
October 1789, and war clouds thunder over Europe when Richard Bolitho steers the Tempest into the perilous waters of the Great South Sea. To protect vulnerable English shipping lanes from her seagoing enemies, he must face the hazards of fickle winds, pirates, and savage islanders.





Pirates and savage South Sea Islanders are nothing compared to the greatest of all threats. October 1789, New South Wales: Into Sydney, capital of Britain's infant colony, sails the frigate Tempest, She is one of His Majesty's ships employed in policing the new southern trade...
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Readers of Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester will love this sensational swashbuckling naval adventure from multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent.
'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction' - Sunday Times
'Shipwreck, survival...a spirited...

Bolitho steers the Tempest into the Great South Sea to protect English shipping lanes. He must face pirates and savage islanders. But he is menaced, too, by deeper fears--the men of the Bounty have mutinied in these same waters, and from distant France comes news of a revolution...


Pirates and savage South Sea Islanders are nothing compared to the greatest of all threats. October 1789, New South Wales: Into Sydney, capital of Britain's infant colony, sails the frigate Tempest, She is one of His Majesty's ships employed in policing the new southern trade...




