Command A King'S Ship Av Alexander Kent

Command A King'S Ship Av Alexander Kent

In March 1784, at a time when most of the fleet was laid up, His Majesty's frigate Undine weighed anchor at Spithead to begin a voyage to India and far beyond. As her new captain, Richard Bolitho was glad to go, despite the nature of his orders and the immensity of the voyage - for he was leaving an England suffering fro......
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<p><b><i><u>Multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent</u>, brings us another adrenalin-fuelled maritime page-turner full of swashbuckling action and derring-do. Fans of Patrick O''Brian and C. S. Forester will not be disappointed!</i></b><br><b><br>''The battle scenes are described so vividly that Alexander Kent must surely have been there himself in a previous incarnation'' -- <i>The Nautical Magazine</i></b><br><b>''As ever, Kent evokes the blood and smoke of battle in crimson-vivid prose'' -- <i>Mail on Sunday</i></b><br><b>''A tale of angry passion, envy and adventure'' -- <i>Bookseller</i></b><br><b>''Great story, great characters, plenty of action'' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>''As usual, the master writer has done it again'' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>''Could not put the book down once started''-- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>''Wonderful'' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><br>*********************************************************************************************<br><b>1784</b>: at a time when most of the fleet is laid up, <b>His Majesty''s frigate <i>Undine</i></b> weighs anchor at <b>Spithead</b> to begin a voyage to <b>India</b> and far beyond. As her new captain, <b>Richard Bolitho</b> is glad to go, despite the nature of his orders and the immensity of the voyage - for he is leaving an England still suffering from the aftermath of war.<br><br>But he is to learn that signatures on proud documents do not necessarily make a lasting peace, and finds himself involved in a conflict as ruthless as the one which had given him his first command during the war with France.<br><br>In an uneasy peace, the expansion of trade and colonial development in little-known areas of <b>the East Indies</b> soon push aside the pretence and bring the guns'' fury into the open.<br><br>There is no set line of battle or declared cause to rally <i>Undine</i>''s small company, but the dangers and <b>the endless demands have to be faced by the man who commands the only King''s ship available</b>.<br><br><b>Bolitho''s adventures continue in <i>Passage to Mutiny</i>.</b></p>

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