Alexander Kent

January 1782, Portsmouth. His Britannic Majesty's frigate Phalarope is ordered to the assistance of the hard-pressed squadrons in the Caribbean....

Despatched on a secret mission, the company of a 28-gun frigate must face the hazards of conspiracy, treason and piracy....

As the French enter the American War of Independence, young Richard Bolitho is given command of the fast, well-armed sloop Sparrow....

December 1773, Falmouth. The young Bolitho looks forward to a family Christmas in Cornwall while the Gorgon is refitted....

New York, 1777. As the American Revolution rages on the mainland, the British Navy prepares for action at sea....

Spring 1802. Richard Bolitho is summoned to the Admiralty to receive his orders for a difficult and thankless mission....

In February, 1806, the frigate carrying Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho drops anchor off the shores of southern Africa. Bolitho's instructions are to assist in hastening the campaign in Africa....

September 1804: England stands alone against France and the fleets of Spain, anticipating invasion....

The gathering might of revolutionary France prepares to engulf Europe in another bloody war. As in the past, Britain will stand or fall by the fighting power of her fleet....

April 1797, Falmouth Bay. As France continues her bitter struggle for supremacy on land and sea....

As master of France, Napoleon now turns towards the East - and the vast wealth of India....

The freshest Bolitho novel in years, with Adam spending as much time engaging British enemies in the 46-gun frigate Unrivalled as he does contemplating the complex morality of the duties he must perform....

Spring 1792. A troubled peace with France means that even a frigate captain as famous as Richard Bolitho is forced to swallow his pride and visit the Admiralty daily to plead for a ship....

His Majesty's frigate, Undine, sets sail for India and the seas beyond. Europe may be at peace - but in colonial waters the promises of statesmen count for little....

The Mediterranean, 1793. Despite Britain's successes, the outcome of the sea war is still in the balance....

Returning to England after the dramatic capture of Martinique, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho attains an all too brief respite from war and politics....

Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho finds himself the new master of the Argonaute, a French flagship taken in battle....

March 1814. Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho returns to England from several months' rigorous patrolling off the North American coast....

In March 1808, as Napoleon holds Portugal and threatens his old ally Spain....

This latest in Kent's popular Bolitho series of historical books is set during the bitter war of 1813 for naval supremacy over America....