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The Darkening Sea

by Alexander Kent
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If you like Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester, you will love this captivating, vivid and exciting page-turner from multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent - guaranteed to keep you hooked!
'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction' — Sunday Times
'Shipwreck, survival ... a spirited battle ... a splendid yarn'' — The Times
'A very hard book to put down' — ***** Reader review
'Awesome' — ***** Reader review
'Gripping to the end' — ***** Reader review
'Superb' — ***** Reader review
'A great yarn' — ***** Reader review
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1809: Returning safely to England after the dramatic capture of Martinque, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho finds an all too brief respite from war and politics in the arms of his mistress Catherine Somervell.
But the shadow of a new conflict already darkens the horizon. The old enemy, France, forges an uneasy alliance with America - threatening the safety of British trade routes.
Although ordered immediately to the Indian Ocean, for the first time Bolitho's thoughts are not of glory but his own - and the Navy's - past.
Both Nelson and Collingwood died in their country's service. For the navy's newest Admiral, is there life beyond the sea itself?

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Series: Richard Bolitho Publisher: Random House

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  • ISBN: 9781407009827
  • Release date: September 4, 2008

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  • ISBN: 9781407009827
  • File size: 416 KB
  • Release date: September 4, 2008

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Fiction Suspense Thriller Historical Fiction

Languages

English

If you like Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester, you will love this captivating, vivid and exciting page-turner from multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent - guaranteed to keep you hooked!
'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction' — Sunday Times
'Shipwreck, survival ... a spirited battle ... a splendid yarn'' — The Times
'A very hard book to put down' — ***** Reader review
'Awesome' — ***** Reader review
'Gripping to the end' — ***** Reader review
'Superb' — ***** Reader review
'A great yarn' — ***** Reader review
***************************************************************************************************
1809: Returning safely to England after the dramatic capture of Martinque, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho finds an all too brief respite from war and politics in the arms of his mistress Catherine Somervell.
But the shadow of a new conflict already darkens the horizon. The old enemy, France, forges an uneasy alliance with America - threatening the safety of British trade routes.
Although ordered immediately to the Indian Ocean, for the first time Bolitho's thoughts are not of glory but his own - and the Navy's - past.
Both Nelson and Collingwood died in their country's service. For the navy's newest Admiral, is there life beyond the sea itself?

Expand title description text
Fiction Suspense Thriller Historical Fiction