the privateer, he is forced to abandon the survivors. The Rescue is a tale of privateers, bravery, and fierce sea battles. It is a story set during the closing years of the American Revolution when wealthy bankers acquire letters of marquee and build ships for the sole purpose of capturing British merchant vessels and selling their cargoes. The Rescue is the seventh novel in the Donland series.
©2019 Perry Comer (P)2021 Perry Comer
Fighting Marines: Hardy's Commission
Summary
The year is 1810, the Marine Corps survive not being abolished by Congress. Short of experienced officers, Thomas Hardy recently of England's Sixtieth Foot, secures a commission in the Marine Corps. Hardy's expertise with the Baker rifle and his acquired knowledge of skirmishing learned during the war with Napoleon are put to the test in the contested Spanish territory of Florida. Hardy must prove his worth by finding and eliminating a band of Spanish cutthroats. A company of Spanish regulars add to Hardy's difficulties. He is a fighting officer and a leader of men. Fighting Marines is meticulously researched work of historical fiction. It is the first audiobook of the series that will trace the history of the United States Marine Corps. This is a revised version of The Florida Campaign.
©2018 Perry Comer (P)2020 Perry Comer
God's Broken Man
Summary
God is not fair. Jim surrenders all his hopes and dreams, goes into hock for an education, and is saddled with a wife who cheats on him. To top that off, the little church wants to fire him because she cheated and left. Pastor Hill is alone, deep in debt, mad at God, and wonders if serving God was the right choice for his life. If you ever wonder what it is really like to be a pastor, walk in Pastor's Hill's shoes. The good news is always the good news and if, like Pastor Hill, you stay the course with God, praying all the while, love and blessings will follow.
©2018 Perry Comer (P)2020 Perry Comer
Siege
Summary
The year is 1779, the colonials with the aid of French Admiral D’estang are rumored to be plotting to retake Savannah. Donland is tasked to ferret out information concerning French intentions. He will do so without his trusted first lieutenant and friend who is near death, and the doctor holds out little hope. Unknown to Donland, as he is focused on the discovery the French fleet, is Sumerford's scheme to settle an old score with a traitor on the Island of Jamaica. Chased by the French frigate Concorde and wounded, Hornet must fend off the Frenchman and arrive in Savannah before the French fleet without sinking. Hornet, without her guns, lies derelict on the riverbank, while the city is surrounded. Donland and his mates, outnumbered by French and colonials, are thrown into the desperate fight to save the city.
©2019 Perry Comer (P)2020 Perry Comer
Andrew's War
Summary
Andrew rounded the stand of small knobby pines and came face-to-face with two men dressed in blue and holding cocked pistols aimed at him. The year is 1865, and General Sherman’s army has marched into North Carolina and into 11-year-old Andrew’s life. The soldiers slaughter his hogs and take his wounded father prisoner. The make-believe games of war with his friends and dreams of glory are over. He experiences the terrible injustice of war and greed. His attempts to rescue his father fail, and the same ruthless soldiers who burned his grandfather’s home capture him. Escape is impossible, and execution for spying is all but certain. His greatest regret is not freeing his father. No boy should endure the terrible agony of war. Yet, man will wage war against man, and boys will experience all the inhumanity of war. Andrew’s War is an action-packed story of courage.
©2011 Perry Comer (P)2020 Perry Comer
Fighting Marines
Summary
The year is 1812 and newly commissioned First Lieutenant Thomas Hardy is ordered on patrol in the lawless region of East Florida. Spain still has claim to all of Florida, the British intend to re-take it, escaped slaves and the Seminoles want to create their own country, and plantation owners and farmers want to be annexed to the United States. Hardy and his few marines are ordered into the middle to fight bastards and renegades and stop smugglers. He has enemies and spies on all sides as he hacks, cuts, and fights his way through swamps and plantations. Near Twelve Mile Swamp, Captain Williams and his small group of Marines are attacked by a force of 200 while escorting supplies. Captain Williams is wounded eight times, and if not for Hardy’s daring intervention, all would have perished. The Marines are surrounded and outnumbered three to one. It is up to Hardy to defend and defeat the forces arrayed against him. History records how East Florida and West Florida became independent nations before becoming a state in the Republic of the United States. There are heroes and villains, greedy men and patriots who fought and died. The United States Marines played a pivotal role in the history of Florida and there was none so valiant as Captain John Williams.
©2019 Perry Comer (P)2021 Perry Comer
The Prize
Summary
The task is simple. "Deliver the prize to the Admiral in Antigua." But nothing's simple for Lieutenant Donland as the leaking ship sinks beneath his feet. Aboard is a young boy with no memory that the French desperately want to capture. Donland's first command may well be his only command as he fights off traitors, spies, and a young woman ready to split his gizzard.
©2013 Perry Comer (P)2020 Perry Comer