In the King's Name - Couverture rigide

Kent, Alexander

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 159013480X ISBN 13 : 9781590134801

Editeur : McBooks Press, 2011

Synopsis

Rare book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

It is January 1819, and Captain Adam Bolitho ships out from Falmouth bound for Freetown, on the old the slave coast of Africa. H.M.S. Onward carries sealed orders in the strongbox below deck. But why all the secrecy and apparent urgency? And why Onward, so soon after the Mediterranean, and that bloody action with Nautilus?

On their way back into port having completed their mission, the crew of the Onward spy the debris of an allied frigate, destroyed as if taken by surprise. Bodies are strewn among the shark-infested waters and no enemy in sight. A single word frozen on the lips of the dead. Mutiny. The men begin to question who is friend and who is foe.

All is not well aboard the Onward; envy and hunger for power consume some of the crew, but they must band together and risk their lives, in the name of the King. A searing and gripping tale of trouble on the high seas, and of the weakness of the human spirit, In the King's Name heralds the return of our greatest living maritime writer and the legendary Adam Bolitho..

All is not well aboard the Onward; envy and hunger for power consume some of the crew, but they must band together and risk their lives together, in the name of the King. A searing and gripping tale of trouble on the high seas, and of the weakness of the human spirit, In the King's Name heralds the return of our greatest living maritime writer and the legendary Adam Bolitho.

Revue de presse

"One of our foremost writers of naval fiction... authentic, inspiring, well characterised and, finally, moving" (Sunday Times)

"Excellent...comparable to the wonderful Hornblower novels. Kent describes characters and actions with great clarity and skill" (Independent on Sunday)

"The storytelling has an easy mastery, how well Kent knows the psychology of navalmen" (Sunday Telegraph)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McBooks Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 159013480X
• ISBN 13: 9781590134801
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: McBooks Press; https://mcbooks.com/; ; 4501 Forbes Blvd, Suite 200; Lanham; MD; 20706; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible