p>b>i>Fans of Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester will love this engrossing and enthralling naval adventure from u>multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent/u>. You'll be gripped from page one!/i>/b>br>b>br>'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction' -- i>Sunday Times/i>/b>br>b>'As a former naval officer, Alexander Kent knows what it is like to be at sea' -- i>The Times/i>/b>br>b>'Impossible to put down!' -- ***** Reader review/b>br>b>'Plenty of action and intrigue to keep you wanting to read just one more chapter' -- ***** Reader review/b>br>b>'As ever, the author keeps you totally involved. A true page turner.' -- ***** Reader review/b>br>b>'A jolly good read and difficult to put down' -- ***** Reader review/b>br>b>'Outstanding' -- ***** Reader review/b>br>**************************************************************************************br>b>1794/b>: as the year draws to a close b>Richard Bolitho/b>, commanding the old i>Hyperion/i>, leaves b>Plymouth/b> to join a squadron blockading the rising power of b>Revolutionary France/b>. After six months of repairs his ship is ready to fight again, but her company is mostly raw and untrained.br>br>Unfortunately, Bolitho finds himself under a commodore who is no match for the French admiral, b>Lequiller/b>, whose powerful squadron uses guile and ruthless determination to elude him and vanish into the Atlantic. i>Hyperion/i> gives chase, the desperate voyage taking them from the b>Bay of Biscay's/b> squall to the heat of the b>Caribbean/b> - and for each mile sailed and every battle fought, Bolitho finds himself being forced into the ever more demanding role of strategist and squadron commander.br>br>b>Is he up to the challenge?/b>br>b>br>Bolitho's adventures continue in i>The Flag Captain/i>./b>/p>
p>b>i>Fans of Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester will love this engrossing and enthralling naval adventure from u>multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent/u>. You'll be gripped from page one!/i>/b>br>b>br>'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction' -- i>Sunday Times/i>/b>br>b>'As a former naval officer, Alexander Kent knows what it is like to be at sea' -- i>The Times/i>/b>br>b>'Impossible to put down!' -- ***** Reader review/b>br>b>'Plenty of action and intrigue to keep you wanting to read just one more chapter' -- ***** Reader review/b>br>b>'As ever, the author keeps you totally involved. A true page turner.' -- ***** Reader review/b>br>b>'A jolly good read and difficult to put down' -- ***** Reader review/b>br>b>'Outstanding' -- ***** Reader review/b>br>**************************************************************************************br>b>1794/b>: as the year draws to a close b>Richard Bolitho/b>, commanding the old i>Hyperion/i>, leaves b>Plymouth/b> to join a squadron blockading the rising power of b>Revolutionary France/b>. After six months of repairs his ship is ready to fight again, but her company is mostly raw and untrained.br>br>Unfortunately, Bolitho finds himself under a commodore who is no match for the French admiral, b>Lequiller/b>, whose powerful squadron uses guile and ruthless determination to elude him and vanish into the Atlantic. i>Hyperion/i> gives chase, the desperate voyage taking them from the b>Bay of Biscay's/b> squall to the heat of the b>Caribbean/b> - and for each mile sailed and every battle fought, Bolitho finds himself being forced into the ever more demanding role of strategist and squadron commander.br>br>b>Is he up to the challenge?/b>br>b>br>Bolitho's adventures continue in i>The Flag Captain/i>./b>/p>